- Milntown Estate, Milntown, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM7 2AB
- 01624 812321
- 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 29th & 30th August, 11:30am – 4:30pm
The Christian Family lived at Milntown from at least the early 16th century and parts of the house date from that period. During the seventeenth century extensive alterations and additions were made. After this period the Christians moved to Cumberland and let the house out to tenants, but in 1830 Deemster John Christian returned to live in Milntown after having the mansion house redesigned, much of which is as appears today and as shown in this photo.
Following the death of William Bell Christian in 1886, the house was run first as a private school by his widow, Vio, and their two daughters, Rita and May; and then as a hotel. It reverted to be a family home when Charles Peel Yates (of Yates’ Wine Lodges) bought it in 1947.
The interior of the house is as decorated and furnished by Lady Edwards and her son Sir Clive prior to his death in 1999 but there are still many features dating from Deemster Christian’s 1830 refurbishment and earlier periods. The front of the house includes the coats of arms of The Christian Family and that of Sir Clive Edwards and is in the Gothic Revival style and dates from the early 1830s.
During the café opening hours we offer self guided tours where you can explore the house at your own pace.
These are priced at £5 per person, with payment made at the café till, where you can also purchase a souvenir guide if you wish.
For larger groups and societies we are pleased to offer guided house tours for special occasions, where a member of our team of volunteers will guide you through the beautifully elegant rooms and detail the powerful Christian dynasty, who occupied Milntown for 500 years.
These can be arranged by e-mailing events@milntown.org and are priced at £9 per person.
On certain occasions we may have to close the access to the house due to private events – we will try to make every effort to provide adequate notice on our social media channels or café entrance – depending on the nature of the event.
We look forward to welcoming you at Milntown Estate for a truly memorable day out!