Places to Visit and Local Events
Places To Visit

Herefordshire is famous for Hereford cattle, hops and cider. This beautiful largely unspoilt rural county offers much to the visitor: 'black and white' villages, ancient castles and hillforts, historic houses, cathedral cities, open gardens and vineyards. It is home to to several National Plant Collections: Fuschias, Michaelmas Daisies (Asters), Ferns, Sarrecenia, Herbaceous Campanula & Iris Sibirica, Acer, Betula and Zelkova, Historic Apples and a specialist Old English Rose nursery. It is also the home of numerous craftsmen and artists.

The properties are within easy reach of the Malvern Hills, the historic cathedral cities of Hereford, Worcester and Gloucester, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick Castle, Ironbridge, the birthplace of Industrial Britain, the world-famous second-hand book shops in Hay-on-Wye and the hills and lakes of Wales, Other points of interest include the Elgar Trail, the Civil War Trail, the Hop Trail, Ledbury, home of John Masefield and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning, and the beautiful River Wye.

It is ideal for horse riding, cycling, hiking, golfing, all available nearby. There are working farms where you can see cheese being made, feed the chickens, hold baby piglets.

Bromyard Heritage Centre - history of Hops and Beer Making
Local pubs serving local brews
Brockhampton National Trust Medieval moated farmhouse and woodland walks
Shortwood Working Farm
Acton Beauchamp Roses
Malvern Malvern Hills
Walks and kite flying
Morgan Car factory
Hereford Hereford Cathedral and Mappa Mundi and Chained Library
Cider Museum and Factory
Bowling Alley and Children's play centre (for wet days?)
Waterworks Museum - Victorian steam-powered technology
Worcester Worcester Cathedral - King John's tomb and Magna Carta
Commandery - Civil War Museum
Royal Worcester Porcelain Factory, Museum and Seconds Shop
Elgar's birthplace (at Broadheath)
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Building

Local Events

30 April-1 May Spring Festival & National Town Criers' Competition, Bromyard: 01885 482898
13-15 May Spring Garden Show, Malvern: 01684 584900
17-19 June Three Counties Agricultural Show, Malvern: 01684 584900
1-10 July Ledbury Poetry Festival: www.poetry-festival.com
2-3 July Bromyard Gala - Country Show and Steam Rally: 01885 640325
6-7 Aug. Summer Leisure Show, Malvern: 01684 584900
9-11 Sept. Bromyard Folk Festival: www.bromyard-folk-festival.org.uk
25-26 Sept. Autumn Garden and Country Show, Malvern: 01684 584900
10-11 Oct. Ledbury Hop Fair: 01531 632306
15-16 Oct. Cidermaking Festival: www.cidermuseum.co.uk
15-16 Oct. The Big Apple weekend: www.marcherapple.net/bigapple
4 December. Christmas at Eastnor: www.eastnorcastle.com
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