Glen Helen, Isle of Man
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Glen Helen is one of a series of eighteen Manx National Glens owned and maintained by the Forestry Amenity and Lands Directorate of the Isle of Man Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
River Neb with footbridge
A tree at the mouth of the glen planted in 1933 by aviator Amy Johnson
The Rhenass Falls at the top end of the glen
Racing motorcycle negotiating the entrance to Glen Helen turn, exiting uphill, set deep in the countryside with the entrance to the actual Glen and car park (shared with the closed restaurant) to the right, with many spectators around the outside of the bend
Four Inch Course
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The Four Inch Course was a road-racing circuit first used for the 1908 Tourist Trophy Race for cars, held on public roads closed for racing by an Act of Tynwald. The name of the course derives from th
Glen Helen, Isle of Man
…Course used for the Isle of Man TT races between 1907 and 1910. The Glen Helen section of the A3 Castletown to Ramsey was also part of the 37.50 Mile Four Inch Course for the RAC Tourist Trophy automobile races held in the Isle of Man between 1908 and 1922. In 1911, the Four Inch Course for automobiles was first used…
William Watson, winner of the 1908 Tourist Trophy at the Four Inch Course