NAUTICAL MUSEUM IN CASTLETOWN REFRESHED WITH NEW DISPLAY Museum to reopen on Saturday 4th July 2015 Manx National Heritage, the organisation responsible for protecting and promoting the Isle of Man’s heritage and culture, is refurbishing parts of the Nautical Museum in Castletown. Until recently, the museum which opened in 1951 was home to the ‘Peggy’, the…
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…