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Douglas from the promenade to the museum

The horse-tram route follows Douglas’s promenade. The tramway’s horses are stabled at Summer Hill, while the Manx Museum includes galleries on island wildlife and art, a library and archives.

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Tram rails and buildings along the Central Promenade in Douglas
Tram rails along Central Promenade, Douglas.Photograph: Chris Morgan / geograph.org.uk

At a glance

Horse tramway opened
1876[1]
Tramway horses
Clydesdale and Shire[1]
Manx Museum address
At Kingswood Grove[2]

A place worth remembering

Rails beside the bay

The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway opened in 1876. The operator describes its route along the promenade from Derby Castle to Broadway.[1]

Horses at Summer Hill

The same operator says the Clydesdale and Shire horses that pull the tramcars are stabled at Summer Hill Stables.[1]

Collections at the Manx Museum

At Kingswood Grove in Douglas, the Manx Museum page mentions, among other things, a Natural History Gallery, the National Art Gallery, a National Library and archives.[2]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

When did the Douglas Bay horse tramway open?

In 1876.[1]

Which horse breeds does the operator name?

Clydesdale and Shire.[1]

Besides galleries, what does the Manx Museum page mention?

A National Library and archives.[2]

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