Port St Mary
A sheltered fishing and sailing harbour in the south with two small beaches.
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Port St Mary sits on the eastern side of the southern peninsula, a working harbour that was one of the main herring ports in the nineteenth century and is now largely a sailing and small-boat base, with a lifeboat station, a stone breakwater and Chapel Bay beach beside the harbour. Perwick Bay lies round the point to the south. The coastal path runs from here around the Chasms towards Cregneash.
What you actually see
- The harbour - the working port with its stone breakwater and lifeboat station.
- Chapel Bay - the sheltered beach immediately beside the harbour.
- Perwick Bay - the smaller cove round the point to the south.
- The coastal path - the route running south towards the Chasms and Cregneash.
When to go
April to September for the beaches and sailing. Winter is very quiet with limited facilities. The harbour dries at low tide in places.
Honest expectations
The village is quiet with limited eating and drinking outside the season. Beaches are small and the harbour side dries out at low water. It is a working port rather than a resort.
Nearby
The Chasms are south, and Port Erin is west.
What to pack for Port St Mary
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Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.