Travel & Accommodation
TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION
The Isle of Man is a British Crown Dependency which is self Governed, King Charles III is recognised as The Lord of Mann and as such we have a Lieutenant Governor who lives on the Island and acts as His Majesty’s Representative.
Easyjet, Aer Lingus, British Airways and Logan Air all fly into Ronaldsway Isle of Man Airport. From London City, Gatwick and Heathrow, Manchester Birmingham, Bristol, Liverpool, Dublin and Belfast. (Please check timetables as not all routes have daily connections.)
Flights from Gatwick are approx 1 hour 15min, flights from Manchester are approx 45min, flights from Birmingham are approx 55min, flights from Bristol are approx 55min, flights from Liverpool are approx 40min, flights from Dublin are approx 50min and flights from Belfast are approx 40min.
We have linked with Isle of Man Event Services if you want to leave the booking of travel and accommodation to someone else who has direct contacts with the ferry company the airlines and the hotels.
They can be contacted by email: info@iomevents.com or by telephone 01624 664460.
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Sea Routes to the Island
Located in the Middle of the Irish Sea we are served by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company www.steam-packet.com daily out of Heysham Port, near Lancaster or out of Liverpool. There are also sailings from Belfast and Dublin.
THE ISLE OF MAN (brief history / information)
The Crown Dependencies are not part of the United Kingdom, but are self-governing possessions of the British Crown with it's own Parliament, although the United Kingdom government is responsible for certain areas of policy.
The Isle of Man lies in the Irish Sea, roughly the same distance from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The Crown's personal representative is the Lieutenant Governor, who is appointed by The King on the advice of local representatives and who has delegated power to grant Royal Assent to legislation dealing with domestic matters.
The Isle of Man Parliament, known as Tynwald, consists of two branches: the Legislative Council (mostly chosen by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (which has 24 elected members).
The Privy Council, is the body that passes legislation over which authority has not been delegated to the Lieutenant Governor, this is done via an order of 'King in Council', The Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor is the United Kingdom Government Minister who has responsibility for the Isle of Man and acts as the Privy Counsellor for Manx affairs.
The United Kingdom Government is responsible for the defence and international relations of the Island.
On 5th July each year Tynwald Court assembles in the open air on Tynwald Hill at St John's. The King is known in the Isle of Man as Lord of Mann.
History and Background
The Isle of Man has the oldest representative government in the Commonwealth. The legislative system is thought to have been introduced around 800 AD when the Isle was part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Isles.
The original Parliament, the Tynwald, consisted of the King, two advisers, the chief officials and council, and the Keys, which was a representative group 'of the worthiest men in the Island'.
In 1266, the island was ceded to Scotland, and England later acquired it by treaty under Edward I. The lordship of Mann was handed over to English lords in return for regular payments to successive monarchs.
From 1405 to 1765, the island was ruled by the Earls of Derby and later the Dukes of Atholl, as Lords of Mann.
The use of the island as a secure base for smugglers became such a problem that, in 1765, the British government gave the island its own legislature but required all customs and taxes to be paid into the British exchequer. The lordship reverted to the Crown and George III became Lord of Mann. (the above information was taken from www.royal.uk website)
Interesting Fact! the Isle of Man celebrated it's Millennium in 1979 with 1000 years of continuous parliamentary rule.