Royal Canal Greenway: a Midlands cycle fit for a royal

The Royal Canal Greenway is an ideal journey into our hidden heartlands, writes Marie Toft

Cycling along the Royal Canal Greenway

A heron swooped out of the rushes nestling the Royal Canal Greenway as we cycled along on a balmy August afternoon and I decided it was official — after years of insisting on family holidays beside the coast, I was falling for the many attractions of Ireland’s lush, peaceful heartlands.

It’s hard to take the Cork out of this woman and in the dark months of coronavirus lockdowns, we truly discovered how fortunate we are to live right beside the Atlantic Ocean.