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Hereford Attractions

Hereford, on the Wye, was the seat of a bishop as early as the seventh century and was fortified in the Middle Ages, however, nothing remains of this.
Picture of Cathedral
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This late 11th C Cathedral shows the various styles leading up to the Reformation period.
Abbey Dore Church
About 13mi/20km southwest of Hereford is the beautiful parish church of Abbey Dore, set among fruit orchards at the end of the "Golden Valley" of the little River Dore. The church was founded in 1147 as the church of a Cistercian abbey and is in the latest Transitional style. It was restored in the early 17th C by Viscount Scudamore.
Address
Dore Abbey
Ryefield, Wormbridge
Herefordshire HR2 9DB
England
http://www.doreabbey.org.uk
Hours
January 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open9:009:009:009:009:009:009:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Tips
Phone for information on festivals. Parking is free along the roadside. Hours may be extended in the summer.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
All Saints Church
The parish church of All Saints is worth a visit. It has fine 15th century choir stalls and a 15th century painting of the Annunciation. In accordance with an old custom the 313 books in the library (1715) are chained.
Belmont Golf Course
Belmont is an 18-hole, par 72 course - 6500 yards long and is located on 220 acres of lush countryside and along a wide river.

The Club Lodge includes a restaurant, conference rooms, tennis courts and snooker tables.
Address
Belmont Lodge & Golf Course
Belmont
Hereford HR2 9SA
England
http://www.belmont-hereford.co.uk
Facilities
On-site accomodations
Restaurant or food service
Brilley, England
(Near Hereford)
Brilley, a lovely little town, is popular for camping and exploring Herefordshire and Wales.
Brilley - Cwmmau Farmhouse
This early 17th century timber-framed and stone-tiled farmhouse is a National Trust property located in Brilley, Whitney-on-Wye.
Address
Cwmmau Farmhouse
Brilley
Whitney-on-Wye HR3 6JP
England
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-cwmmaufarmhouse
Hours
May 17 to May 18
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed14:0014:00
Close 17:0017:00
June 14 to June 15
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed14:0014:00
Close 17:0017:00
September 27 to September 28
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed14:0014:00
Close 17:0017:00
December 20 to December 21
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed13:0013:00
Close 16:0016:00
Cost
Family 9.50
Adult 3.80
Child 1.90
All values are in local currency
Tips
Viewing by guided tour only.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Bromyard, England
(Near Hereford)
Bromyard is a small town with numerous half-timbered houses. The town also has a local toyshop that houses a museum of dolls and teddy bears.

Bromyard is a popular destination at Christmas time when the town lights up with the help of volunteers, a tradition that began in 1962.
Address
Bromyard Tourist Office
TIC & Heritage Centre
1 Rowberry Street
Bromyard HR7 4DU
England
Bromyard - Edvin Loach Old Church
At Edvin Loach Old Church, a 19th C church, visitors can see the ruins of an 11th C church.
Tips
Dogs allowed.
City Museum and Art Gallery
The Hereford City Museum and Art Gallery contains exhibits from the Bronze and Iron Age together with the Roman Castra Magna (5mi/8km northwest), geological material and pictures by local artists.
Address
City Museum and Art Gallery
Broad Street
Hereford
England
Hours
January 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed10:0010:0010:0010:0010:00Closed
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Tips
Holiday hours 1- 4 pm.
Coningsby Hospital
Coningsby Hospital or Black Cross Hospital, an early 17th century building, was designed to accommodate old soldiers, sailors and servants. In the garden there is a Preaching Cross from 1370.
Address
Coningsby Museum and Chapel
Widemarsh Street
Hereford
England
Hours
January 1 to December 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosed14:0014:0014:00Closed14:0014:00
Close 17:0017:0017:00 17:0017:00
Parking
None
Disabled
No facilities for persons with disabilities.
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Croft Castle
Dating from the 14/15th C and partly rebuilt in the 18th C, Croft Castle (5mi/8km northwest of Hereford) was built on land which has been held by the Croft family of Domesday for 900 years, since the Norman Conquest until 1957. The furniture (17/18th century) of this castle with four round corner towers is worth seeing. There are beautiful avenues of trees in the park.
Address
Croft Castle
Leominster HR6 9PW
England
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-croftcastle
Hours
March 1 to March 16
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed13:0013:00
Close 17:0017:00
March 19 to October 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosed13:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
November 1 to December 21
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed13:0013:00
Close 16:0016:00
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Always closed on:
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Cost
Family 14.50
Adult 5.90
Grounds / gardens only around attraction 3.60
Child 15 & under 2.95
All values are in local currency
Tips
Last admission 30mins before closing.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Restaurant or food service
Transit
Bus: Primrose 493/4 from Leominster station
Typical Visit
1 hour
Eastnor Castle
Eastnor Castle (1.5mi/3km southeast of Hereford), built 1812-1817 by Sir Robert Smirke, has a good collection of pictures, weaponry and tapestries. It stands in a beautiful park with many rare trees.
Address
Eastnor Castle
Eastnor
Ledbury HR8 1RL
England
http://www.eastnorcastle.co.uk
Hours
March 30 to July 13
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed11:00
Close 16:30
July 14 to August 29
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open11:0011:0011:0011:0011:00Closed11:00
Close16:3016:3016:3016:3016:30 16:30
August 30 to September 28
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed11:00
Close 16:30
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Cost
Family 21.00
Adult 8.00
Senior 7.00
Child 5.00
Grounds / gardens only around attraction 4.00
All values are in local currency
Tips
Last admission 4:00 pm.
Parking
Free
Disabled
Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.
Facilities
Gift shop
Restaurant or food service
Kilpeck Church
Just 7mi/11km southwest of Hereford is the small but very beautiful Norman church of Kilpeck, built about 1120-70, with magnificent carving and a Norman font. The carving shows Scandinavian affinities, which may be attributed to settlers brought here from Kent by Harold (who became Earl of Hereford in 1058).
Longtown Castle
Longtown Castle is a cylindrical 13th C keep perched atop an enormous earthen motte. The walls are 4.5m (15ft) thick. The location offers magnificent views of the Black Mountains.
Address
Longtown Castle
Longtown
England
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=349
Tips
Dogs allowed.
Rotherwas Chapel
This Roman Catholic chapel dates from the 14th and 16th centuries with a mid-Victorian side chapel and High Altar.
Tips
The keykeeper is located at nearby filling station.
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Transit
BritRail: Hereford
Swainshill - The Weir
The Weir is a National Trust property located in Swainshill. The riverside garden overlooks the Wye and offers fine views of the Black Mountains. The garden is particularly spectacular in the early spring.
Address
Middle Littleton Tithe Barn / The Weir/ Dovecoat - Kinwarton / Hawford /Wichenford
c/o Regional Office
Hereford HR4 8BS
England
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-middlelittletontithebarn
Hours
January 24 to January 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed11:0011:00
Close 16:0016:00
February 1 to February 29
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosed11:0011:0011:0011:0011:00
Close 16:0016:0016:0016:0016:00
March 1 to May 5
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open11:0011:0011:0011:0011:0011:0011:00
Close17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
May 7 to October 26
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosed11:0011:0011:0011:0011:00
Close 17:0017:0017:0017:0017:00
Always opened on:
Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Cost
Family 10.00
Adult 4.00
Child 2.00
All values are in local currency
Tips
No toilet facilties. Last admission 45mins before closing.
Parking
Free
Transit
Bus: Roy Brown 446 from Hereford station
Weobley, England
(Near Hereford)
Weobley is a tiny but pretty little village (9mi/14km southwest of Hereford; pop. 800). There are an unusually high number of well-preserved half-timbered houses. The Red Lion dates back to the 13th century and the church, which is mainly 14th century, has a beautiful tower and fine monuments.
Weobley Castle is a National Trust Property. Weobley has numerous specialty shops, tea rooms, and a local history centre.
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