The world’s last seagoing paddle steamer is returning to cruise the Bristol Channel in June for the first time in five years docking at Penarth, Porthcawl and Tenby. Waverley will give people the opportunity to step aboard for a nostalgic trip on the famous steamship from June 2 to 18 this summer.
Other Welsh stop offs include Newport, Milford Haven and a cruise around Swansea Bay, the Gower coast, Caldey Island and St Brides Bay. It will be the first time the steamer visits Tenby in 30 years. The steamer will also offer a wide variety of cruises from Clevedon, Portishead, Weston, Minehead and Ilfracombe.
The paddle steamer, launched in 1947, was gifted for £1 to the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society in 1974 and is owned and maintained by registered charity Waverley Steam Navigation Co. Ltd on its behalf. Waverley is named after Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley novels and was built to replace the 1899 Waverley which was sunk by enemy action on May 29th, 1940 at Dunkirk.
