Port Erin

Worth seeing in and around Port Erin

4 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
   Mull Hill

   Meayll Hill is a small hill in the exclave of Rushen parish at the southern end of the Isle of Man, just outside the village of Cregneash. It is the site of a chambered cairn called Meayll Circle or Mull Circle.

   1.6 km · hill on the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bradda Hill

   Bradda Hill is a headland some 2 kilometres north of the village of Port Erin on the Isle of Man. It is not to be confused with Bradda Head which is about 2 kilometres to the SW. The path to the summit from Bradda West is part of the Raad ny Foillan, the Isle of Man Coast long distance footpath.

   2.1 km · 233m high hill on the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Port St Mary Town Hall

   Port St Mary Town Hall is a municipal building on The Promenade, Port St Mary, Isle of Man. It accommodates the offices and meeting place of the Port St Mary Commissioners.

   1.5 km · Municipal building · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Isle of Man Railway Museum

   The Isle of Man Railway Museum in the village of Port Erin on the Isle of Man is a small museum of the history of the Isle of Man Railway from its founding in 1873 to the present, including the now-closed lines that served Peel, Ramsey and Foxdale, and the remaining open line between Douglas and Port Erin.

   200 m · railway museum, history museum in Rushen, Isle of Man · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Port Erin Railway Museum, Station Rd (50 yards west of station). mid-Mar to Oct: daily 9:30AM-5PM. Small display of the railway's history. Free with rail ticket. St Catherine's Church at the corner of Promenade and Church Rd is Anglican, built in 1860.

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Things to do

Port Erin beach has white sand. Angling from shore is permitted. Sauna: Kishtey Çheh midway along the beach is a charming cylindrical hut where you have a 30- to 60-min session, then plunge in the bracing sea. Erin Arts Centre (Laare Ellynyn Phurt Chiarn) puts on various shows and events. It's on Kerrin Victoria, the cul-de-sac off the Promenade.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Cosy Nook

   This is now a pop-up beach bar and cafe run by Foraging Vintners, whose main outlet is by the harbour.

2. 02
   Breagle Glen

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3. 03
   Bradda Glen Restaurant

   Good place for meals or light bites and coffee after a hike to Bradda Head.

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Getting to Port Erin

Airports

Isle of Man (IOM), 9 km · Belfast (BFS), 114 km · Dublin (DUB), 123 km

Stations

Colby railway station, 3.5 km · Level railway station, 2.4 km · Port Erin railway station, 200 m · Port St Mary railway station, 1 km

• Belfast → Port Erin

  95 km · quickest by road, 16h 12m · £60–80
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• Dublin → Port Erin

  129 km · quickest by road, 14h 1m · €50–75
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• Liverpool → Port Erin

  139 km · quickest by road, 7h 18m · £22–29
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