Castletown

Worth seeing in and around Castletown

8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Castle Rushen

   Castle Rushen is a medieval castle located in the Isle of Man's historic capital, Castletown, in the south of the Island. It towers over the Market Square to the south-east and the harbour to the north-east.

   100 m · medieval castle in Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Rushen Abbey

   Rushen Abbey is a former abbey on the Isle of Man, located in Ballasalla. Originally home for monks of the Savignac order, it soon came under Cistercian control and remained so until its dissolution.

   3 km · monastery on the Isle of Man, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hango Hill

   Hango Hill is an historic mound on the coast road between Castletown and Derbyhaven, Malew parish, Isle of Man.

   1 km · Bronze age burial site, place of execution 16/17c and location of 17c banquet hall · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Balladoole

   Chapel Hill, Balladoole is a significant historical and archaeological site in Arbory on the Isle of Man. The site is a short distance from Castletown in the south of the Island.

   2.5 km · historic monument site on the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Derby Fort

   Derby Fort is a former military fort situated on St Michael's Isle, Isle of Man. The fort was constructed by James Stanley, the 7th Earl of Derby and Lord of Mann in 1645, during the English Civil War, to protect the then busy port of Derbyhaven.

   3.2 km · fort from 1500s on St Michael's Isle, Isle of Man · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Herring Tower, Langness

   The Herring Tower is situated on the Langness Peninsula in the south of the Isle of Man. It was built by Thomas Brine in 1811.

   2.7 km · Tower situated on the Langness Peninsula in the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Smelt Monument

   The Smelt Monument is a monument in Castletown, Isle of Man built to commemorate the life of Cornelius Smelt, the first royally appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, who died in 1832. Work on the monument began in 1836, and ceased the following year.

   100 m · monument · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Manx Aviation and Military Museum

   The Manx Aviation and Military Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation and the military on the Isle of Man. Established in 2000, the museum is run by volunteers and features c. 9,000 exhibits.

   1.4 km · military museum in Castletown, Isle of Man · Wikipedia

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Getting to Castletown

Airports

Isle of Man (IOM), 2 km · Belfast (BFS), 120 km · Dublin (DUB), 128 km

Stations

Isle of Man Airport, 2.2 km · Ballabeg (IoMR) railway station, 2.3 km · Ballasalla railway station, 2.9 km · Colby railway station, 4 km · Castletown railway station, 600 m

• Belfast → Castletown

  101 km · quickest by ferry, 6h 48m · £104–220
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• Dublin → Castletown

  133 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 58m · €60–142
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• Liverpool → Castletown

  133 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 48m · £59–140
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No local-transport research exists yet for Castletown

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Castletown. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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