Douglas
Douglas is the capital city of the Isle of Man. It has the island's greatest concentration of visitor facilities along its promenade, so it's the main base for tourism. In 2021 Douglas had a population of almost 27,000.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manx Museum and Conister Rock.
Manx Museum
Museum
Photo: FinBjo, Public domain.
The Manx Museum in Douglas, Isle of Man is the national museum of the Isle of Man. It is run by Manx National Heritage. The museum covers 10,000 years the history of the Isle of Man from the Stone Age to the modern era.
Conister Rock
Island
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Isle is a partially submerged reef in Douglas Bay on the Isle of Man. Prior to 1832 the rock was the property of the Quane family until John Quane, Attorney General of the Isle of Man, presented the rock to Sir William Hillary, in his capacity as President of the Isle of Man District of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to build the Tower of Refuge.
Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man
Theater building
The Gaiety Theatre and Opera House is a theatre in Douglas, Isle of Man which together with the Villa Marina forms the VillaGaiety complex. The Gaiety is situated on Harris Promenade, overlooking the sea and adjacent to the Villa Gardens, Arcade and Butts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Onchan and Union Mills.
Onchan
Village
Onchan is a large village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man. It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after Douglas, with which it forms a conurbation.
Union Mills
Village
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Union Mills is a village in the parish of Braddan on the A1, the primary road which connects Douglas and Peel in the Isle of Man, close to the River Dhoo.
Douglas
- Location: Isle of Man, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.1544° or 54° 9′ 16″ northLongitude
-4.4845° or 4° 29′ 4″ westPopulation
28,900Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
9C6Q5G38+Q5GeoNames ID
9782170
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In Other Languages
“Douglas” goes by many names.
- Manx: “Doolish”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Douglas railway station and Douglas Port.
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