Waverley House - Biker, Diver, Angler Friendly!

Located in Port St Mary village, ten minutes from the airport, this is an ideal base whether you're an outdoor type or just want to relax and explore the island. Storage & drying facilities and fishing tackle hire available. FORCES & EMERGENCY SERVICES DISCOUNT Chapel Bay beach, a dive shop and the village amenities are on your doorstep. Sea fishing marks, charter boats, walking trails and golf courses are just a stone's throw away. Scroll down for details! The space You will be staying in self-catering first floor flat on Bay View Road, overlooking Chapel Bay and its sandy beach. You will have the building to yourself for most of the year. Access to the safe-swimming beach (complete with a swimmers' raft during the summer) via a short footpath directly opposite the front door. A catwalk footpath above the sea follows the coastline around to the harbours and the lower part of Port St Mary village. BEDROOM AND BEDS The bedroom contains one double bed and one single bed and has a tv and USB charging points. There is extra bedding available if required as well as an extra bed by arrangement. LIVING ROOM In the bay window overlooking Chapel Bay there is an extendable dining table with four chairs that you can also use as a work station, complete with USB charging. There is a television and DVD player, with various DVDs provided, along with a radio, boardgames, a selection of books, activities for children and various local area guides, trail guides and maps. BATHROOM A large bath and shower are provided, along with a heated towel rail, towels and toiletries. A hairdryer is provided in the bedroom. There are extra towels available if required. KITCHEN The kitchen is fully equipped for you to prepare your own meals, with a fridge-freezer, gas cooker, microwave/air fryer and utensils. There is also a breakfast table with three chairs. A selection of condiments, butter, jams and spreads are provided free of charge, along with a water filter, a coffee machine and a complementary selection of tea, coffee and other drinks. EQUIPMENT STORAGE AND DRYING AREAS We understand that you need somewhere to store and dry your kit, and to feel comfortable bringing it into the building. There is a tiled lobby just inside the entrance, ideal for taking off you footwear and wet weather gear. A warm air drying area is available free of charge on the ground floor, set aside especially for helmets, clothing and other equipment. You may also wish to make use of a secure outbuilding in the rear yard to store your bulky fishing tackle or diving tanks. Just message us for details! THE LOCAL AREA Click the below link for a list of some of the shops and attractions in the area. You will also find extensive tourism literature and a guide to local amenities in the flat: https://www.airbnb.co.uk/s/guidebooks?refinement_paths%5B%5D=%2Fguidebooks%2F5673493&s=67&unique_share_id=a584f924-d156-4756-8da7-dcea8143243f Under 'Other Details' below, you will find details of local fishing marks, dive sites, golf courses and places of interest to bikers. Guest access You will, of course, have your own keys to the front door and to Flat 3, which is located on the first floor. There is a heated drying area on the ground floor plus secure storage area for bulky fishing tackle and diving gear in an outbuilding to the rear. Motorcycle helmet racks are also provided. Other things to note ________ ANGLING Port St Mary is ideally located close to various shore fishing marks. The Alfred Pier, Port St Mary Just a five-minute drive away, this breakwater is the most convenient shore fishing mark and you can take your car right to the end of the pier! A spinning rod, fixed spool and 12lb line will handle most situations. Freelining works well and floatfishing with fish baits cast slightly further out ( 30 yds or so) will pick up callig (pollack). There are also coalies and large wrasse to be had, along with mackerel. Port Erin Bay An excellent area with a variety of options. Lots of species available and some specimen fish and you can usually find somewhere to fish in all but the harshest North Westerly wind. You can contact fish at pretty much any state of the tide. The Old Breakwater on the seaward side is good for mackerel, coalie and callig on spinners and float. Lure fishing can pick up lots of mackerel very quickly if the shoals are there, also the odd big callig. Conger are available right beneath your feet and a boat rod works best for them. The Raglan Pier is a good spot for plaice and flounder during the first two hours of the flood. Casting out across the bay will catch dogfish and whiting after dark. Scarlett Point There are multiple marks around here, all you have to look for is access to deeper water (and it gets very deep!). You can usually find somewhere to fish no matter what the state of the tide, however be wary as some spots can be cut off. Bottom fishing at range with large fish baits will find dogfish, huss and ling, whilst fishing a ledge next to deep water with crab or limpet can result in large wrasse. Float fishing will fetch you callig, coalie, ballan wrasse, cuckoo wrasse, corkwing wrasse, goldsinny and mackerel. Castletown Harbour The large breakwater is an underrated spot and provides good light tackle fishing for callig, coalie and wrasse, particularly in the evening/night. Most fish are close-in and float fishing with sandeel or mackerel will catch most species. The small breakwater is also good at night time. Bottom fishing will produce dogfish, coalie, callig, silver eels, flounder and the odd surprise. The Nautical Museum on the opposite side of the river mouth sees some flat rocks which shelve off onto a muddy bottom. Access is by some steps next to the Nautical Museum. Spinning swith small lures will pick up callig and coalie whilst float fishing hardback crabs can pick up some very large wrasse. Gemini Charter Boat This twin-engine 35 foot catamaran based in the harbour is operated by Bob Taylor and offers sightseeing and wildlife trips as well as fishing. AirBnb does not allow weblinks but further details can easily be found through an internet search for 'Gemini Charter Port St Mary'. ________ DIVING We are diver-friendly, with storage and drying areas for kit and equipment. Discover Diving, the Isle of Man's only scuba and snorkel centre, just a few doors down from Waverley House, is run by Steve Cowley and Michelle Haywood who are both experienced divers and instructors. They offer training from beginner up to instructor level, have a diving charter service for visitors and a busy dive club for local divers. They also have a well stocked dive shop and service regulators, repair suits and test cylinders. This is open all year round to provide everything you need for snorkel, scuba and technical diving, from equipment to training, to trips and regular dives. Dives Nearby: The Burroo (>40m), with its extremely diverse and plentiful marine life offers a truly magnificent dive. In fact, in areas exposed to the fast flow, it is something of a challenge to find a single square centimetre of bare bedrock, so abundant is the life here. Numerous experienced divers, underwater photographers and marine biologists acclaim it to be one of the best in the British Isles. Outer Breakwater and Craw Row, Port Erin (12m) is an easy dive for navigation. You will have a great view of conger eels, wrasse including cuckoo, ballan, corkwingand tompots hiding in the holes (so take a small torch!) At night this site comes alive with squat lobsters feeding along the sea bed and if you're lucky, you might see bright orange octopus. The Sugarloaf Caves (12m), situated just around the corner from Port St Mary, are an excellent dive site for all levels. The caves are only accessible by boat, but it's just a short hop from the harbour. Lying behind the Sugarloaf Rock itself, you have some shelter for an easy kit-up and entrance, before descending down to a maximum depth of around 12m, and journeying into the cave system. You will see the walls covered in hydroids, sponges and anemones, often fighting for room! The deep Cave of the Birds is a common home for friendly seals who are known to follow and play with you all the way back to your boat. Peel Castle and Fenella Beach (10m). This can be dived as a loop without the need to double back, so you can spend all your timee exploring new areas. On your way around the castle to Fenella Beach, you'll head past a variety of backdrops, starting with a kelp forest, before hitting a few caves, and then around the corner to the rocky sides of the cliff face. The seals are extremely friendly and will play all day if you let them! Snorkelling Discover Diving's snorkel safaris are a great way to explore even more of the beautiful Manx coastline. All the equipment is provided for small supervised group sessions. Available from ages 6 upwards, so ideal for families. In addition, Discover Diving has developed a series of 7 graded snorkel trail guides for various locations around the South of the Isle of Man. ________ GOLF The Isle of Man is well-served with golf courses, the nearest three to Waverley House being the following: Port St Mary Golf Course (Nine hole) Open seven days a week and situated off Kallow Point Road. Payment of fees can be made in the black honesty box on the wall of the clubhouse or via the QR code. The Pavilion Restaurant is available for refreshments and meals. Rowany Golf Course, Port Erin. (Eighteen Hole) Situated off Rowany Drive, Port Erin, the course is a par 70 and 5722 yards long from the white tees – 5128 from the red tees – and provides a challenging test to all golfers. Food is served at the clubhouse which is generally open from 8.30am to 5.30pm during the winter months, and from 8am to 8pm during the summer months. Castletown Golf Links (Eighteen Hole) Rated in the top ten most spectacular golf courses, UK & Ireland, Castletown Golf Links is a championship links course at Derbyhaven. There are five sets of tees to suit players of all ability levels and food is available at the Bay Green restaurant in the clubhouse. ________ ARMED FORCES AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DISCOUNT We particularly welcome bookings from serving and veteran members of the armed forces and emergency services, to whom we offer a 10% discount on our standard published price. NB - This discount is available with proof of status and applies to the basic charge for each night (not including the Airbnb service charge, over which we have no control). It may not be available in conjunction with other offers. Please enquire! ________ YOUR FEEDBACK & SUGGESTIONS This property is newly listed and we want to know how we can improve. Please talk to us - tell us what you like and, in particular, what you don't like. We welcome your feedback! Registration Details 1596541