Isle of Man - West

Tynwald - St. Johns

St. Johns is the home of Tynwald Hill, a tiered hill built using soil from all of the different parishes of the Island. It is on this hill on 5th July each year that all of the laws passed in the last year are read out to the populace, and any petitions etc. can be handed to the government. This ancient democratic ceremony was initiated by the Vikings in 979 and carries on to this day. See also Old Tynwald.

The Arboretum National Park, in St. Johns.

Planted with trees given from all of the Manx parishes in 1979 to mark the Millennium of Tynwald.

Peel

Peel is a fishing village on the west coast of the Island, though it is also known as a city, due to the fact that it is home to St. German's cathedral, the ruins of which lie within the walls of the Peel Castle.

Peel is also home to Odin's Raven a replica Viking longboat which was sailed from Norway to the Island to celebrate the Millennium of Tynwald in 1979.

Glen Maye


Just south down the coast from Peel lies Glen Maye, a pretty glen with a waterfall.

Niarbyl

Just a little further down the coast again, and you come to Dalby, turn right down a lane towards the sea and Niarbyl.

There's not much there, thatched whitewashed cottages, a path to walk round the coast, and of course the rocks and the sea.