Saoirse Cycling Tours

Waterford Greenway is arguably the most scenic off-road cycling experience in Ireland. Linking Waterford city and the vibrant harbour town of Dungarvan, the Greenway is based on a section of the former Waterford, Dungarvan & Lismore railway, established by the Duke of Devonshire.

Over a leisurely three and a half hours we’ll introduce you to that blackguard Oliver Cromwell, the late Ambrose Congreve, who turned his family’s estate into the world renowned Mount Congreve Gardens, and those Vikings, who never missed an opportunity to drop in unannounced, pocket your heirlooms and outstay their welcome.​

​You may even get a chance to pit your cycling prowess against the might of the Waterford and Suir Valley narrow gauge railway.​

Our Waterford city cycling tour starts in the emerging Cultural Quarter, home to the architectural legacy of John Roberts and some amazing street art, courtesy of Waterford Walls. ​

We will then cycle along the river Suir to learn about Waterford’s rich maritime history. On the way, you’ll hear the thrilling story of Thomas Francis Meagher, one of the leaders of the 1848 revolution. If we’re lucky, we may encounter a Hobbit in their hidden house​

Heading off the beaten track, we will pay a visit the People’s Park, transformed from an ‘oozy marsh’ to a glorious example of a 19th century public space. We then travel back further in time to uncover the locations of the surviving portions of the city’s once extensive fortifications, some dating back to the 10th century. ​

Our leisurely spin culminates in the Viking Triangle home to the House of Waterford Crystal, Christchurch Cathedral, the Bishop’s Palace Museum, Reginald’s Tower and the Vadrarfjordr, a replica Viking longboat. ​

Travel back in time along the river Barrow towpath which was designed to bring horse drawn barges along the river to and from the ports of New Ross and Waterford.

Starting at the ancient High Cross at St Mullins, you will cycle up-river past the remains of a Norman encampment to the town of Graiguenamanagh and its magnificently restored Duiske Abbey.

On your journey you will feel completely at one with nature, listening to birdsong, the gentle gurgling of the river Barrow, the breeze rustling the leaves of the trees on the riverbank and the occasional cry of a fox on Mount Brandon.

Our tour takes you from the hustle and bustle of Waterford city along secluded country roads to magnificent beaches, soaring cliffs and spectacular vistas in less than an hour and a half.

You will have plenty of time to catch up and share experiences over a coffee at the Coastguard Station Cultural Centre which offers stunning views of Tramore Bay. The stop also presents you with an opportunity to learn what this vibrant seaside town of Tramore has to offer the visitor, whether it’s swimming, surfing or walking, an trá mhór, one of the longest beaches in Ireland and, as you’ve probably guessed, the source of the town’s name.

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