Explore Andreas
Andreas in Andreas is a city in Isle of Man about 15 mi (or 24 km) north of Douglas, the country's capital.
Local time in Andreas is now 11:32 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Isle of Man with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 11 airports in the vicinity of Andreas, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Isle of Man is Isle of Man Airport in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne in Ireland at a distance of 65 mi (or 105 km). Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bride, Lezayre, Ramsey, Jurby and Ballaugh. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 48 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 62% |
Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 56% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
5°C (42 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
9°C (49 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Ramsey Isle of Man January 2009
Starting with a look around Parliament Square, then a few places on the way to the harbour via Christian Streetand then ending up in the Market Place.
Lifebatt Electric Drag bike @Ramsey Sprint 2009 Isle of Man
Andy Irvine rides the Lifebatt & Kingston Uni Electric Drag bike @Ramsey Sprint 2009 Isle of Man.
Ramsey.avi
Ramsey, Isle of Man. Featuring the Victoria Pier, swing bridge, Mooragh Park, Ramsey Bay, harbour, Ballure Reservoir and Glen. Part of Wild Mann Seasons DVD.
Ramsey's New Park Hotel Progress April 2012 - Isle of Man
Work continues on the new hotel overlooking Mooragh Park and lake in Ramsey. On 23rd April the workmen were busy with the roadway too. The Ramsey Park Hotel, Isle of Man, will have stuning...
IOM TT 2011 - Subaru Run 1 - Parliament Square Ramsey
Mark Higgins using all of the road through parliament square on his way to completing a lap where he averaged over 113mph for the 37 Mile TT course.
View From Brookfield Nursing & Residential Home, Ramsey, Isle of Man
The scienic spring views out of an upper floor window at Brookfield Nursing Home, Ramsey, Isle of Man.
Ramsey Harbour, Isle of Man. 20100108
With alight dusting of snow have a look around Ramsey harbour. The sun is shing on the Swing Bridge and there are views of Mezeron cargo vessels including the Siler River.
Viking Chess Men, Ramsey, Isle of Man
Sculpture by Amanda Barton of Godred Craven and his son Olaf playing chess. You can visit this in the entrance foyer to Ramsey Town Hall, Ramsey, Isle of Man.
Marina For Ramsey, Isle of Man?
The debate has ebbed and flowed over the years, should Ramsey have a harbour water retention scheme or not? This would house a marina. The area inland of the swing bridge is the most likely...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
River Sulby
River Sulby can refer to one of two rivers on the Isle of Man: The longest river on the Island, rising on Snaefell near the Sulby Reservoir and running north through Sulby Glen and then east for 18 kilometres before reaching the coast at Ramsey. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:54|19|25|N|4|24|27|W|type:landmark_region:GB |primary |name= }} A tributary which rises to the west of Creg-ny-Baa, and flows south-west for about 4 km before joining the River Glass.
Ayre
is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre. Ayre is a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK. The derivation of the word ayre is from Old Norse"eyrr", meaning a shingle beach. It refers to a storm beach forming a narrow spit of shingle or sand cutting across the landward and seaward ends of a shallow bay. This may partly cut off a sheltered stretch of water from the sea to form a shallow freshwater loch.
Andreas (parish)
Andreas is a parish in the Sheading of Ayre lying in the north of the Isle of Man. It is one of three parishes along with Bride and Lezayre in the sheading of Ayre.
RAF Andreas
Royal Air Force Andreas, was a former RAF station in the Isle of Man which was operational between 1941 and 1946. It was built in fields between Andreas and Bride. As was common practice, the Station was named after the parish in which it was situated.
Hall Caine Airport
Hall Caine Airport was an airfield on the Isle of Man and was located near Ramsey. It was named after the author Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine CH, KBE by his sons Gordon Hall Caine and Derwent Hall Caine, who were the project initiators. From 1934 to 1937 it handled domestic scheduled passenger flights to English, Scottish and Irish airports. By 1937 it had fallen into disuse, primarily due to its location.
Lezayre railway station
Lezayre was a station on the Manx Northern Railway, later owned and operated by the Isle of Man Railway; it served the village of the same name in the Isle of Man and was an intermediate stopping place on a line that ran between St. John's and the northern town or Ramsey.
Windmills in the Isle of Man
The Isle of Man has had a number of windmills over the centuries. They were mostly threshing mills, with a few corn mills. Map of all coordinates from GoogleMap of first 200 coordinates from Bing Export all coordinates as KML Export all coordinates as GeoRSS Map of all microformatted coordinates Place data as RDF
Andreas Airfield
Andreas Airfield is a small airfield near Andreas on the Isle of Man and is situated on the site of the former RAF Andreas. It is used mostly by a gliding club, but is also home to a small number of privately owned light aircraft.