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Inntravel’s Car-Free Isle of Man Hikes Draw 330K Visitors

8/11/2026

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Inntravel ran a walking holiday on the Isle of Man with car-free hikes, heritage railways and public transport.
Visitor numbers reached 329,613, up from 60,000 in 1863 and 350,000 in 1887.
Travelers rode the horse-drawn tramway and a narrow-gauge steam railway, both Victorian-era links still operating.
Stops included Garwick Beach, St Adamnan’s church, Peel Castle, Cregneash village and Knockaloe camp, where over 23,000 WWI internees—including Joseph Pilates—were held.

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Story summary

Inntravel ran a walking holiday on the Isle of Man with car-free hikes, heritage railways and public transport.
Visitor numbers reached 329,613, up from 60,000 in 1863 and 350,000 in 1887.
Travelers rode the horse-drawn tramway and a narrow-gauge steam railway, both Victorian-era links still operating.
Stops included Garwick Beach, St Adamnan’s church, Peel Castle, Cregneash village and Knockaloe camp, where over 23,000 WWI internees—including Joseph Pilates—were held.