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Find the best Douglas walks. The Ramblers Association now have a greatly improved website which is an exceptional resource for all walkers, hikers and young families wanting to go for walks with young children. This site lists everything from historical walks to leader led walks to any really arduous walks within the Inglewood Hotel area.

Find A Walk Near Me by using Walking Britain is a truly excellent and free resource. Just enter where you are or where you would like to walk - and print out directions. The walks are graded and you can buy a specific map of the area at the same time. These are proper OS maps and weather proofed if required.

I always think of walking as one of the few activities you can do for free - and now you can with this guide!

Walking, Hiking and Outdoor Shops

Millets

Castle Street, Douglas IM1 2HE – 01622 235668

Brilliant place to get inexpensive, high quality camping gear; and is without a doubt the best store on the island for it.

Up & Running Isle of Man Ltd

37 Bucks Rd, Isle of Man IM1 3DE, Isle of Man – 01624 677867

Knowledgeable friendly advice

Staff very helpful. Good selection of stock. Prices competitive. Anything not in stock can be ordered.

The Strand Shopping Centre

Strand Street, Douglas IM1 2ER, Isle of Man – 01624 662411

Good parking with Chester Street Car Park on the other side of the road. New modern looking stores host premium brands and contribute nicely to the shopping experience on the island.

Good place to go. Store just been bought out by sports direct. All been done up. Also has Flannels and Birthday's card store. Res rooms and disabled access.

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Another good walking guide. Walkingworld has huge library of guides with a good selection of walks, of varying lengths and grades, pretty well anywhere in the UK. The walks come in an excellent format making them very easy to follow, with photographs to illustrate every important decision point and a proper Ordnance Survey map.

A modist annual subscription gives you unlimited access to all the walks. However you can Pay As Go by downloading indiviual walks.You get one walk free.

Crucially you can also find walks France, Spain, Norway, Portugal and Australia!

Camping and Caravaning

TT Campsite Quarterbridge (Douglas Rugby Club)

Port-e-Chee Meadow, Douglas IM2 2RA – 07624 316343

Loved camping here. Staff were friendly and helpful. Others campers were friendly. It made my first TT experience so much better.

Great location, good facilities on site, toilets, showers, parking. Freshly cooked food at competitive prices produced by a very hardworking team. Really enjoyed our stay in the pre-erected two-man tent, plenty of room in bedroom, outer area had a table + two chairs supplied. Will definitely stay again.

Ballacottier campsite

Lower Ballacottier, Ballacottier Road, IM4 5BQ – 01624 675687

Love it here ..been coming for years ..wouldn't dream of going anywhere else . Bob is a legend ...and Hilary and rest of family are so welcoming ..iom is magical

Great place to stay basics to be fare toilets showers field etc we wouldn't stay anywhere else friendly nice atmosphere recommend to all

Site Of Douglas WW1 Internment Camp / Cunningham Camp

Summerhill Park, Douglas, Isle of Man

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Looking for dog friendly cottages around Douglas? The 'Dog Friendly Cottages' website looks like any other self-catering accommodation website but every single one should be dog friendly! This saves worrying and going through all the small print. However you you may need to check with the owner where the dog is expected to sleep and the what size of dog you can have!
Dog People find this is such a great website. If you have dogs who go on holiday with you just enter IM2 4NF and everything from dog friendly Bed and Breakfasts and Hotels to dog friendly walks and beaches come up. The Dog People site covers Bed & Breakfast, Holiday Parks, Hotels, Self Catering, Pubs & Food, Days Out. Enjoy!

Douglas Buggy Walks, Short Walks, Granny or Grandpa Walks

'Walks with Buggies' is a must for walking parents with young children, babies or even grannies and grandpas! If you would like to walk around Inglewood Hotel or Isle of Man just select your nearest town, length of walk and type of walk. You will not only be able to download detailed OS maps free of charge but you can read reviews of walks and their ratings - and add your own afterwards! Enjoy PS This link has been withdrawn. Please watch this space or send a suggestion!

Snake bites

Most snake bites in the UK are not serious. But it's important to get all snake bites checked as soon as possible.

Call 999 or go to A&E immediately if:

  • you think you, or someone else, has been bitten by a snake

Find your nearest A&E

Information:

If you're not in the UK when you are bitten by a snake, contact the emergency medical services in the country you're in.

Get foreign travel advice on GOV.UK

What to do while you're waiting for help

Do

  • stay calm, most snake bites in the UK are not serious and can be treated

  • keep the part of your body that was bitten as still as you can

  • lie in the recovery position if you can

  • take paracetamol for any pain

  • try to remember the colour and pattern of the snake to tell the doctor

  • take off any jewellery and loosen clothes near the bite, in case it swells

Don’t

  • do not go near the snake, or try to catch or kill it

  • do not try to suck or cut the poison (venom) out of the bite

  • do not tie anything tightly round the part of the body where the bite is

  • do not take aspirin or ibuprofen, as they can make bleeding worse

What happens at the hospital

You will usually need to stay in hospital for at least 24 hours if you have been bitten by a snake.

The bite will be cleaned and bandaged. You may be given an injection to help protect you from tetanus.

If you were bitten by a poisonous (venomous) snake you will be treated with a medicine to fight the venom. This is given through a thin tube into a vein, called a drip.

Types of UK snake

Only 3 types of snake are found in the wild in the UK.

The adder is the only venomous snake, but you should get all snake bites checked as soon as possible.

Telling the doctors the colour and pattern of the snake that bit you could help them treat it.

Click to see images of the our three types of snake and what to do if you get bitten

www.nhs.uk/conditions/snake-bites