Tynwald Hill

St John's · Isle of Man

Tynwald Hill, Isle of Man
Photo: Dan Karran, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Visit on 5 July for Tynwald Day, or any time for the site itself
Budget
$
Accessibility
wheelchair-accessible
Coordinates
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Tynwald Hill at St John's is the ceremonial heart of the world's oldest continuous parliament, where new Manx laws have been proclaimed in the open air for over a thousand years. The stepped, tiered mound is believed to incorporate soil from all the island's parishes, and each 5 July the Tynwald Day ceremony draws crowds for the annual sitting. The adjacent Royal Chapel and processional way complete the site.

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