Laxey Wheel, Laxey

Name: Laxey Wheel
Address: Wheelview Wheel Hill, Laxey, IM4 7NL, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1624 861136

#3 among attractions in Laxey

Top attraction, Historical place

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Facts and practical information

The Laxey Wheel is built into the hillside above the village of Laxey in the Isle of Man. It is the largest working waterwheel in the world. Designed by Robert Casement, the wheel has a 72-foot-6-inch diameter, is 6 feet wide and revolves at approximately three revolutions per minute. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: Victorian architectureCoordinates: 54°14'19"N, 4°24'26"W

Address

Wheelview Wheel HillLaxey IM4 7NL United Kingdom

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+44 1624 861136

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Day trips

Laxey Wheel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Snaefell Mountain Course, Snaefell, Laxey Woollen Mills, Albert Tower.

5.7 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Snaefell Mountain Course
145 min walk • The Snaefell Mountain Course, a legendary name in the world of motorsports, is a mecca for motorcycle racing enthusiasts. Situated in the picturesque Isle of Man, United Kingdom, this public roads course is renowned for hosting the Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy)...
2.8 miNW
Mountain with a cable car to the top
Snaefell, Laxey
71 min walk • Snaefell – is the highest mountain and the only summit higher than 2,000 feet on the Isle of Man, at 2,037 feet above sea level. The summit is crowned by a railway station, cafe and several communications masts.
0.6 miS
54°13'51"N • 4°24'11"W
Laxey Woollen Mills, Laxey
15 min walk • Factory tours, Tours, Shopping centre
5.3 miN
Memorial
Albert Tower, Ramsey
134 min walk • The Albert Tower on the Isle of Man is a historic monument which is one of Isle of Man's Registered Buildings. It was registered on 27 January 2003 as number 214. The 45 feet high slate and granite tower was built in 1848 to commemorate the visit of Albert, Prince Consort to the spot in the previous year.
6.8 miNW
Nature and wildlife, Park, Zoo
Curraghs Wildlife Park, Ramsey
175 min walk • Curraghs Wildlife Park is a wildlife park in The Curraghs, an area of wetland in the north-west of the Isle of Man. The park is owned by the Isle of Man Government and is administered by the Department of Environment, Food & Agriculture.
6.2 miSW
Park
Hutchinson Internment Camp, Douglas
157 min walk • Hutchinson Internment Camp was a World War II internment camp in Douglas, Isle of Man, particularly noted as "the artists' camp" due to the thriving artistic and intellectual life of its internees.
7.3 miNW
Bridge, Racetrack
Ballaugh
187 min walk • Ballaugh Bridge is located on the primary A3 Castletown to Ramsey road and adjacent to the road junctions with the A10 Ballaugh to Ramsey coast road and the tertiary C37 Ballaugh Glen Road in the parish of Ballaugh in the Isle of Man.
5.6 miNE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Maughold Head Lighthouse
143 min walk • Maughold Head Lighthouse is an active 20th century lighthouse, located on the headland of the same name at the southern end of Ramsey Bay on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man. Completed in 1914, it was designed by David A and Charles Stevenson.
3.6 miS
Church
St. Adamnan's Church
93 min walk • St Adamnan's Church is the former parish church of Lonan in the Isle of Man. The church is situated in an isolated position, surrounded by open farmland on the eastern coast of the island, between Groudle Glen and Baldrine.
3.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Beinn-y-Phott
82 min walk • Beinn-y-Phott, is a peak of 546 metres on the Isle of Man, about 2 km SW of Snaefell. It is at the southern end of the parish of Kirk Lezayre. It is skirted by the Mountain Course used for the TT races and is near Brandywell.
4.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Sulby Reservoir
112 min walk • The Sulby Reservoir is the largest reservoir or lake in the Isle of Man, with an area of 154 acres.