| Pub | Comments | Location |
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| DOUGLAS | ||
| Albert | Okell's on hand pump in a scruffy friendly boozer.
Last visited May 1998. |
Chapel Row |
| Bridge On The Quay | A fine pint of Okell's in a modern plastic friendly pub with two bars in three rooms busy on a Saturday afternoon.
Last visited September 2007. |
Captain's Hill |
| Britain | A large, tastefully refurbished place with some art deco lampshades.
Last visited September 2007. |
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| Forresters | Another scruffy friendly local with hand pulled Okell's.
Last visited May 1998. |
Saint George's Street |
| Old Market | Yet another scruffy friendly local serving good real ale.
Last visited May 1998. |
Chapel Row |
| Railway | A bit of a noisy kids pub on a Saturday night (Although nearly empty by eleven) but they do a good pint of Okell's and there's a very impressive array of bottled beers on the beer menu, including Westmalle Dubbel for example.
Last visited September 2007. |
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| Rovers Return | A traditional multi-roomed boozer with excellent ales served from the one bar counter. One room, a windowless snug, celebrates firefighters - and note the firehose beer pumps.
Last visited September 2007. |
Church Street |
| Sir Norman's | Upmarket decor and prices to match in this pleasant hotel bar dedicated to Norman Wisdom. A fine pint of Bushey's bitter.
Last visited September 2007. |
Sefton Hotel |
| Saddle | A plain traditional wood-floored boozer serving a good pint of Okell's
Last visited September 2007. |
Queen Street |
| Terminus Tavern | A large plainly decorated pub located at the end of the horse tram line where you change to an electric tram. You can sit outside and watch the trams.
Last visited September 2007. |
Strathallan Crescent |
| Tramshunters Arms | Real ales including Cains' Bitter in this bar on the sea front.
Last visited May 1998. |
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| Waterloo | Hand pulled Okell's in 1998 but no real ale now in this scruffy boozer.
Last visited September 2007. |
Strand Street |
| LAXEY | ||
| Mines Tavern | A small range of real ales including one brewed specially for the pub and some nice food are available in this pleasant traditional pub. Sit outside and watch the trams go past.
Last visited September 2007. |
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| Shore Hotel | A slightly dingy interior in this plain pub with a brewery at the back. Their own Bosun's Bitter is very good. In 1998 I had my first ever meeting with a Manx cat in the beer garden here.
Last visited September 2007. |
Old Laxey |
| ONCHAN | ||
| The Manx Arms | A big empty pub with no-one watching the large screen football. Excellent ale.
Last visited May 1998. |
Main Road |
| PORT ERIN | ||
| Station Hotel | Hand pulled Okell's again.
Last visited May 1998. |
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| PORT SAINT MARY | ||
| Albert | A pleasant antiquey interior in this quiet friendly pub and an excellent pint of Okell's Olde Skipper.
Last visited May 1998. |
Athol Street |
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