The Ayre
The Ayre is a beach in Bride, Isle of Man. The Ayre is situated nearby to the village Bride, as well as near the hamlet Cranstal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include RAF Andreas and Point of Ayre Low Light.
RAF Andreas
Aerodrome
Photo: Harvey Milligan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Royal Air Force Andreas or more simply RAF Andreas is a former Royal Air Force station in the Isle of Man which was operational between 1941 and 1946. It was built in fields between Andreas and Bride in the north of the island. RAF Andreas is situated 3 km south of The Ayre.
Point of Ayre Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Ayre Low Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 4 km northeast of The Ayre.
Point of Ayre Lighthouse
Photo: Andy Stephenson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Point of Ayre Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse, sited at the Point of Ayre at the north-eastern end of the Isle of Man. It was designed and built by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of prolific writer and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, under the Isle of Man and Calf of Man Lighthouses Act 1815 and was first lit in 1818, making it the oldest operational lighthouse on the island. Point of Ayre Lighthouse is situated 3½ km northeast of The Ayre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andreas and Ramsey.
Andreas
Village
Photo: Harvey Milligan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andreas or Kirk Andreas is a village on the Isle of Man, lying in the north of the island, 5 km from the island's second town, Ramsey. There is a large, and nowadays little used, airfield in the vicinity. Andreas is situated 4 km southwest of The Ayre.
Ramsey
Photo: Sunshineramsey71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ramsey is a port and beach resort on the northeast coast of the Isle of Man. It's about the island's closest point to England - Whitehaven is 36 miles northeast, so the port was historically important until Douglas developed.
Ballure
Locality
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballure is a small hamlet about 0.75 mile southeast of Ramsey on the Isle of Man. A stop on the Manx Electric Railway which runs through it is the Ballure Halt station. Ballure is situated 10 km south of The Ayre.
The Ayre
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach on the Isle of Man
- Category: landform
- Location: Bride, Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Ayre” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “The Ayre”
- Swedish: “The Ayre”
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Localities in the Area
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