Great Laxey Wheel

Over het museum

The Great Laxey Wheel was designed by the engineer Robert Casement and completed in 1854 to pump water out of the Glen Mooar part of the Great Laxey Mines. About 22 metres (72 feet 6 inches) in diameter, it is the largest surviving working waterwheel of its kind and has been one of the island's most visited attractions for well over a century.

The wheel sat at the heart of a large mining complex that employed many local people. Today the site is looked after by Manx National Heritage, which presents the stories of the Laxey miners and keeps the surviving mine buildings, including the Compressor House, open to visitors.

Visitors can climb a spiral staircase of 95 steps to a viewing platform above the wheel with views across the Glen Mooar valley, follow the mines trail through the glen and go into a section of the old mine. Laxey is also the meeting point of the Manx Electric Railway and the Snaefell Mountain Railway.

Hoogtepunten

• The Great Laxey Wheel, 22 metres across and still turning
• 95-step spiral stair to a viewing platform with views of Glen Mooar
• Mines trail through the glen
• Underground access to a section of the mine
• The Compressor House
• Stories of the Laxey miners

Vaste collectie

• The Great Laxey Wheel and Mines Trail – The working waterwheel with a viewing platform, the Compressor House, a trail through Glen Mooar and access to part of the old mine, with the stories of the Laxey miners.

Opgericht

1989

Beheerder

Manx National Heritage

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Adults can add an optional £1.50 voluntary donation at entry. Free entry for Friends of Manx National Heritage members, GO Explore Heritage and GO Platinum Reserve pass holders and a person accompanying a disabled visitor. Holiday and Annual Passes are accepted; they are non-transferable and ID may be requested. Groups of 15 or more paying visitors booked seven days ahead receive a discount.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Wheelchair access is limited: the entrance is reached by a walk with a moderate incline through the car park, the site has steps and paths with loose chippings, and the viewing platform is reached by 95 spiral steps. Wheelchair users may need assistance and motorised scooters are permitted with care (group visitor guide). Sensible footwear is advised.

Kinderen & gezin

Under 18s are admitted free. There is a picnic area in the complex.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The wheel is in the centre of Laxey and signposted throughout the village, on the A2 coast road between Douglas and Ramsey.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

Souvenir kiosk and toilets on site; picnics are possible in the complex and cafés and pubs are nearby in Laxey.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd.

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