The Isle of Man, UK - A Walker's Guidebook
The Isle of Man
A walker’s guide
The 40 walks in this guidebook take walkers all around the Isle of Man. The guidebook includes information (including history and Manx myth and language) to ensure a walking visit to the Isle is time well spent. Covers headlands, peaks (especially Snaefell), glens, coastal walks, beaches, cliffs.
Seasons
Year-round walking on the Isle of Man is possible, although spring and summer weather is best. April, May and June are driest; May, June and July are sunniest; July and August are warmest.Centres
Douglas, Ramsey, Castletown, Peel, Port Erin, Port St Mary, Kirk MichaelDifficulty
Easy walking, half- to full-day walks.Must See
Point of Ayre, Snaefell, rocky coastline, lobster in Peel.Clucas, S. D. The Thousla Cross
Cubbon, A. M. The Art of the Manx Crosses (Manx National Heritage, 3rd edition, 1983)
Evans, Aileen Isle of Man Coastal Path (Cicerone Press, 1988 and 1991)
Freeman, T. W. et al Lancashire, Cheshire and the Isle of Man (Thomas Nelson, 1966)
Kneale, Trevor The Isle of Man (Pevensey Island Guide, 2001)
Prehistoric Sites in the Isle of Man (Manx National Heritage, 4th impression, 1986)
Rimington, John Features and History of the Meayll Peninsula (Rushen Parish Commissioners, 2000)
The Royal Chapel of St John the Baptist: A Short History and Guide to ‘The Tynwald Church’
Salter, Mike Castles and Old Churches of the Isle of Man (Folly Publications, 1997)
Stenning, E. H. Portrait of the Isle of Man (Robert Hale, 1958, 1965, 1975 and 1978)
Young, G. V. C. A Brief History of the Isle of Man (Mansk-Svenska Publishing, Peel, 2nd edition, 1999)
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