Manx Museum of Transport Heritage, Peel. Limited opening. Admission Free.

Details

Accessibility:

Free car park adjacent to museum. Limited disability access, step at entrance and narrow walkways.

Brief Description:

Situated in the renovated Brickworks Office in Peel, in the compound area of this small museum there are models, displays and photographs, and relics of island transport over the years.

Inside can be seen the tiny car, the P50, which was manufactured in Peel in the 1960s. A photograph of this can be seen at http://www.manxnationalheritage.im/whats-on/detail/heritage-open-days-manx-transport-heritage-museum-2/, engineering statistics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peel_P50 ,and a five-minute long documentary at http://p50cars.com/. In the archives of seearoundbritain there is a model of the P50 and also the book "P50, Peel Engineering's Extraordinary Legacy" by Barry Edwards, published by Lily Publications in 2014, ISBN 978-1-907945-76-2, (for further information please see www.lilypublications.co.uk).

Further Information:

Address:

Manx Transport Heritage Museum, Brickworks Office, Mill Road, Peel. IM5 1TB

Email:

N/A

Telephone:

01624 842448

Website:

This venue does not have its own website, but it is mentioned in a number of other websites about the Isle of Man, including that of Peel Town Commissioners at http://www.peelonline.net/life/places.htm

Opening Times:

Open from Easter to September: Sat: 11am to 5pm and  Sundays: 1pm to 5pm.
Bank holidays:    1pm to 5pm.

Admission:

Free but donations welcome.

Directions:

Mill Road is parallel to East Quay. The Museum is just past Devereau's Kipper shop and before the junction with East & West Quay. OS SC 241 839

Transport:

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/

Amenities: Small gift shop. Nearest Public Toilets in Patrick street about 400m away towards the centre, where other amenities will be found including shops and cafes.