Douglas Trip Overview
The tour is lead by John Shakespeare who is a Viking re enactor and story teller – he also worked on the Peel Castle archaeological excavations. John is an Isle of Man Government Registered Driver Guide. The price covers up to four persons.
Additional Info
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Douglas, United Kingdom
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom
The tour is lead by John Shakespeare who is a Viking re enactor and story teller – he also worked on the Peel Castle archaeological excavations. John is an Isle of Man Government Registered Driver Guide. The price covers up to four persons.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Tynwald Hill, Isle of Man IM4 3BP, Isle of Man
Stop at St Johns to visit the Royal Chapel and Tynwald Hill seat of the open air Tywnald Parliament
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Peel Castle, Peel
Visit the old City of Peel with its ancient castle and harbour and see the Viking Long ship Odins Raven
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sound Visitor Centre, Sound Road, Cregneash IM9 5PZ
Head over the mountains to the southern most tip of the Island to The Sound with views over The Calf of Man
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: The National Folk Museum at Cregneash, Cregneash Road, Cregneash IM9 5PX
Cregneash is a living illustration of a farming and crofting community in the 19th and early 20th century. You will see plough horses, Loghtan sheep, shorthorn cows, pigs and Manx cats.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Castle Rushen, Castletown Square, Castletown IM9 1LD
After a brief stop at Cregneash we head to Balladoole site of a Viking Boat burial and then onto Castletown to visit Castle Rushen
Duration: 1 hour