Safe area / Doggy area

unicio

Hi,

I would like to visit Waterford to look around city and nature.

Would you be able to tell me which area is Not to go, and go to area?

I would travel by alone, I wouldn't want be in a trouble.

Wanderer2010

It really depends on where you intend to go, its hard to rate every area of the city as i presume you arent covering all of it. If i had to give some advice on places to avoid, i wouldnt go walking around Larchville, Norwood or Kilcohan. Those areas can be fairly rough. But in general Waterford is a safe city but use your cop on. Dont walk alone at night, keep your car free of valuables and dont show money.

If you want nature, try the Eco Park, Greenway or all the coastal walks around Tramore and Dunmore East too.

SOPHIE THE DOG

The Maypark Trail (alongside the river) is worth a visit.

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/ireland/county-waterford/may-park-trail

Dunmoreroader

Hi unicio, are you trying to avoid doggy areas, where de bow-wows hang out or dodgy areas where bowsies hang out? Confused by your thread title.😉

StringerBell

I don't think I've ever heard of Norwood being described as rough! What's happened there??

nomoedoe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119392325#Comment_119392325

Was thinking the same myself i must of missed that getting rough when did it happen i wonder!

iseegirls

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119389860#Comment_119389860

I think threads that are started past midnight on a Saturday night should be banned more likely. Booze + Internet = rubbish threads like this.

Wanderer2010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119392325#Comment_119392325

Its dog rough. Its one of those estates, along with Comeragh Green, that had notions about itself when it was thrown up in the 80s, a place where working class people could pretend they were posh. But in recent years, a good few bad egg families have ruined Norwood. Walk through it any evening or night and you know exactly what i mean.

Buddy Bubs

Doggy or dodgy?

Ruff or rough?

GandhiwasfromBallyfermot

Where is Norwood again? Don't think I've heard of it before.

Fuzzy Logic

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119395747#Comment_119395747

I'm living close to those 2 areas for the past 7 years and absolutely no issues with it day or night.

Wanderer2010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119397771#Comment_119397771

Walk through the back of Norwood out on to Skibereen Lawn any night after 9pm then get back to me. I cant exactly make it clearer than that. Its gone as bad if not worse than Larchville. Living near the estate is not the same as living next to anti social behaviour.

cassette50

I live there and I walked by at 9pm last night and I'm here to tell the tale.

Norwood and the surrounding area is not rough, far from it.

friendlyfun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119398500#Comment_119398500

You're just whipping up hysteria and nonsense. I've been up there after that time before and never encountered any issues.

azimuth17

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119395747#Comment_119395747

Whatever about the general tenor of your comments, the social commentary bit about working class people is really miserable. You really should remove it.

Wanderer2010

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119407783#Comment_119407783

Sure im working class myself! My comment about Comeragh Green was in relation to the general feeling that people there have notions, and they have no reason to have them since they hadnt a pot to p!ss in, but as often happens when a few of them get together they treat the place like its Dunmore Road..

As for Norwood, everyone there knows the few families that have destroyed the safety and ambience of the area the last decade or so, and in fact i would actually walk through Larchville alone at 2am before i go near Norwood.

KurtBarlow

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119396092#Comment_119396092

Or Dogging

friendlyfun

The most dangerous part of the city is easily the inner city in my opinion

friendlyfun

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119408626#Comment_119408626

I dunno some on the Dunmore Road thing their facts smelling better than everyone else's, let's not forget there was an acid attack but the perpetrator got off lightly for whatever reason

BBM77

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119423548#Comment_119423548

Agree, Dunmore road is not immune to anti-social behaviour. The hoards of zombified teenagers hanging around can be intimidating at times.