Port Erin is a small village in the south-west corner of the Island, built around a bay bordered by high cliffs and jagged rocks. the beach is broad and sandy, perhaps the finest beach on the island. In the 19th century the village was a small fishing community which quickly came to prominence as a tourist destination, many hotels and guest houses being built.

Bradda Head & Tower

Bradda Head marks the Northern limit of Port Erin bay and rises several hundred feet from sea-level.

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Close-Up Of The Tower

A much closer view of the tower on top of Bradda Head. Built of local stone in the last century the monument stands at the highest point of the headland.

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Port erin From Atop The Tower

This picture was taken from the top of the tower on a fine day. You can see the expanse of the beach in the foreground and further into the distance the expanse of Port St Mary bay across the Isthmus.

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