The world's last seagoing paddle steamer will dock in Suffolk next month. 

Waverley, which finished its working life in 1974, is expected to return to Suffolk after visiting the county in 2023. 

More than 500 passengers boarded the ship in Ipswich in September 2023, which marked its return to the county for the first time in 23 years. 

After generating "significant interest" in Suffolk, the vessel will return in September 2024. 

The ship will dock in Ipswich on Friday, September 27, where it will take passengers down the River Orwell, under the Orwell Bridge and into the Thames Estuary to Southend-on-Sea where they will arrive at the longest pleasure pier in the world. 

Waverley is then expected to return to the county in October when it will dock in Southwold before taking people to Clacton. 

It will also take people to London along the River Thames but these tickets are already sold out.

The tickets are one-way and can be purchased on the company's website