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The Best Attractions In Cregneash
The Best Attractions In Cregneash
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1. The National Folk Museum at Cregneash Cregneash
Beamish, the North of England Open Air Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, County Durham, England. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century. Much of the restoration and interpretation is specific to the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, together with portions of countryside under the influence of industrial revolution in 1825. On its 350 acres estate it utilises a mixture of translocated, original and replica buildings; a huge collection of artifacts, working vehicles and equipment; as well as livestock and costumed interpreters. The museum has received a number of awards since it opened its present site to visitors in 1...
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2. Sound Visitor Centre Cregneash
Calf Sound is a body of water which separates the Calf of Man island from the mainland of the Isle of Man. The sound - technically a strait - is about 700 yards in width, and contains the small islet of Kitterland . A visitor centre overlooking the Calf Sound holds multimedia exhibits giving information about the wildlife and history of the area. The centre, operated by Manx National Heritage also includes a café with both indoor and outdoor seating. The building erected to house the visitor centre was designed to have little visual impact when looking towards the Calf of Man, partially achieved by covering the roof with turf. There is car parking available and an hourly bus service from Port Erin terminates here.
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6. Peel Castle Peel
The Peel Engineering Company was a manufacturing company based in Peel on the west coast of the Isle of Man that primarily made fibreglass boats through its subsidiary company West Marine Ltd. and fairings for motorcycles.The sports fairings were recognisable for their styling with integral 'blisters' enclosing the handlebar-ends and rider's hands, and were available for racing, named Mountain Mile, with a similar sports-style for road use incorporating a distinctive, large rectangular Cibié headlamp, named Peel 707. A different design was for touring, aptly named TT Tourer.The company built an experimental hovercraft design in 1961 powered by a 500 cc Triumph engine.In 1965, Peels arranged for all fairing production to be transferred under licence to Mike Ivory of Luton, Bedfordshire, En...
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7. Castle Rushen Castletown
HMS Rushen Castle was a Castle-class corvette of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was named after Castle Rushen in Castletown, Isle of Man. Built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd, she was launched on 16 July 1943 and finished on 23 February 1944 - she served as a convoy escort during the Second World War. She was transferred to the British Air Ministry on 26 September 1960 for use as a weather ship, and was commissioned as Weather Surveyor on 21 December 1961. She was sold on 15 July 1977 and converted to a salvage vessel. She was scrapped at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht in the Netherlands in 1983. The wartime commanding officer, R. C. Warwick, RNR, published a book, Really Not Required, detailing his wartime experience on this ship and his previous command, the anti-submarine trawler HMS...
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8. Snaefell Laxey
The Snaefell Mountain Railway is an electric mountain railway on the Isle of Man in Europe. It joins the village of Laxey with the summit of Snaefell, at 2,036 feet above sea level the highest point on the island. It connects with the Manx Electric Railway in Laxey. The line is 5 miles long, is built to 3 ft 6 in gauge and uses a Fell Incline Railway System centre rail for braking on the steep gradients. It is electrified using overhead wires at 550 volts direct current, with bow collectors.
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Cregneash Videos
Top 12 Tourist Attractions on The Isle of Man - Travel United Kingdom
Top 12 Tourist Attractions on The Isle of Man - Travel United Kingdom:Isle of Man Bus and Rail, Manx Museum, House of Manannan, Laxey Wheel, Castle Rushen, Peel Castle, Port Erin, Gaiety Theatre, The National Folk Museum at Cregneash, Curraghs Wildlife Park, Manx Aviation and Military Museum, Milntown House and Gardens
The Beautiful Peel City - Isle of Man
The lovely Peel city in the Isle of Man from the air.The music is by:Peter Cubberly and the song is called KINNOULL.
Port Erin - Isle of Man by Drone
Drone Footage of Port Erin - Isle of Man.The aim is to show there is far more to this island than the TT Races, I love to explore using my Drone and my Motorcycles. My Drone footage even shows me places to re-visit when I view them on the computer screen. Buildings, Valleys, Rivers, Streams, Caves, rock faces that I simply would not know existed until I review this footage. My aim is for you the viewer to also watch these videos and see places that spark that lightbulb moment, they even may make you want to buy a drone and fly the same locations and get closer to those places that I have not yet returned to.
Drone : DJI Phantom 3 Advanced
Phone : Apple iPhone 6s
Apps : DJI Go and Litchi
Editing Info :
Computer : Apple MacBook Pro 15inch Retina (2013)
Software : Apple Final Cut 10
Demographics
St Catherine's Well
Population (2011 Census) 3,530
Adjacent village Port St Mary
Largest settlement by population in the south of the island
Constituency: Rushen (three seats)
Manx Name: Purt Çhiarn
Sheading: Rushen
History
Port Erin seafront
The name means either iron port or lord's port. The outer breakwater, visible at low tide only, was an abandoned project constructed in 1863 using the Port Erin Breakwater Railway and saw the first steam locomotive used on the island; a severe storm of 1884 later destroyed the breakwater and it was never rebuilt. Today, a marker buoy shows the extent of the breakwater and the land end is still clearly discernible. To the north-east, by the A7 road, are the earthwork remains of a motte and bailey castle known as Cronk Howe Mooar, possibly the site of a timber fortification built by Magnus Barelegs [Barefoot] c1100.
Geography
The beach is sandy and is bounded by two headlands which (on windy days) funnel the prevailing westerly wind towards the village. On sunny days, the bay acts as a suntrap. One, Bradda Head, has a memorial tower called Milner's Tower. The promenade, which is somewhat higher than the seafront, primarily consists of hotels - mostly built in the Victorian era, although due to changes in taste among tourists, many of these are being converted into flats and apartments. The town is famed for its views including spectacular sunsets over Port Erin Bay and Bradda Head as well as frequent glimpses of the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland in the distance.
Films
The 2006 film Stormbreaker (starring Ewan McGregor) was filmed on Port Erin beach; the town has also been used by various production companies including the BBC whose serialised drama The Ginger Tree was filmed at the railway station in 1989, and the cinematic adaptation of Five Children & It. An episode of the BBC documentary marking 20 years since the end of steam trains in the U.K. The Train Now Departing filmed extensive scenes in and around the station, interviewing the station master in the process. The village has also featured in the holiday series Wish You Were Here...? and Holiday '91 with Judith Chalmers.
Landmarks
The Railway Station
Lifeboat Station
Fish Hatchery a building in the outer harbour close to the wrecked breakwater, this was home to a University of Liverpool Marine Biology department which closed in 2006.
Milner's Tower the distinctive keyhole-shaped building that stands on top of Bradda Head, a memorial to a local locksmith, only reachable by foot. It features on the crest and coat of arms for the village
Railway Museum in the centre of the village and housed in the former omnibus garage of Isle of Man Road Services; open seasonally whenever the railway is in operation and accessible via the main road
Museum Building located within the building originally constructed as a cinema but more latterly used as office space and retail accommodation
Erin Arts Centre located in a converted church on Victoria Square the building is host to annual musical competitions and other events on a regular basis, one of several small centres for the arts on the island
Railway Station in the centre of the village and constructed of distinctive red Ruabon brick, the station is open seasonally; winner of an Ian Allen Heritage Award in 1991
Isle of Man by Drone - The Bungalow
Drone Footage of The Bungalow below Snaefell - Isle of Man.The aim is to show there is far more to this island than the TT Races, I love to explore using my Drone and my Motorcycles. My Drone footage even shows me places to re-visit when I view them on the computer screen. Buildings, Valleys, Rivers, Streams, Caves, rock faces that I simply would not know existed until I review this footage. My aim is for you the viewer to also watch these videos and see places that spark that lightbulb moment, they even may make you want to buy a drone and fly the same locations and get closer to those places that I have not yet returned to.
Drone : DJI Phantom 3 Advanced
Phone : Apple iPhone 6s
Apps : DJI Go and Litchi
Editing Info :
Computer : Apple MacBook Pro 15inch Retina (2013)
Software : Apple Final Cut 10
Isle of Man Tour 2015-Pt 37
Welcome To Part 37 of our tour. Firstly I have to apologise for the wrong info on the opening credits of this part! The actual video contains CapCam footage of Cregneash Village as well as the journey from the Sound. So ignore the running time please. Now to the video. Here we ride from the Sound and stop off at the village of Cregneash. I put on the CapCam and then we go for a walk around the village, calling in at various cottages, including Harry Kelly's cottage. In there we met Geoff, a Manx gentleman who passed on some very interesting information about Cregneash and the Isle of Man in general. One of the stories was concerning an American chap from Maryland called David Drew Howe who after doing some extensive online ancestry searching found out that he is heir to the throne of the Isle of Man! This is the link to the story.Geoff also tells us about a family connection in Canada for his family too that has turned out to be an amazing discovery too! After taking some more photos inside and outside, we go back to the bike to exchange the Contour's battery. This is where the second part of our Cregneash visit starts. We hope you enjoy/have enjoyed this video and hope it wasn't too long? Thanks for watching! FJR Biker Paul & Lynn!
