Port St. Mary travel guide

Port St. Mary (Purt le Moirrey). The village takes its name from the Chapel of St. Mary which overlooks Chapel Bay. It is a coastal village in the south of the Isle of Man. Its population is 1,913 according to the 2006 census.
It is located on the south-western part of the country with Port Erin located nearby. A railway station for the Isle of Man Steam Railway sits on the north-western side of the village.
Once a major fishing and trading port, the village is still popular with tourists and fishermen, especially during the summer. The outer harbour is accessible at all tide states - unique amongst the Manx ports. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution has had a lifeboat and station in Port St. Mary since 1896. The lifeboat, the Gough Ritchie II, lies to a permanent floating mooring inside the outer breakwater. The inner harbour dries out from half tide.
The village is home to the Port St. Mary Golf Links, the Island's sole 9-hole golf course, and also Scoill Phurt le Moirrey, a primary school opened in 1993-1994. The Isle of Man Yacht club is also based at Port St. Mary harbour. (...) more....

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