Ramsey

Worth seeing in and around Ramsey

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
   Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church

   The Our Lady, Star of the Sea & St Maughold Church is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man and is located in Dale Street, in Ramsey the second largest town in the Isle of Man, a dependency of the British Crown. The church follows the Roman or Latin rite and is under the administration of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Liverpool, based in the United Kingdom.

   500 m · church in Ramsey, Isle of Man · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Guthrie's Memorial

   Guthrie's Memorial is a S-bend corner between the 26 and 27 mile road-side markers on the primary A18 Snaefell mountain road, part of the Snaefell Mountain Course known mainly for motorcycle racing, situated in the Isle of Man parish of Lezayre.

   3.3 km · historic site · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ramsey Harbour Swing Bridge

   The Ramsey Harbour Swing Bridge is located on the Isle of Man and links the town centre in Ramsey with the Mooragh Promenade.

   200 m · bridge in Ramsey, Isle of Man · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Paul's, Ramsey

   St. Paul's is a church in Ramsey designed by Thomas Brine and consecrated in 1822.

   400 m · church in Ramsey, Isle of Man · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Ramsey Town Hall and Library

   Ramsey Town Hall is a municipal building on Parliament Street, Ramsey, Isle of Man. It accommodates a public library as well as the offices and meeting place of the Ramsey Town Commissioners.

   100 m · public library on the Isle of Man · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Albert Tower

   The Albert Tower on the Isle of Man is a historic monument which is one of Isle of Man's Registered Buildings. It was registered on 27 January 2003 as number 214.

   1.1 km · historic monument · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Gooseneck, Isle of Man

   Gooseneck, Isle of Man, is an acute uphill right-bend on the Snaefell Mountain Course used for the TT motorcycle races between the 25th and 26th Milestone racing road-side markers, on the 37-mile circuitous-course, measured from the startline at the TT Grandstand. It is situated on the Snaefell Mountain Road, designated A18, a main two-way thoroughfare from Ramsey to Douglas with an adjacent side-road junction for the minor D28 Hibernia Road, in the parish of Maughold in the Isle of Man.

   2 km · historic site · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Queen's Pier Tramway

   Queen's Pier, Ramsey is 2,241 feet long and was built for the Isle of Man Harbour Board for the sum of £40,752 by Head Wrightson of Stockton-on-Tees, England. The designer was Sir John Coode, who later became president of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

   1 km · pier on the Isle of Man · Wikipedia

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Getting to Ramsey

Airports

Isle of Man (IOM), 31 km · Belfast (BFS), 124 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 132 km

Stations

Ramsey railway station, 100 m · Belle Vue Halt, 2.1 km · Ramsey (Plaza) tram station, 300 m · Lewaigue railway station, 3.1 km · Lezayre railway station, 2.8 km

• Belfast → Ramsey

  104 km · quickest by ferry, 7h 6m · £115–238
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Ramsey

  132 km · quickest by road, 9h 55m · £37–49
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• Liverpool → Ramsey

  137 km · quickest by ferry, 5h 6m · £69–158
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