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We had our Quality in Tourism annual inspection this week; a statutory requirement for Visit Isle of Man, to ensure the highest standard of self catering and hotel accommodation. We scored at the very top end of 4 star mark with 81% (4* range is 60-83%), with 100% for cleanliness. We have plenty of space…

It’s been a great spring for sightings of Risso’s dolphins in Manx waters. There have already been 24 sightings of Risso’s this year, more than the rest of the British Isles combined. The first sighting of the year was on March 17 and there has been a steady stream of sightings reported by the public…

According to the Manx Wildlife Trust about 40 pups are born on the Calf of Man each year Wildlife experts on the Isle of Man have predicted a “bumper year” for seal pups after the first were born a week early on the Calf of Man. Six were recorded by the Manx Wildlife Trust this…

Isle of Man researchers have deployed their first basking shark tags of the season, as part of continuing efforts towards international conservation. Roy Cottage is a Self Catering Manx holiday cottage, situated on the sea front, in Castletown, the ancient capital of the Isle of Man. Bringing news to the visitor of the Isle of…

A MASS three-legged race involving up to 1,000 competing pairs is planned for Bank Holiday Monday on May 6 in a bid to smash the current world record, currently held by the Japanese. The Guinness Book of World Records monitored race was won by the Isle of Man in 2009 with 468 pairs, breaking the…

  Minke whales can also be found in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic Oceans The sighting of a minke whale swimming with bottlenose dolphins off the Isle of Man coast has been described as “incredibly rare,” by a marine expert. Members of the Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch made the sighting on Thursday. Sea…