Douglas Promenade. Open Daily. Free Admission
Details
Accessibility:
There are road-side parking spaces available along the promenade, however availability may be limited during busy seasons. A car park is located at the end of the promenade, details of which can be found here: http://douglas.im/index.php/services/car-parks. There are a number of amenities which offer toilet facilities. Public transport is available.
Brief Description:
Douglas Promenade has a wide range of activities available to entertain visitors. The seafront location is lined with Victorian hotels and visitors are able to choose from a range of eating establishments.
Attractions include a horse-drawn tram and nearby, the Manx Museum that offers free admission, where the visitor can find out about the places of Internment of civilians who were born in enemy countries during World War I and World War II, and a number of buildings and houses in Douglas and elsewhere on the Isle of Man were used for this. Please see the following links for further information on this:
Hutchinson Internment Camp - Wikipedia (on Hutchinson Square close to Broadway and Douglas Promenade) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchinson_Internment_Camp
Internment during world wars 1 & 2 - Manx National Heritage www.manxnationalheritage.im/wp-content/uploads/2013/.../CG4-Internment_Web.pd. And also at
Genealogy Pages Isle of Man - Internment (WW1 and WW2) www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/genealgy/intern.htm
WW2 - The Second World War: The Isle of Man during World War Two 2ndww.blogspot.com/2010/01/isle-of-man-during-world-war-two.html
Internees - The National Archives www.nationalarchives.gov.uk › Help with your research › Research guides
BBC - WW2 People's War - Timeline www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a6651858.shtml
World War internment | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tutorials/overseas/world-war-internment
(Men of fighting age, roughly 18 to 50, were interned from 1914 to 1919 at Douglas and Knockaloe Farm (near Peel; please see its venue on our website))
BBC - WW2 People's War - Internment Camp 1940-41 www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/11/a3332611.shtml
Further Information:
Address:
Queens Promenade, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM2 4NF.
Email:
enquiries@gov.im
Phone:
None available.
Website:
Directions:
Douglas Promenade is located on the East side of Douglas along the seafront.
OS SC 389770.
Transport:
Bus routes are available throughout the island.
Contact Isle of Man Public Transport, Banks Circus, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 5PT
Telephone: +44 1624 662525 (Infoline) https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/bus-and-rail/
Telephone: +44 1624 662525 (Infoline) https://www.gov.im/categories/travel-traffic-and-motoring/bus-and-rail/
Amenities:
A range of amenities are available in Douglas including toilet facilities, accommodation, a pharmacy, supermarkets, shopping centers, banks and public houses.
Location
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*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.