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Explore Laxey in Isle of Man

Laxey in the region of is a place in Isle of Man - some 6 mi or ( 10 km ) North-East of Douglas , the country's capital city .

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Time in Laxey is now 12:24 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Isle of Man " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sheffield, Oxford, Manchester, Liverpool, and Holyhead. Since you are here already, consider visiting Sheffield . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Laxey ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Isle Of Man TT 2012 Superbike Race 2 June

5:18 min by LuikSkywalker
Views: 4166 Rating: 3.67

Pics taken From Bedstead Corner. 2 June 2012. Winner no1 John McGuiness 1000 Honda Second no4 Cameron Donald 1000 Honda Third no5 Bruce Anstey 1000 Honda 4 no3 Guy Martin 1000 Suzuki 5 no7 Gary Johnso ..

Isle Of Man TT 2008 - Open Road Ride Pt 1 - Grandstand - Quarterbridge (Traffic In Race Week)

8:49 min by BikeSportCentral
Views: 1441 Rating: 5.00

Edited test video from Wednesday of race-week 2008. Tried 5 times to get a complete lap onto video but found several issues recurred. Firstly traffic makes a lap in under an hour a good lap and as thi ..


Mental Rain Storm and flash floods on the Isle of Man 29/08/12

2:05 min by iomjames
Views: 1402 Rating: 5.00

On the 29/08/12 at around 2115 it started raining, i mean really raining and this is a video of some of the things i seen on my trip around Douglas. ..

Isle of Man holiday video

3:51 min by sirjbond007
Views: 813 Rating: 5.00

A short break holiday on the beautiful Isle Of Man. The video feature's Douglas, Port Erin, Isle Of Man Steam Railway, The Palace Hotel and Casino, The Shefton Hotel Atreum, Ronaldsway Airport, and vi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Minorca Halt

Minorca Halt is an intermediate stopping place on the northern section of the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man.

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Located at 54.23 -4.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Manx Electric Railway, Railway stations in the Isle of Man

Laxey station

Laxey Station is a station in the village of Laxey on the Isle of Man serving as an intermediate station on the Manx Electric Railway as well as being the lower terminus of the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

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Located at 54.23 -4.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Manx Electric Railway, Railway stations in the Isle of Man

Snaefell Wheel

The Snaefell Wheel (also known as Lady Evelyn) is a waterwheel in Laxey, Isle of Man. The wheel stands in the washing floors in Laxey Glen Gardens, approximately 700 metres south of the larger Laxey Wheel. The wheel was unveiled with the name Lady Evelyn to mark the extensive work of Evelyn Jones in her support of the Laxey Mines Research Team.

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Located at 54.23 -4.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Isle of Man, Visitor attractions in the Isle of Man, Watermills in the Isle of Man

Great Laxey Mine Railway

The Great Laxey Mine Railway was originally constructed to serve the Isle of Man's Great Laxey Mine, a lead mine located in Laxey. The 19 gauge railway runs from the old mine entrance to the washing floors along a right of way that passes through the Isle of Man's only railway tunnel under the 36 gauge Victorian Manx Electric Railway and the main A2 Douglas to Ramsey coast road.

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Located at 54.23 -4.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 18 inch gauge railways, Heritage railways in the Isle of Man, Industrial railways, Mining in the Isle of Man, Narrow gauge railways in the Isle of Man, Visitor attractions in the Isle of Man

Laxey Browside Tramway

The Laxey Browside Tramway was a water operated two-car system that transported passengers up the hillside to the Laxey water wheel on the Isle of Man. Consisting of two open cars that operated opposite ends of the small line, it was powered by the water that was also used to turn the mighty water wheel. The tramway was opened in 1890, but closed in 1906.

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Located at 54.23 -4.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Railway lines in the Isle of Man

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