Information - Isle of Man - Year of Our Island

The Our Island Website is owned by the Isle of Man Government.

OurIsland.im was founded in 2019 to help residents discover the range of activities that our Island can offer and celebrate our Island as a special place to live and work, as recognised by our UNESCO Man and the Biosphere status.

Our aim is to promote local events and activities and enable residents to connect more easily with the Island around them in order to increase local use of attractions and amenities, and provide support to event organisers who work tireless to enhance on Island offerings.

This site is managed by officers in the Department for Enterprise’s Visit Isle of Man and Marketing teams and associated Our Island social media is coordinated by both Visit Isle of Man and the Cabinet Office.

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For event enquiries please email ourisland@gov.im

Our Island Trail

The Isle of Man is a special place for people and nature. This guide was originally developed during the 2018 Year of Our Island celebrations to encourage residents and visitors to celebrate our environment, our culture, our heritage and our community.
Getting Around
Whether you choose to hire a car, take a taxi, travel by bus or step back in time and hop aboard the Victorian rail networks, you’ll find it easy to get around the Isle of Man.
Treasure Hunt

St Johns is the cultural centre of our fair isle. Home to Tynwald Hill and the place of our yearly Tynwald celebration – not just about politics, it is a melting pot of history, superstition, and ceremony.
Dark Skies Guide

Our Island is a truly special place for Dark Skies – with over 25 official dark skies sites, designated as ‘Milky Way discovery sites’ – meaning the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye!
Seas and Shores Guide

With 160km of coastline, beautiful beaches, fantastic footpaths and marine nature reserves – it’s no surprise that our Island life and culture is hugely influenced by the Sea.
Yn Ellan Ain Garden

As part of the 2018 Year of Our Island initiative we transformed an old brownfield site into a temporary, education and community based garden – designed to celebrate Our Island as a special place to live and work and our status as a UNESCO world biosphere region.
Weather
Come rain or shine there's always something to do on the Isle of Man.

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