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Anyone been to Isle of Man? Come and tell me about it.

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NatalieJane · 04/02/2008 11:01

Looking for maybe a weekend in June/July.

Kids will be 6 years and 18 months-ish.

Do we need a car? Can we take the car on the ferry? Is it easier to fly?

Where do we stay? Would like somewhere we can go for long walks, but not in the middle of no where.

Does the weather have to be spot on to enjoy it properly?

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BITCAT · 04/02/2008 11:18

Me and my ds went some years ago, whilst i was pregnant with ds1, which is 9yrs ago so i don't know if it has changed much but we found it quite boring there wasn't much to do and yes i would def take the car we didn't and regretted it!! It was miserable weather the day we went, so i suppose if the weather had of been better we might have enjoyed it more. With it being summer they may have some events and things on might be wise to check out some places you can go on the net, find out when they open and prices etc!!

BITCAT · 04/02/2008 11:20

Sorry that was meant to say me and dh went not me and ds, oh dear i'm losing it...

Desiderata · 04/02/2008 11:21

Douglas is very nice, and there are some interesting places to visit. I think you've pitched it just right at a weekend though, as the island is a bit run down in places, and the weather isn't always glorious.

I'd go in June , as July tends to be the rainy season almost everyone in the British Isles, particularly the Irish Sea!

bundle · 04/02/2008 11:22

ferry takes a long time. i went there on school trip in 80s and thought it a bit World of The Strange

CaptainCod · 04/02/2008 11:23

i alwasy imagine it being darkt here

bundle · 04/02/2008 11:24

only real memory of it is seeing tapir in the zoo there...

Desiderata · 04/02/2008 11:26
bundle · 04/02/2008 11:26

lol desi!!!

I think I did have a snog on the ferry (with a scouser!)

Desiderata · 04/02/2008 11:27
IdrisTheDragon · 04/02/2008 11:28

I love the Isle of Man .

It has lots of railways (steam and electic), horse-drawn trams, lovely beaches, castles, a mountain to go up by electric railway and lots of glens.

I used to go there when I was little and always had lovely holidays there. Went there when I was pregnant with DS (nearly 5 years ago now) and DH loves it too.

There is beautiful clear seawater (if a little cold ).

Ferry takes about 4 hours from Liverpool or Heysham and you can fly from various places (went from Luton when we last went).

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NatalieJane · 04/02/2008 11:31

Ewww, don't know what's worse, shagging a manc or snogging a scouser...

It isn't as nice as it looks then?

Bugger, back to square one, thanks all

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IdrisTheDragon · 04/02/2008 11:33
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NatalieJane · 04/02/2008 11:34

Oh, now a vote for it!

See DS1 would love the castles and steam trains, but we 'do' them every year around here.

Want somewhere a bit.... different. And I thought the ferry took about 2 and a half hours? Bloody FIL, will know not to ask him about it again!

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