. The London & North-Western Railway . orms one of the latter places charms. The village and valley of Laxey, again, halfwaybetween the two resorts, and con-nected with both towns by afrequent service of electric cars,has still more of the charm ofrural and seaside simplicity. Itsbeach is a lovely strand and a perfectbathing-place. The Laxey GlenGardens, with their shady bowers,alleys, and bowling-greens, croquetand tennis grounds, form a charmingand famous resort. And the valleyitself, with its gorges and water-falls, its woods and crags, field-pathsand country lanes, affords a ramb-ling - gr
. The London & North-Western Railway . orms one of the latter places charms. The village and valley of Laxey, again, halfwaybetween the two resorts, and con-nected with both towns by afrequent service of electric cars,has still more of the charm ofrural and seaside simplicity. Itsbeach is a lovely strand and a perfectbathing-place. The Laxey GlenGardens, with their shady bowers,alleys, and bowling-greens, croquetand tennis grounds, form a charmingand famous resort. And the valleyitself, with its gorges and water-falls, its woods and crags, field-pathsand country lanes, affords a ramb-ling - ground of endless delight. signal Box (London &Here is to be seen the famous Harrow). Laxey Water-Wheel, which is one of the sights of theisland ; and here is the starting-place of the mountainelectric railway which winds to the summit of Snaefell,the highest mountain in Man. The eastern coast of the island, however, is the mostmodern and least historic. For relics of the curiousand fascinating past of the little kingdom one must go. London and North-Western Railway chiefly to the west and south. In the south, DerbyHaven, Castletown, Port St. Mary, and Port Erin, areall delightful resorts, with vivid interests and memoriesto delight the visitor. Castletown, on the banks of the Silverburn, in thebay of its own name, clusters round the old Castle ofRushen like some little old grey French town roundits chateau, or like one of the romantic little placesnestling under the walls of old baronial strongholds onthe Rhine. The castle is said to be perhaps the best-preserved medieval stronghold in the British Isles,and with its heavy donjon, thick walls, double moat,and drawbridge, keeps many memories of the dayswhen it was one of the impregnable keys of the Lord-ship of Man—when it had its own Mint and Brewery,and the Governor and Deemsters sat at the gate tohear pleadings and do justice to the poor. Above thegateway are still to be seen the slots by which burningtar and boiling lead cou
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