Lingaun Loop FREE bus Service | Explore the Sacred Lingaun Valley

Visitors to the heart of Ireland’s Ancient East now have an opportunity to explore a sacred, unspoilt rural valley that straddles three counties, and experience 5,000 years of history, on a 50km loop, all at their own pace.

The Lingaun Loop bus service pilot has just begun. It offers both locals and visitors to the South East an opportunity to link in with the orbital minibus service from existing bus or train routes in Kilkenny, Waterford and Tipperary.

The free mini-bus service allows visitors to venture deep into the Lingaun Valley in the heart of rural Ireland and visit its high crosses, castles, churches and tombs and enjoy a variety of walks and hikes, stopping off at local cafes and pubs along the way.

The route and frequency are designed to link in with existing public transport services from popular bases such as Kilkenny city and Waterford city, or Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir in Tipperary. The Lingaun Loop stops at, or close to, key visitor attractions. Passengers can hop on or off at any one of 13 stops along the 50km route and rejoin the service later.

The Lingaun Loop orbits the area five times a day, seven days a week, starting at 9.30am and finishing just after 5.20pm. Stops include Tullahought, Kilkieran High Crosses, Parkside in Carrick-on-Suir, Dove Hill Centre, Kilsheelan, Kilcash Village, Kilcash Castle, Grangemockler, Killamery, Windgap, Knockroe Passage Tomb, Slate Quarries and Ahenny High Crosses. The full timetable and details about how to link with the loop are available on the Lingaun Valley website: https://lingaunvalley.ie/lingaun-loop-bus-service/

The Lingaun Loop is being piloted by Kilkenny LEADER Partnership in association with the Local Link service until September. The project is co-funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. The ‘action research’ pilot initiative will feed into a research project which will showcase demand and mobility options throughout the summer season. The raw data collected will be used to determine the feasibility of operating the service beyond the pilot term.;