Thousands of people have taken part in the annual walk to the Tower of Refuge, which raises funds for the RNLI.

It was the sixth year the walk had taken place to the tower, which was built on Conister Rock in 1832, and was the idea of RNLI founder Sir William Hillary.

The walk was sponsored by Tower Insurance and organised by Douglas Town Centre Management.

It is only possible to walk to the tower during the spring and autumn low tides.

Members of the RNLI were on hand to guide walkers and people should not attempt to reach it on their own.

Walkers were greeted with a dance performance by Move it Studios and once at the tower, Guild winner Vlad the Piper entertained by playing the bagpipes.

There was then a performance from the Meraki Choir.

A spokesman for Douglas Town Centre Management thanked the RNLI, St John Ambulance, Andrew Cunningham and the Coast Guard team for looking after everyone, Peter Young from Event Management Solutions and all the stewards and volunteers.