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This morning Plymouth awoke to the sound of paddle beats as the World’s last seagoing paddle steamer arrived in the city. Paddle Steamer Waverley is currently making her way from the Thames back to Glasgow and has called in at Plymouth for fuel and to undertake a trial berthing at the landing stage. Given the…

There was a rare and wonderful sight on southern coastal waters on both Sunday 3 September and Monday 4 September when two heritage steamships, both built in Scotland and today forming part of the National Historic Fleet, met up with one another off of Bournemouth and the Solent. Southampton based Steamship Shieldhall was staying in…

In celebration of Southend Pier winning Pier of the Year 2023, step aboard Paddle Steamer Waverley for a special celebration cruise in association with Southend Pier & Railway on Friday September 22. Locals and visitors are invited to join this unforgettable sailing celebrating this remarkable achievement – with the opportunity to view this cherished pier…

We are delighted to announce Waverley’s 2023 London & Thames Estuary Timetable which will operate from Friday September 22 to Sunday October 8. This year’s timetable builds on the highly successful 2022 programme which saw several cruises fully booked. Once again Waverley will be offering sailings from a variety of ports and piers including London’s…

Sir Tim Laurence, husband of Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, has accepted an invitation to become Patron for the Charity which owns the historic Paddle Steamer Waverley. Sir Tim recently enjoyed a visit to Waverley where he met crew members and Trustees of the Waverley Steam Navigation Co Ltd. which took ownership of the…

Waverley will for the first time, set sail for a sunset cruise from Warrenpoint Harbour on Tuesday 30th May offering local people the unique opportunity to step aboard for an evening cruise, as she sails down Carlingford Lough & steams along the coastline passing Kilkeel Bay to Russell’s Point. Waverley’s General Manager, Paul Semple, commented,…

We are delighted and excited to publish Waverley’s Bristol Channel 2023 Timetable which will operate from Friday June 2 until Sunday June 18. This year’s timetable contains the greatest variety of cruises and calling points Waverley has offered in ten years. Don’t miss your chance to step aboard the World’s last seagoing paddle steamer and…

This afternoon Waverley departed the James Watt Dock after her annual dry docking and refit works at Dales Marine shipyard in Greenock. Waverley was slowly eased through the entrance of the dock by two of Clyde Marine Services tugs (Boxer & Wrestler). We are exceptionally grateful to Clyde Marine Services who provided tugs for all…

Thanks to the generous support from well over 2,000 individuals the Dry Dock 2023 Appeal has reached its £180,000 target. The Appeal was launched in January to raise funds towards meeting the annual dry docking fees and costs associated with preparing Waverley for passenger service. This was necessary after the charity which owns Waverley faced…

Almost 2,000 individuals have now donated to Waverley’s Dry Dock 2023 Appeal taking the total raised to date to £150,000. This is a fantastic response since the Appeal was launched in late-January and we are exceptionally grateful to everyone that has contributed. We would though welcome further donations to help meet the £180,000 target so…

At the Annual General Meeting of the Tighnabruaich Pier Association (TPA) on Saturday 4th February the Association made a very generous £5,000 donation towards Waverley. Graeme Hogg, TPA Chairman, handed over the cheque to Waverley’s General Manager and highlighted that without Waverley the village pier would likely close. The donation of £5,000 comes on the…

Having launched our Dry Dock 2023 Appeal on 19th January we are absolutely delighted to announce that the running appeal today one week after on has already passed the half way point at over £97,000 raised! We have seen one-off donations from over 700 individuals on top of the 500 plus Friends of Waverley that…