Britain & Ireland
Isle of Man
Onchan

The Nook

The Nook is situated on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of in the between the 37th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course and the on the primary A2 Glencrutchery Road in the town of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: situated on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of Onchan in the Isle of Man between the 37th Milestone road-side marker on the Snaefell Mountain Course and the TT Grandstand on the primary A2 Glencrutchery Road in the town of Douglas
  • Also known as: “Bedstead Corner” and “The Nook, Isle of Man”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Government House and TT Grandstand.

House
is the official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. It is situated on Governor's Road in , . is also used to provide accommodation for official guests to the Isle of Man, and is used extensively for official functions, such as receptions and dinners. is situated 580 metres southeast of The Nook.

The including the startline, pit lane, re-fuellers, merchandising, scoreboard and paddocks for the Isle of Man TT and Manx Grand Prix races is situated on the A2 Glencrutchery Road, in the town of , . is situated 1¼ km south of The Nook.

Railway station
Photo: Gordonastill, GFDL.
is the southern terminus of the Manx Electric Railway. It is located on the north side of ; Douglas Station on the Isle of Man Railway is located on the south side of town, with the MER station being termed "Derby Castle" to differentiate between the two. is situated 1¼ km southeast of The Nook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Governor’s Bridge and Onchan.

Locality
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Governor's Bridge is a hairpin bend adjacent to a road junction on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of in the , with a sudden drop in elevation leading to Governor's Dip, followed by a left-hand bend and finally a right exiting on to the main Glencrutchery Road.

Village
Photo: KGGucwa, CC BY 3.0.
is a large village in the parish of on the . It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after , with which it forms a conurbation.

Village
is a village in parish, . It is on the boundary with and partly within the borough of Douglas, and is within the Douglas conurbation.

The Nook

Latitude
54.17759° or 54° 10′ 39″ north
Longitude
-4.47159° or 4° 28′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C6Q5GHH+29
Open­Street­Map ID
node 283523051
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7754297
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