Ferns
The Fern Land.
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Groudle Glen is a wooded valley on the edge of Onchan on the Isle of Man, running down to a small harbour of the same name, about 4.7 km in a straight line north-east of the capital, Douglas. It is one of the island's official National Glens. It was a remote hamlet of a few small cottages until the electric railway reached it in 1893, when it was developed as an attraction for Victorian visitors and promoted as «the Fern Land of Mona». Many kinds of trees were planted on purpose so that visitors could get to know them, and that variety is still evident today. A walking path follows the stream between trees, ferns and wooden bridges, past a small old waterwheel, down to the coast, where it opens onto a little bay and rocks. A small narrow-gauge railway runs in the glen on set days. The visit is free. The path is mostly easy but can be slippery after rain, and check the little railway's running days if you want to ride it.
The Fern Land.
An old one.
A little bay.
Onchan, Isle of Man
Mostly, but slippery after rain.
No, on set days.