Derbyhaven
Derbyhaven is a hamlet near Castletown in the southern parish of Malew, Isle of Man.

Derbyhaven is a hamlet near Castletown in the southern parish of Malew, Isle of Man. It is located on the isthmus connecting Langness Peninsula to the rest of the island, on the bay of the same name, and also on Castletown Bay on the other side of the isthmus.
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Worth seeing in and around Derbyhaven
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.
- 01Castle 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.
1.8 km · medieval castle in Castletown in the south of the Isle of Man · Wikipedia - 02Rushen 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.
2.3 km · monastery on the Isle of Man, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Hango Hill
Hango Hill is an historic mound on the coast road between Castletown and Derbyhaven, Malew parish, Isle of Man.
800 m · Bronze age burial site, place of execution 16/17c and location of 17c banquet hall · Wikipedia - 04Derby 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.
1.4 km · fort from 1500s on St Michael's Isle, Isle of Man · Wikipedia - 05Herring 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.
2.2 km · Tower situated on the Langness Peninsula in the Isle of Man · Wikipedia - 06Manx 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.
900 m · military museum in Castletown, Isle of Man · Wikipedia - 07Smelt 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.
1.8 km · monument · Wikipedia - 08Castletown Civic Centre
Castletown Civic Centre is a municipal complex on Farrants Way, Castletown, Isle of Man. It accommodates a public library and a police station as well as the offices and meeting place of the Castletown Town Commissioners.
1.9 km · town hall and public library on the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
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Getting to Derbyhaven
- Airports
- Isle of Man (IOM), 1 km · Belfast (BFS), 121 km · Dublin (DUB), 130 km
- Stations
- Isle of Man Airport, 600 m · Ballabeg (IoMR) railway station, 3.4 km · Ballasalla railway station, 2 km · Castletown railway station, 1.4 km · Ronaldsway railway station, 1.5 km
- Belfast → Derbyhaven102 km · quickest by ferry, 6h 43m · £101–216
- Dublin → Derbyhaven135 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 53m · €57–138
- Liverpool → Derbyhaven131 km · quickest by ferry, 4h 43m · £56–136
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No local-transport research exists yet for Derbyhaven
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 Derbyhaven. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inPort St Mary is 13 miles southwest of Douglas the capital and ferry port, and 4 miles west of Ronaldsway Airport ().
From Wikivoyage: Port St Mary, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Derbyhaven
- Castletowntown on the Isle of Man1.8 km
- Ballasallavillage in the Isle of Man2 km
- Malewparish of the Isle of Man2.6 km