Daily Monday to Friday at 11.30am Sunday at 2.30pm. From the North porch of Hereford Cathedral. Approximately 90 minutes..
FRIDAY 16 MAY
GUIDED TOURS OF GARWAY TEMPLAR CHURCH
Sunday 11 – Sunday 18 May 2025, Guided tours of Garway Templar Church
THE HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM
Monday 12 – Friday 16 May 2025, The Museum tells the story of the The Herefordshire Light Infantry, The Herefordshire Regiment and The Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers.
MEDIEVAL ALLENSMORE
Thursday 15th May. Friday 16th and Sunday 18th May. Allensmore Church. HR2 9AG. What do we know about medieval Allensmore?’
Exhibition of Allensmore’s history from pre Norman Conquest to the 14th century.
DORE ABBEY GUIDED TOURS
11.15 am on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th May at £4 per person. Come and visit Dore Abbey, one of the finest Cistercian survivals set in Herefordshire’s Golden Valley with a guided tour.
HEREFORDSHIRE ARCHAEOLOGY: a reappraisal – Keith Ray
Friday 16 May 2025 2.00pm, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre. Herefordshire Archaeology. 10 years after publication of ‘The Archaeology of Herefordshire: an introduction’, Keith Ray will offer a reappraisal of his topic. .
DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE
Friday May 16 2025 At the Vaga: 6 pm – 8 pm . Down by the Riverside, Andy Seed, the Blue Peter award-winning children’s author will spend a day working with children at Riverside School followed by a Friday Evening of River Memories at The Vaga Tavern with Kevin Tillett and river author Marsha O’Mahony..
NATIONAL TRUST WEIR GARDENS ARCHAEOLOGIST WALK
Friday 16 May 2025 2.00 – 5.00pm, The Weir Garden, Swainshill, Hereford HR4 7QF. Join National Trust Archaeologist Vivianna Caroli as part of Herefordshire Histories Festival.
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.
A GUIDED WALK AT SNODHILL CASTLE
Friday 16 May, 10.30am Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle’s historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate.
SNODHILL CASTLE – SHARE THE DISCOVERY
Friday 16 May 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.
BELGIAN REFUGEES IN HEREFORDSHIRE
Friday 16 May 2025, 7.00pm Much Marcle Church A talk by Jennifer Harrison ‘Belgian refugees – the Herefordshire Connection’.
BUILT ENVIRONMENT AWARDS SCHEME
Friday 16 May 2025 2.30 – 4.00pm, Assembly Room, Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford, HR1 2PJ. 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 free..
LANDSCAPE & LAND USE: LAYERS OF HISTORY
Friday 16 May 2025 10.30am, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre. Landscape & Land Use. This illustrated talk will demonstrate how digital mapping can explore heritage and inform habitat management.
TALK BY JESSE NORMAN MP
Friday 16 May 2025, Kindle Centre A talk by Jesse Norman – Hereford City of Ideas: culture, capability and innovation in the 21st century