The 5 Best Things to do Good for Big Groups in Peel, Isle of Man

August 22, 2021 Roger Rusk

Discover the best top things to do in Peel, United Kingdom including Adventurous Experiences, Peel Castle, The Creek Inn, House of Manannan, Peel Marina.
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1. Adventurous Experiences

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5.0 based on 43 reviews

Adventurous Experiences

Adventurous Experiences is an established Adventure Sports Centre, based from the family farm in the centre of the Isle of Man. Explore the coastline, viewing wildlife; unforgettable adventurous experiences through sea kayaking, coasteering, gorge scrambling and family friendly adventures. We deliver sustainable, unforgettable experiences in the Isle of Man. Allow the view from a kayak to give you a new perspective on life... Explore the Isle of Man... Experience your adventure... Live life to the full. Share the memories later. Team Building is inherent in our core activity provision of Adventurous Experiences. Our team also design and run bespoke team building experiences and programs, expanding risk utilisation awareness, promoting informed decision making.

2. Peel Castle

Peel +44 1624 648000 [email protected] http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/attractions/peel-castle/
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4.5 based on 623 reviews

Peel Castle

Situated on St Patrick’s Isle, Peel Castle was originally a place of worship before becoming the fort of Magnus Barefoot – an 11th century Viking King of Mann.The castle’s curtain wall encircles the ruins of many buildings which are a testimony to the site’s religious and secular importance in the Isle of Man's history.Visit St Patrick’s Church and the Round Tower which date back to the 10th and 11th centuries and step underground into the atmospheric crypt of the 13th century Cathedral of St German.You’ll have the opportunity to stroll the castle’s extensive grounds and climb to the top of the Gatehouse Tower where you can enjoy panoramic views of Peel and beyond as well as entering the 16th century Great Garrison Hall.And look out for the Moddey Dhoo – a ghostly apparition of a black dog which is said to haunt the castle!Peel Castle remained a royal residence and centre of government for more than 200 years until power moved south to the Medieval fortress of Castle Rushen.

Reviewed By SamLar30 - Cosham, United Kingdom

This morning we visited Peel Castle or the ruins of it shall we say. We thoroughly enjoyed a wander round the ruins at our own pace, the audio guides were brilliant, as normally there would be board after board of historical information which can be tiresome to read especially for children who get bored easily. But this kept our 6 year old interested for quite some time. We loved listening to all the history from point to point around the grounds. This is a fair weather activity as it is all outdoors. There are great views across Peel harbour from the castle. And if you visit when the tide is out, there is a little beach (Fennella) by the car park to the left of the castle where the most amazing shells can be collected. I highly recommend this trip & I would suggest a few good hours is required.

3. The Creek Inn

14 Lake Lane Station Place, Peel IM5 1AU +44 1624 842216 [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/The-Creek-Inn-56181408887/
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4.5 based on 17 reviews

The Creek Inn

4. House of Manannan

Mill Road, Peel IM5 1TA +44 1624 648000 [email protected] http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/attractions/house-of-manannan/
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House of Manannan

Mythical sea god Manannan guides you through this interactive museum which focuses on the Isle of Man's rich Celtic, Viking and maritime past. Discover life sized reconstructions of Celtic roundhouses, join the crew of the Odin’s Raven on a Viking longship as it returns from the battle of Clontarf, or find out what life was life in a Viking longhouse. You’ll also hear about the magnificent stone crosses dotted around the Island’s landscape and find out where you can still see them. Explore 19th Century Peel with a walk around the quayside, complete with traditional sights and smells from the Manx kipper yard, and uncover the importance of the sea to the lives of the people on the Isle of Man. During your journey from past to present you’ll also come face to face with characters telling you stories and superstitions from the Island’s past. An attraction not to be missed!

Reviewed By gourmetsunited

A superb museum of life and times and history of the Isle of Man built partly around the old station of Peel. The café is the old station's waiting room. Free to enter if you are members of IoM Heritage or UK National Trust, just show your membership tickets (or join them there and then! - can be used in all other Heritage museums on the IoM too). Otherwise, the entry price they charge is very well worth the price for at least 3 hours of interest. Very spacious and clean, with lifts to each floor for the less able, and very clean toilets too. The staff are extremely helpful in all ways. Everybody was smiling, so they obviously enjoy their work. A decent gift shop is downstairs for any worthwhile souvenirs. From start to finish this museum allows you to experience walk-in areas with plenty of seating showing how it is considered that early humans on the island lived, worked, protected and housed themselves. Going through the eras as one progresses through. It includes a superb Viking ship model in its own 'docked' area, with life-like Viking statues around and in it, and includes a wonderful feature of one Viking statue hauling a tow rope, half-in and half out of a huge glass window, which fronts the whole building too, and ends up in a rock-like projection with other Viking statues seemingly towing the boat at the museum's entrance. Well worth a photo. Upstairs one progresses through the fishing/living/working/various shop mock ups/ times of war rooms; with some short films of some of these historic times and events. Leave at least 3 hours to enjoy this museum to the full. Parking to the rear, or on-street parking nearby. Recommend also the Leece local history museum (free entry) very nearby which includes some TT bikes and history as well as local history upstairs (lift available), and the Roberts' Isle of Man dairy ice cream bar opposite the beach nearby too.

5. Peel Marina

East Quay, Peel IM5 1AR +44 1624 842338 http://www.gov.im/categories/travel,-traffic-and-motoring/harbours/peel/
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Peel Marina

Reviewed By Clembat - Workington, United Kingdom

Lovely clean beach with golden sand. Very well looked after with no litter anywhere. Great walks nearby up the hill to corrins folly tower behind the harbour. Great sunsets over the castle

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