Four nights dinner bed & breakfast, two nights entertainment
One of the most elegant buildings on the Isle of Man, the Rutland offers comfort, style and quality and enjoys beautiful panoramic views across Douglas Bay. Facilities include: Resident’s Room Bar & Lounge; Queens Carvery Restaurant. Porterage is included.
N.B. This hotel is less suitable for guests with mobility issues. There are no ground floor bedrooms, and the small lift will not carry wheelchairs. There are 9 steps to access the hotel, and steps on the access route between the lift and adjacent bedroom corridors.
THURSDAY We travel north to Heysham and board the afternoon ferry to Douglas, crossing time approximately 3½ hours, arriving in time for dinner.
FRIDAY A morning visit to Peel, where the magnificent ruins of Peel Castle dominate the landscape, followed by an afternoon at leisure to explore Castletown, with its small winding streets, picturesque harbourside fishing cottages and a Viking castle.
SATURDAY We take a trip on the delightful Isle of Man Steam Railway along the south coast from Douglas to Port Erin, where we visit The Railway Museum, before heading to The Sound, with its colonies of seals and seabirds. This afternoon we enjoy some time at leisure in Douglas.
SUNDAY We head via Laxey to Ramsey for a short stop, before continuing on to enjoy the gardens and woodland walks at the Milntown Estate, followed by a cream tea. We round off the day with a visit to the Jurby Transport Museum, to view the impressive range of vehicles on display, including buses, cars, lorries, steam engines and trams. Our return to the hotel follows in the tyre tracks of motorbike racing legends along the island’s TT course, with a stop at Tynwald Hill, the ceremonial site for the island’s 1000 year old parliament.
MONDAY We depart after an early breakfast to board the return ferry to Heysham, and continue our homeward journey.
Please note: Valid photo ID is not required for entry to the Isle of Man, but some form of identification is strongly advised