Saturday 10 May (Afternoon Session) 2025 1.00 – 5.00pm, Hereford Quaker Meeting House. STORIES AND SONG
1pm-5pm
Free drop-in entry.
Quaker Meeting House, 21 King Street, Hereford HR4 9BX.
HEREFORD AREA
SUTTON WALLS GUIDED WALKS AND DISPLAYS
Sunday 11 May 2025 2.00 – 5.00pm, Start from Sutton St Michael Church HR1 3AY. Bookable Walks at 10am and 1pm and History Display and refreshments in the Village Hall from 9.30am to 2pm..
GUIDED WALKS IN HEREFORD with The Guild of Mayor’s Guides
Daily Monday to Friday at 11.30am Sunday at 2.30pm. From the North porch of Hereford Cathedral. Approximately 90 minutes..
HEREFORD WATERWORKS MUSEUM STEAM DAY
Sunday 11 May 2025 11.00 – 4.00pm, Hereford Waterworks Museum. If you’re a steam buff, looking for a family day out, or at all interested in history, the Waterworks Museum’s steam day will be perfect for you! See the engines come to life, play in the water park, and visit our refurbished World War Two display. .
BRIAN HATTON TALK BY ROBIN THORNDYKE – BREINTON HISTORY GROUP
Monday 12 May 2025 7.30pm, Breinton Village Hall. Robin Thorndyke will be presenting an illustrated talk on the work of the much admired local young artist Brian Hatton(1887-1916). .
A STROLL THROUGH BARTONSHAM’S HISTORY
Tuesday May 13 6.00 pm (2 hours approx.). Join Bartonsham History to learn about the Bishops’ mills, Knights Templars, St Owens’ ‘lost’ church, and civic swims – in the river! .
JOHN ABELL, 17th-century ‘Architector’
Tuesday 13 May 2025 2.30pm, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre. John Abell, the Kings Carpenter. This richly – illustrated talk by Duncan James will explores the life and work of this remarkable man.
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.
TALK: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ALLENSMORE COURT AND ITS CONTENTS?
Tuesday 13th May 6.30.-8.00 pm, Pateshall Village Hall, HR2 9AF. Whatever happened to Allensmore Court and its contents?’ plus display of photos, documents, recollections of life at the ‘big house’ before the sale of its contents in 1957 and its demolition the following year.
WW2 EXHIBITION
Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 May 2025 between 10.30 and 3.30 WW2 Exhibition of a private collection of British Second World War vehicles and equipment including weapons and uniforms, as part of our Living History group displays.
THE TREASURES AND HISTORY OF THE CITY OF HEREFORD
Wednesday’s between 10:30am – 2:30pm, Hereford Town Hall. The Treasures and History of the City of Hereford. FREE entry to The Heritage Suite including The Mayor’s Parlour and Silver Museum.
REPLICA HOARD HANDLING and STORE TOURS
Wednesday 15 May 2025 10:00-15:00 – Replica Hoard handling. Tours on the hour, History Store. 58 Friar Street. Explore the hidden treasures of our collection stores, including the incredible Herefordshire Hoard..
MUSEUM OF CIDER – Talk by Elizabeth Pimblett and Elisha Mason
Thursday 15 May 2025 11.00am,Museum of Cider. Museum of Cider Curators’ talk on innovations drawn from the museum’s collections shows how we can fly the flag for this Herefordshire tradition..
IRON AGE HILLFORT – Guided walk by Prof Keith Ray
Thu 15 May 2025, 6.00 – 8.00pm Eaton Camp, Ruckhall, Eaton Bishop, Hereford HR2 9QG Eaton Camp Iron Age Hillfort.
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.