The Sea Lion Rocks Terminus Tea Rooms & visitor centre offer a wide range of refreshments including hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, cakes and snacks which can either be enjoyed inside our tea rooms or outside on the cliff top patio taking in the breath-taking scenery.
The building contains displays and artefacts which document the history of the railway and the associated glen from it's establishment as a tourist attraction in the early 1890s, right up to the present day.
Once you have discovered the origins of the railway and the glen, step outside to inspect the remains of the cliff top zoo where back in Victorian times visitors flocked in their thousands to see Sea Lions and Polar Bears!
The visitor centre is only open when train services are running.
“The Line that goes Uphill to the Sea” This unique line was built in 1896 by Richard Maltby Broadbent as part of the new Groudle Glen pleasure grounds. It ran as a tourist attraction until the early 1960’s when it fell into disrepair, and during the 1970’s the line was scrapped and the rolling stock sold.
The line was saved from total extinction by a band of enthusiastic volunteers in 1982, reopening to passengers in 1986.
Today the line is a registered Manx charity, still run entirely by an enthusiastic group of volunteers that provides a
fun, nostalgic day out for all ages, whilst restoring and maintaining an important piece of Manx railway history for
this generation and many more to follow.