Out and about on Mann

Matlock Bath (lovely riverside walk, old pubs, illuminations along the river for a week or so per year)
Castleton village (nice place for a meal at the start/end of a nice walk or bike ride)
Mam Tor (excellent views for miles)
Fairholmes (car park and visitor centre at start of lovely scenic walk/bike trail).

The list just goes on and on. There's a good reason why the Peak District is one of the most popular areas on mainland UK.

 

Its a gorgeous island sheal,i hope you get out more and share your photos i loved my visit there and no doubt miss its real beauty judging by your trip today..loads of hidden gems xx

 

Joolz, when it's on your doorstep you tend not to do the touristy bit, but while the weather's good I'm trying to build up my I-O-M pictures. Having said that the Manx Grand Prix (old motorcycles) started today for a fortnight, so, because of road closures I'm going to be pretty much housebound as I live on the course.

 

where do you live clueless? i went through matlock again thurs,i think of shiney when i do now as hes from the area i love it here,hot air balloons going by

 

I'm a fair trek away from there now, back in my home area of Teesside, but I lived in Sheffield for nearly 11 years up until a couple of years ago.

 

Bet you miss chesterfield market for plants then get ya butt back over this side of the peaks,you must miss it...apart from driving threw sheffield,nightmare

 

I forgot about Chesterfield. Its brilliant. Its a nice town in itself but I love the crooked church spire. Legend has it that the rich chap that commissioned the construction of it got upset when the skilled craftsmen told him that you can't use fresh timber for the main support beams, and the rich fellow ordered them to do it anyway, so the fresh timber matured, dried, shrunk and warped the spire. Fantastic.

As for driving through Sheffield, easy, as long as you don't fall foul of the one way system. I could always get from one side to the other in a max of 45 minutes without breaking any speed limits, even in rush hour. You get to know the little roads and back alleys after a while

 

we got stuck in the one way system it would of been quicker to drive round the isle of man and deff more scenic
I heard the same story so i never walk too close to the spire just incase

 

Stunning pictures, and LOVE the cottages.

 

MGP is on at the moment Marley and I'm off up to the 'sprint' in Ramsey next Tuesday, hopefully I'll get some pics of the older generation of bikes.

Beach at Jurby? The only beaches that I can think of that's accessible near there are either Blue Point or Smeale.

It is a great place to live but it's changed a lot since you were here. Could do with less rain though.

 

The island has been ruined, particularly Peel by the building of hundreds of identical houses, flat packs I call them.

Yes, I'll be going to the sprint, weather permitting and the forecast is not looking good at the moment.

I checked out your link. I think the beach shown is what we know as Blue Point. The instructions say it is in the far north east corner, but it's actually in the north west, but not at the top of the island. I've been to Jurby Junk a few times just to show visitors around, but don't normally go there if I can help it. I feel as if my skin's crawling when I come out.

 

Up on the course (the Mountain road) today I took a chance and diced with death on the road to get some pictures on the way down into Ramsey. It's such a risky place to be at the best of times and as you can see the bikers that visit have no regard for the white lines on the road, even when they're doing speeds of 100mph plus.