The Isle of Man, UK - A Walker's Guidebook

The Isle of Man

A walker’s guide

Author
Cover
Paperback - Laminated
ISBN
9781852843991
Published
24 Jun 2008
Availability
Reprinted
Edition
First
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ISBN (10)
1852843993
Size
17.2 x 11.6 x 1.1cm
Weight
200g
Pages
160
No. Maps
43
No. Photos
59
Originally Published
1 May 2004
 

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 Michael

Difficulty

Easy walking, half- to full-day walks.

Must See

Point of Ayre, Snaefell, rocky coastline, lobster in Peel.
 
 
Ancient and Historic Monuments (Manx National Heritage, 4th edition, 1973)

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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