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Isle of Man Heritage Open Days offers free weekend tours and events
Overview
The Isle of Man Heritage Open Days festival reaches its second and final weekend, offering free entry and behind-the-scenes tours of railways, museums, historic sites, and archives across the island.
Key points
- Volunteers are running tours of the Isle of Man Steam Railway's workshops, sheds, and signal box, as well as the Manx Electric Railway's Derby Castle sheds.
- The annual festival is organised by Manx National Heritage and is now in its 17th year.
- Events include a behind-the-scenes tour of the Manx Museum's natural history store, tours of Government House, Rushen Abbey, and the Public Record Office archives.
- Bus Vannin is running rides on historic vehicles to mark 50 years since the island's buses were nationalised.
- While all events are free, most require advance booking through the Manx National Heritage website.