About The House of Manannan
Explore Celtic and Viking heritage at this interactive museum on Peel's historic quayside, featuring accessible galleries, onsite dining, and parking for a complete family day out.
What's nearby
- The Creek Inn next door
- Isle Contemporary Art Gallery next door
- The Boatyard Restaurant next door
- Devereau's next door
- Peel Beach 300m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Free car park
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
- ✓Accessible seating
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday
- 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Great staff and quirky cafe, but the exhibits are faded. The HoM was the place to visit in the early 2000s, and the staff are still fantastic, but it’s well overdue a renovation. Lots of the original exhibits are broken or pared back. Video loops are stuck, “interactive” exhibits simply don’t work and the roundhouse figurines do not move as they once did. We couldn’t get the Celtic cross video to play at all, and none of the “hear their story” exhibits on the first floor worked. In the Sea of Masts section, all of the voices - which once spoke separately - shout over each other simultaneously. The outdoor courtyard is closed and covered in bird poo and the interactive ferry upstairs has gone, while there’s no longer any water in the longboat room. I do resent being sold a full price ticket when more than half of the museum is no longer in good working state. If you are short of time, visit the excellent Manx Museum instead which is frequently updated for new exhibits. All that said, the staff are enthusiastic and welcoming and do make up for many of these shortcomings.
· via Google
A very beautiful museum. You feel like you're on a film set, the individual rooms are so detailed. And there's a great deal of information about that era, both in written form and in films. I highly recommend it 👌👌👌
· via Google
This is a fantastic place and a must visit on the island. The history flows through as you go through door one all the way to the end of museum. A number of interactive items are available as you go through too. The full size viking ship is absolutely fantastic and it makes you think about how they survived using them to sail the seas. This place is very much worth a visit just watch out for bus trips so you don't get slowed up.
· via Google
Super exhibition, a must visit on the zislebof man, so informative and life size displays add to the experience. A shame about the young unruly children running and screaming through all the exhibits. I blame the 2 ladies accomoanying them at a slow pace behind.
· via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Station Pl, IM5 1AT Get directions
- Category
- Museums & Galleries
- Guest rating
- 4.6 / 5 (997 reviews)
- Suitable for
- Ages 4+
- Setting
- Indoor
- Good for children
- Yes
- Toilets on site
- Yes
- Destination
- Peel