Island to Feature on Antiques Road Trip

Horse Trams, Tynwald and Laxey will be featuring on BBC1 this week as the Antiques Road Trip comes to the island.

The episode was filmed earlier this year and saw the team exploring the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, including a pre-season ride on board.

BBC’s show notes say: ‘Raise the anchors, set the sails… this road trip is taking to the Irish Sea as Tim Medhurst and Margie Cooper find themselves on the Isle of Man for some antiquing. 

‘Tim gambles on a few purchases, picking up a captain’s chair, a pair of bears and a bronzed sculpture of a footballer. He’s very excited about a find that originated from the Ivory Coast, while Margie plays it safer when she buys an antique corkscrew for just £1! She does splash out on a cocktail shaker and a bygone sewing machine that comes complete with all of its accessories.

‘Margie makes time to find out about this little island’s big contribution to democracy at the Tynwald Parliament, and Tim takes a ride on the world’s oldest horse-drawn tram in Douglas.’

The items bought from shops on the island will then be auctioned off at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens theatre.

Previewing the show, Isle of Man Transport said: ‘We are very honoured that The Douglas Bay Horse Tramway will feature on next Wednesdays episode of Antiques Road Trip.’

Garff MHK Daphne Caine also posted about the episode, saying it would be visiting Laxey as part of the episode.

You can watch it on BBC1 at 3.45pm on Wednesday or on iPlayer short after.