Discover the story of the late Captain George Quayle, his eccentric boathouse and his most significant surviving creation ‘Peggy’.
Discover the story of the late Captain George Quayle, his eccentric boathouse and his most significant surviving creation ‘Peggy’.
The Nautical Museum can be visited on our Castletown Site Tours – Every Saturday at 10am from 1 April – 31 October 2023
The Peggy Conservation Facility Tour – Every Tuesday at 10am from 1 April – 31 October 2023
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All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Drone Policy: The flying of unauthorised drones is not permitted at the Nautical Museum.
Holiday Passes for visitors.
Group discounts available to pre-booked group visitors of 15 or more paying visitors.
Pre-book in advance.
Free entry available to children aged 5 to 18.
Student entry half price with a current student card, including tours.
Annual Passes for Isle of Man residents.
Go Explore Heritage Passes for use with trams, trains and bus transport.
Free entry available to members of the Friends of Manx National Heritage, National Trust, English Heritage, CADW, Historic Scotland and organisations holding an agreement with Manx National Heritage. Entry available to the named member only on presentation of a valid membership card. Restrictions may apply. For details, please consult your membership handbook.
Please note: concessions may not apply for special events.
For more than 200 years the Nautical Museum (Yn Thie Tashtee Lhuingey) in Castletown was home to the Peggy, the earliest surviving schooner, and the only surviving shallop. The Peggy was built by the inventive Captain George Quayle, who in his time was a businessman, banker, soldier and alleged smuggler.
Extensive archaeological investigations have been completed in the boatyard yielding new information on the Peggy story and revealing an 18th century private dock. The Peggy has temporarily been removed to a specialist building for a long-term programme of stabilisation, conservation and study.
See the new ‘Quayle Gallery’ telling more of the personal story of George Quayle and his family as well as that of the Peggy, showcasing previously unseen objects uncovered in the archaeological excavations. Exhibits include a leather pistol holster, a flintlock pistol mechanism, some coconut shell drinking cups and what is believed to be an eighteenth century microscope.
Find out more about the conservation of The Peggy and ‘The Quayle Legacy Project.
Address: Bridge Street, Castletown, IM9 1AX
Phone: +44 1624 824186
