Friday 16 May 2025 6.00 - 8.00pm, Vaga Tavern, Hunderton, Hereford A Pop-up celebration of South Wye and the River Wye at Hunderton Andy Seed, the Blue Peter award-winning children’s author will spend a day working with children at Riverside School followed by a...
FRIDAY 16 MAY
A GUIDED WALK AT SNODHILL CASTLE
Friday 16 May, 10.30am - 3.00pm. Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle's historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate. Join us on a captivating 7-mile circular guided walk through the ancient lands of...
DORSTONE CHURCH BELL RINGING
Friday 16th May at 11-12.15am & 14.00-15.15pm. Join us for a c.75 minute visit to learn about our bells and the ancient art of bell ringing. We'll start with a brief introduction to the fascinating history of bells and ringing. Climb into the bell space to see...
HEREFORDSHIRE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Thu 8 - 31 May 2025 during Ross Library Opening Hours, Ross Library Unique images from Herefordshire Lore and Herefordshire Libraries Herefordshire History Archive FREE Exhibition of photos of Herefordshire from World War Two Ross Library, Herefordshire. HR9 7AN 8th...
BROMYARD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY – Made in Bromyard
Saturday 10th May 10am - 12.30. Thursday 15th May and Friday 16th May 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4.30pm From the early 1800s Bromyard was a manufacturing centre. Indeed it was said that if you couldn’t find it in Bromyard, then you didn’t need it. At one time you could...
VISIT to YARPOLE ST LEONARD’S BELLTOWER
Saturday 10 May - Sunday 18th May 2025.Yarpole, St Leonard Parish Church. St Leonard’s Management, Yarpole invites you to our beautiful Bell Tower and Trailblazing 14th century church that was the first reordered church which hosts an award winning Gallery Café,...
THE CIDER MILL AT THE BELL, YARPOLE.
CIDER MILL at the Bell Inn, Yarpole, Open every day except Monday & Tuesday of the festival. The pub still retains the original Mill and large millstone, dating from the 17th century; used for pulping the apples. The Cider Mill was powered using a horse....
GRANGE COURT and GARDENS
Grange Court and Gardens. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 - 4; free tours Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am; Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm Magnificent historic building open to local community and to visitors. I was built in 1633 and am the last surviving Market House...
WEOBLEY MUSEUM – EXTENDED OPENING DURING FESTIVAL
Saturday 10 May - Saturday 17 May 2025. Weobley Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the history and architecture of this lovely black and white village. Special displays in 2025 will include a wall panel commemorating VE Day and exhibits about Weobley during...
EXPLORE THE WOOLHOPE CLUB’S TRANSACTIONS
10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 May, HARC, Rotherwas An exhibition celebrating this unique treasure chest of research about Herefordshire published since 1852. Find out more and start exploring... The Woolhope Club has published research on the county since 1852 in their...
HISTORY OF WIGMORE
10 - 18 May, Wigmore Church Presenting the history of our village church, adjacent castle and community through interpretation funded by the National Lottery. Wigmore church was built by the Normans, enhanced by the mighty Mortimers in the 13th and 14th centuries, the...
PHOTOGRAPHY: BUILDINGS OF ROSS 1975
10 - 18 May, Ross-on-Wye A free exhibition of archive photographs. John Gabb and Derek Preece captured many buildings in the town for a publication that Ross Civic Society issued in 1977. Collectively they represent a fascinating snapshot of the town 50 years ago....
WELLINGTON DOVECOTE & HISTORY DISPLAY
10 - 18 May 2025, Wellington Dovecote A display of village history through themed photographs in the church plus the chance to step inside the 18th century octagonal dovecote. The village dovecote at Stocks Yard is a listed building, dating from the 18th century....
SELLACK WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE TRAIL – SELF-GUIDED
10 - 18 May 2025, Sellack - Self-Guided Trail Almost 20 men are listed on Sellack’s war memorial. The Sellack War Memorial Trail remembers them. The route, mostly following the Herefordshire Trail, runs from Sellack footbridge and the church up to Picts Cross and...
DINEDOR HERITAGE GROUP
Dinedor Heritage GroupDisplay at RotherwasChapel We shall be available while the chapel is open.Display boards will show various aspects of Dinedor Village and Surroundings Â
1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AT CROFT CASTLE
Open Every Day of the Festival and Beyond, Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW Croft Castle was noted in the Domesday book in 1086 and the Croft family have fought to keep their home ever since. In the castle you can uncover stories about the key members...
HEREFORDSHIRE LIFE THROUGH A LENS
10 - 18 May, Online exhibition 130+ oral history video interviews, four full-length documentaries packed with interviews, archive films and photographs. And much more! Catcher Media's free website contains video, photographic and educational content relating to...
THE TIME TRAVELLERS GUIDE EXHIBITION
Various dates and timings, Peterchurch Church Hub Sunday & Monday 11th/12th May 1pm till 4pm, Tuesday 13th 5pm -8pm, Friday 16th -Sunday 18th May, 1pm - 4pm The Exhibition held in St Peter's Church/Hub in Peterchurch, covers a series of stops in an imagined Time...
GUIDED WALKS IN HEREFORD with The Guild of Mayor’s Guides
Daily Monday to Friday at 11.30am Sunday at 2.30pm. Approximately 90 minutes. From the North porch of Hereford Cathedral. Our city’s key location on the Wye and the Welsh border has created a remarkable history, from its Saxon origins and Norman expansion, through...
GUIDED TOURS OF GARWAY TEMPLAR CHURCH
Sun 11 - Sun 18 May, Garway Church Templar Church established in 1180 following a gift of land by Henry II. Round foundations can still be seen. Friends of Garway Church and Garway Heritage Group will be giving tours of the Church during Herefordshire Histories week....
THE HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM
Mon 12 - Fri 16 May, 12.30 - 3.00pm. The Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum The Museum tells the story of the The Herefordshire Light Infantry, The Herefordshire Regiment and The Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers. Admission is free Suvla Barracks, Harold St, Hereford,...
ALL AROUND LEOMINSTER – Photos from the 1980’s
Saturday 3Â - 31 May 2025 2.00 - 5.00pm, The Stables Gallery, Leominster Information Centre, Corn Square, Leominster HR6 8YP A exhibition of black and white photographs taken in and around Leominster in the 1980s by local photographer Christopher Preece who was in his...
MEDIEVAL ALLENSMORE
Thursday 15th May, to Sunday 18th May 2025 Allensmore Church 'What do we know about medieval Allensmore?'Exhibition of Allensmore's history from pre Norman Conquest to the 14th centuryTour(s) of the medieval church with refreshments available. The event will cover...
DORE ABBEY GUIDED TOURS
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May 2025 11.15am, Dore Abbey Dore Abbey Guided Tours - Come and visit one of the finest Cistercian survivals set in Herefordshire's Golden Valley with a guided tour from a local resident and member of the Friends of Dore Abbey. £4 per...
THE KINGSLAND TRAGEDY
Friday 16 May at 7.00pm, Coronation Hall, Kingsland, HR6 9SQ A dramatised retelling of the tragic tale of Fanny Goss in Victorian Kingsland by the Kingsland History Group followed by a Q&A with historical researcher Elizabeth Semper O'Keefe. Admission is £5 and...
SNODHILL CASTLE – SHARE THE DISCOVERY
Friday 16 May, tours at 11am & 2pm. Snodhill Castle Join Garry Crook, castleologist & Chair of the Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust for a tour of the castle and its fortified site. Snodhill Castle is the hidden gem of Norman Marcher castles, forgotten &...
NATIONAL TRUST WEIR GARDENS ARCHAEOLOGIST WALK
Friday 16 May 2025 2.00 - 3.00pm, Weir Garden. We’re celebrating the fascinating history of Herefordshire as part of the Herefordshire Histories Festival with a chance to join National Trust Archaeologist, Vivianna Caroli, on a guided walk. The Weir Garden sits in a...
SNODHILL SECRETS
Friday 16 May 2025, 10.30am - 3.00pm. Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle's historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate. Join us on a captivating 7-mile circular guided walk through the ancient lands...
A HISTORY OF VINE HOUSE, LEDBURY
Friday 16 May, 7.30pm. Burgage Hall, Ledbury A talk by Wendy Hill for Ledbury Civic Society on the History of Vine House and the Development of New Street. Vine House, very close to the historical heart of Ledbury, was built in the 1750s. When Wendy and Bernard Hill...
BELGIAN REFUGEES IN HEREFORDSHIRE
Friday 16 May, 7.00pm. St. Bartholomew’s Church, Much Marcle Jennifer Harrison will be talking about ‘ Belgian refugees – the Herefordshire Connection’. Few people know about the Belgian refugees who fled from the World War 1 German Schlieffen Plan, a swift flanking...
BUILT ENVIRONMENT AWARDS SCHEME
Friday 16 May 2025 2.30 - 4.00pm.Assembly Room, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2PJ Village Hall Launch event with talks in the Town Hall of the Built Environment Awards Scheme from the Hereford Civic Society and Herefordshire Council. All welcome. Admission...
LANDSCAPE & LAND USE: LAYERS OF HISTORY
Friday 16 May 2025 10.30am, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre Join David Lovelace of the Woolhope Club to find out how layers of history can be revealed by geo-referencing maps and aerial photographs. David will use local examples from across the county to...
HEREFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY: a reappraisal – Keith Ray
Friday 16 May 2025 2.00pm, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre As part of the Woolhope Club at HARC programme, Keith will discuss how recent archaeological research has informed his current conclusions and ongoing debates. Several years of excavations at...
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Friday 16 May 2025 6.00 - 8.00pm, Vaga Tavern, Hunderton, Hereford A Pop-up celebration of South Wye and the River Wye at Hunderton Andy Seed, the Blue Peter award-winning children’s author will spend a day working with children at Riverside School followed by a...
A GUIDED WALK AT SNODHILL CASTLE
Friday 16 May, 10.30am - 3.00pm. Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle's historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate. Join us on a captivating 7-mile circular guided walk through the ancient lands of...
DORSTONE CHURCH BELL RINGING
Friday 16th May at 11-12.15am & 14.00-15.15pm. Join us for a c.75 minute visit to learn about our bells and the ancient art of bell ringing. We'll start with a brief introduction to the fascinating history of bells and ringing. Climb into the bell space to see...
HEREFORDSHIRE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Thu 8 - 31 May 2025 during Ross Library Opening Hours, Ross Library Unique images from Herefordshire Lore and Herefordshire Libraries Herefordshire History Archive FREE Exhibition of photos of Herefordshire from World War Two Ross Library, Herefordshire. HR9 7AN 8th...
BROMYARD LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY – Made in Bromyard
Saturday 10th May 10am - 12.30. Thursday 15th May and Friday 16th May 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4.30pm From the early 1800s Bromyard was a manufacturing centre. Indeed it was said that if you couldn’t find it in Bromyard, then you didn’t need it. At one time you could...
VISIT to YARPOLE ST LEONARD’S BELLTOWER
Saturday 10 May - Sunday 18th May 2025.Yarpole, St Leonard Parish Church. St Leonard’s Management, Yarpole invites you to our beautiful Bell Tower and Trailblazing 14th century church that was the first reordered church which hosts an award winning Gallery Café,...
THE CIDER MILL AT THE BELL, YARPOLE.
CIDER MILL at the Bell Inn, Yarpole, Open every day except Monday & Tuesday of the festival. The pub still retains the original Mill and large millstone, dating from the 17th century; used for pulping the apples. The Cider Mill was powered using a horse....
GRANGE COURT and GARDENS
Grange Court and Gardens. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 - 4; free tours Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am; Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm Magnificent historic building open to local community and to visitors. I was built in 1633 and am the last surviving Market House...
WEOBLEY MUSEUM – EXTENDED OPENING DURING FESTIVAL
Saturday 10 May - Saturday 17 May 2025. Weobley Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the history and architecture of this lovely black and white village. Special displays in 2025 will include a wall panel commemorating VE Day and exhibits about Weobley during...
EXPLORE THE WOOLHOPE CLUB’S TRANSACTIONS
10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 May, HARC, Rotherwas An exhibition celebrating this unique treasure chest of research about Herefordshire published since 1852. Find out more and start exploring... The Woolhope Club has published research on the county since 1852 in their...
HISTORY OF WIGMORE
10 - 18 May, Wigmore Church Presenting the history of our village church, adjacent castle and community through interpretation funded by the National Lottery. Wigmore church was built by the Normans, enhanced by the mighty Mortimers in the 13th and 14th centuries, the...
PHOTOGRAPHY: BUILDINGS OF ROSS 1975
10 - 18 May, Ross-on-Wye A free exhibition of archive photographs. John Gabb and Derek Preece captured many buildings in the town for a publication that Ross Civic Society issued in 1977. Collectively they represent a fascinating snapshot of the town 50 years ago....
WELLINGTON DOVECOTE & HISTORY DISPLAY
10 - 18 May 2025, Wellington Dovecote A display of village history through themed photographs in the church plus the chance to step inside the 18th century octagonal dovecote. The village dovecote at Stocks Yard is a listed building, dating from the 18th century....
SELLACK WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE TRAIL – SELF-GUIDED
10 - 18 May 2025, Sellack - Self-Guided Trail Almost 20 men are listed on Sellack’s war memorial. The Sellack War Memorial Trail remembers them. The route, mostly following the Herefordshire Trail, runs from Sellack footbridge and the church up to Picts Cross and...
DINEDOR HERITAGE GROUP
Dinedor Heritage GroupDisplay at RotherwasChapel We shall be available while the chapel is open.Display boards will show various aspects of Dinedor Village and Surroundings Â
1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AT CROFT CASTLE
Open Every Day of the Festival and Beyond, Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW Croft Castle was noted in the Domesday book in 1086 and the Croft family have fought to keep their home ever since. In the castle you can uncover stories about the key members...
HEREFORDSHIRE LIFE THROUGH A LENS
10 - 18 May, Online exhibition 130+ oral history video interviews, four full-length documentaries packed with interviews, archive films and photographs. And much more! Catcher Media's free website contains video, photographic and educational content relating to...
THE TIME TRAVELLERS GUIDE EXHIBITION
Various dates and timings, Peterchurch Church Hub Sunday & Monday 11th/12th May 1pm till 4pm, Tuesday 13th 5pm -8pm, Friday 16th -Sunday 18th May, 1pm - 4pm The Exhibition held in St Peter's Church/Hub in Peterchurch, covers a series of stops in an imagined Time...
GUIDED WALKS IN HEREFORD with The Guild of Mayor’s Guides
Daily Monday to Friday at 11.30am Sunday at 2.30pm. Approximately 90 minutes. From the North porch of Hereford Cathedral. Our city’s key location on the Wye and the Welsh border has created a remarkable history, from its Saxon origins and Norman expansion, through...
GUIDED TOURS OF GARWAY TEMPLAR CHURCH
Sun 11 - Sun 18 May, Garway Church Templar Church established in 1180 following a gift of land by Henry II. Round foundations can still be seen. Friends of Garway Church and Garway Heritage Group will be giving tours of the Church during Herefordshire Histories week....
THE HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM
Mon 12 - Fri 16 May, 12.30 - 3.00pm. The Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum The Museum tells the story of the The Herefordshire Light Infantry, The Herefordshire Regiment and The Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers. Admission is free Suvla Barracks, Harold St, Hereford,...
ALL AROUND LEOMINSTER – Photos from the 1980’s
Saturday 3Â - 31 May 2025 2.00 - 5.00pm, The Stables Gallery, Leominster Information Centre, Corn Square, Leominster HR6 8YP A exhibition of black and white photographs taken in and around Leominster in the 1980s by local photographer Christopher Preece who was in his...
MEDIEVAL ALLENSMORE
Thursday 15th May, to Sunday 18th May 2025 Allensmore Church 'What do we know about medieval Allensmore?'Exhibition of Allensmore's history from pre Norman Conquest to the 14th centuryTour(s) of the medieval church with refreshments available. The event will cover...
DORE ABBEY GUIDED TOURS
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May 2025 11.15am, Dore Abbey Dore Abbey Guided Tours - Come and visit one of the finest Cistercian survivals set in Herefordshire's Golden Valley with a guided tour from a local resident and member of the Friends of Dore Abbey. £4 per...
THE KINGSLAND TRAGEDY
Friday 16 May at 7.00pm, Coronation Hall, Kingsland, HR6 9SQ A dramatised retelling of the tragic tale of Fanny Goss in Victorian Kingsland by the Kingsland History Group followed by a Q&A with historical researcher Elizabeth Semper O'Keefe. Admission is £5 and...
SNODHILL CASTLE – SHARE THE DISCOVERY
Friday 16 May, tours at 11am & 2pm. Snodhill Castle Join Garry Crook, castleologist & Chair of the Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust for a tour of the castle and its fortified site. Snodhill Castle is the hidden gem of Norman Marcher castles, forgotten &...
NATIONAL TRUST WEIR GARDENS ARCHAEOLOGIST WALK
Friday 16 May 2025 2.00 - 3.00pm, Weir Garden. We’re celebrating the fascinating history of Herefordshire as part of the Herefordshire Histories Festival with a chance to join National Trust Archaeologist, Vivianna Caroli, on a guided walk. The Weir Garden sits in a...
SNODHILL SECRETS
Friday 16 May 2025, 10.30am - 3.00pm. Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle's historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate. Join us on a captivating 7-mile circular guided walk through the ancient lands...
A HISTORY OF VINE HOUSE, LEDBURY
Friday 16 May, 7.30pm. Burgage Hall, Ledbury A talk by Wendy Hill for Ledbury Civic Society on the History of Vine House and the Development of New Street. Vine House, very close to the historical heart of Ledbury, was built in the 1750s. When Wendy and Bernard Hill...
BELGIAN REFUGEES IN HEREFORDSHIRE
Friday 16 May, 7.00pm. St. Bartholomew’s Church, Much Marcle Jennifer Harrison will be talking about ‘ Belgian refugees – the Herefordshire Connection’. Few people know about the Belgian refugees who fled from the World War 1 German Schlieffen Plan, a swift flanking...
BUILT ENVIRONMENT AWARDS SCHEME
Friday 16 May 2025 2.30 - 4.00pm.Assembly Room, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2PJ Village Hall Launch event with talks in the Town Hall of the Built Environment Awards Scheme from the Hereford Civic Society and Herefordshire Council. All welcome. Admission...
LANDSCAPE & LAND USE: LAYERS OF HISTORY
Friday 16 May 2025 10.30am, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre Join David Lovelace of the Woolhope Club to find out how layers of history can be revealed by geo-referencing maps and aerial photographs. David will use local examples from across the county to...
HEREFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY: a reappraisal – Keith Ray
Friday 16 May 2025 2.00pm, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre As part of the Woolhope Club at HARC programme, Keith will discuss how recent archaeological research has informed his current conclusions and ongoing debates. Several years of excavations at...