Go-Mann Adventures is owned and run by Andrew Foxon. Share his passion for the outdoors.
Q. What makes a great day out for me?
A. Walking the paths and tracks of the Isle of Man in good company and enjoying that adventure together.
We choose part of the Raad ny Foillan, the Island’s coastal footpath, or a moorland walk or head through one of the Island’s glens. As we walk, we share our stories. We see birds, plants and marine life, explore the history, heritage, folklore and stories of the places we visit. We sample some of the local food and drink.
Walking together and exploring the countryside refreshes the body, the mind and the spirit.
Let me join you on your adventure in the Isle of Man.
• Trained as an archaeologist and heritage professional, mainly working with museums and heritage agencies to learn about, care for and interpret the world around us. Educational background includes a degree in archaeology and a doctorate in prehistoric technology.
• Explored the hills and coast wherever I have lived and worked: Central Scotland, Orkney, Yorkshire and now the Isle of Man. But it’s not just the ancient heritage that interests me. Wildlife, geology, folklore, social history, the stories of the land and the sea: all are woven together to make the varying fabric of the Island, so there’s something to interest everyone.
• Qualified Hill & Moorland leader through Mountain Training (the award was known as Walking Group Leader when I qualified in 2013).
• Qualified Isle of Man Blue Badge Guide through the Guild of Manx Registered Tour Guides in 2013.
• Qualifications, business insurance, risk assessments, DBS checks and Mountain First Aid certification mean you’ll be well looked after with Go-Mann Adventures.
• In my spare time I continue to explore Isle of Man; am Deputy Commandant of Isle of Man Civil Defence, providing some of their map reading, navigation and hill search training; act as Programme Manager for Tour Guide training on the Isle of Man; and help run a range of events and activities on the Island – e.g. the Walk the Isle of Man event, Praying the Keeills week and Pilgrimage Isle of Man.
Skills courses
Go-Mann Adventures is the only Isle of Man-based provider for the Mountain Training Hill Skills course and the National Navigation Award Scheme Navigator Awards. Have a look at our Skills Courses if you’d like to know more.
Walks for all abilities and tastes
Join one of our bookable walks, or, if there is a place you’d like to go, I can design a route specially for you.
Multi-day walks
If long distance hiking is for you try the 100-mile Raad ny Foillan – the Isle of Man’s coastal footpath – as a multi-day challenge or join me on the Triskelion Way, the Millennium Way or the Herring Way.
