Sefton Hotel

Isle of Man


This fine Victorian-era digs has its own indoor water garden and rooms decked out in business elegance. The best of them overlook the water garden, not the sea. It's a popular hotel for weddings.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Isle of Man attractions

1. Manx Museum & National Art Gallery

0.13 MILES

This modern museum begins with an introductory film to the island's 10,000-year history and then races through it, making various stops including Viking…

2. Lonan Old Church

2.78 MILES

The wheel-headed cross at Lonan Old Church, just north of Douglas, is the island's most impressive early Christian cross.

3. Great Laxey Wheel

6.04 MILES

It's no exaggeration to describe the Lady Isabella Laxey Wheel, built in 1854 to pump water from a mine, as a 'great' wheel: it measures 22m across and…

4. Tynwald Hill

7.25 MILES

A four-tiered hill that is one of the island's most distinctive landmarks, Tynwald Hill is where, on July 5, the annual open-air meeting of the parliament…

5. Rushen Abbey

7.55 MILES

From Viking kings to ’70s disco, this abbey has lived its fair share of history. Founded in 1134, it was one of the island's most important centres of…

6. Nautical Museum

8.96 MILES

This small museum displays, among other things, its pride and joy, Peggy, a schooner built by politician and occasional smuggler George Quayle in 1791 and…

7. Old House of Keys

9.02 MILES

The former home of the Manx Parliament (lower house of the Tynwald) has been restored to its 1866 appearance – a key date in island history as it was then…

8. Castle Rushen

9.03 MILES

Castletown is dominated by the impressive 13th-century Castle Rushen, one of the most complete medieval structures in Europe. You can visit the gatehouse,…