Snaefell from The Bungalow - Isle of Man - geograph

The Bungalow, Isle of Man, one of a handful of better-known vantage points spread around the

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, is situated adjacent to the 31st Milestone roadside marker on the road junction of the primary A18 Mountain Road, the A14 Sulby Glen Road and the road-tramway crossing for the Snaefell Mountain Railway in the parish of Lezayre in the

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. The

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tramway-crossing was part of the Highland Course and Four Inch Course used for the Gordon Bennett Trial and Tourist Trophy automobile car races held in the Isle of Man between 1904 and 1922. The Bungalow is part of the Snaefell Mountain Course used since 1911 for the

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and from 1923 for the

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Races. The area is dominated by Snaefell Mountain with an elevation of 621m (2036 feet) above sea level and the nearby summits of Beinn-y-Phott (544m), Mullagh Ouyr (491m), Carraghan (500m), Clagh Ouyr (551m) and North Barrule (565m). The tramway lines of the Snaefell Mountain Railway cross the A18 Mountain Road at the adjacent Bungalow Station. The pedestrian bridge over the road was first erected in time for the 1965 TT races by the ''Manx Electric Railway Board'' to allow race spectators access to both sides of the course whilst retaining access to the cafe facilities. The name ''The Bungalow'' derives from the former Bungalow Hotel, a Swiss Chalet design, modular-kit wood-built structure with corrugated roof erected by the Isle of Man Tramway and Electrical Power Co, Ltd as part of the Snaefell Mountain Railway. It was rented to Isle of Man Breweries Ltd for £35 per annum in 1900. Awaiting the Brave at Bungalow Station - geograph

Awaiting the Brave at Bungalow Station - geograph

The Bungalow Hotel was demolished during the winter of 1958 and replaced with a small concrete shelter designed by D.W.Calder. This shelter was in turn demolished in 2002 and replaced by the current Bungalow Station for the Snaefell Railway. The former

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buildings at the Bungalow, a former

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radar station, were previously occupied by Murray's Motorcycle Museum which closed, but has reopened at a new site at Santon in the south-east of the island. The buildings were converted into the Victory Cafe in time for the 2022 Isle of Man TT.

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Isle of Man Government Webcam Bungalow Station

Bungalow Bridge to Thirty Third Milestone
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Steve Hislop Robert Steven Hislop (11 January 1962 – 30 July 2003) was a Scottish motorcycle racer. Hislop won at the Isle of Man TT eleven times, was the British 250cc Champion (1990) and lifted the British Superbike championship on two occasions (199 ...

, 11 times TT winner
TT Spectator Guide Section The Bungalow to Kate's Cottage

Map of course
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bungalow Isle of Man Roads in the Isle of Man Corners of the Isle of Man TT