Join us at Leominster Library for a captivating journey into one of Herefordshire’s greatest treasures! The Herefordshire Pomona - edited by an unassuming country doctor and brought to life by the extraordinary illustrations of two largely forgotten women - has grown...
NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE
Grange Court, Leominster
Beautiful, Grade 2 listed market hall, built in 1633 by 'Kings Carpenter' John Abel and lavishly decorated with fine carvings. It originally stood in the centre of Leominster as part of a busy market and was rebuilt on the Grange in 1859 as a private house. It is now...
Guided Tour of 17th-Century Rodd Court
Step back in time with a fascinating guided tour of the atmospheric Jacobean manor house, Rodd Court. Led by knowledgeable guide Alisdair, this one-hour experience offers a unique opportunity to explore the rich history and character of this remarkable building....
Archaeology Walk At The Rodd
Step into the past with Herefordshire archaeologist Tim Hoverd and uncover thousands of years of human history on a guided archaeology walk through the beautiful Welsh Marches landscape. This 1.5 hour circular walk will explore the signs of human habitation...
Guided Walk around Sutton Walls
Herefordshire Histories Festival – Guided Walks on Sutton Walls and Displays Sunday May 17th Herefordshire Histories Festival is a county wide festival, new from 2025, celebrating the extraordinary history of the County of Herefordshire. The Festival recognises that...
Compassionate Quakers
Compassionate Quakers Join us on a walk around some of the key places associated with the story of the Quakers in Leominster, including Henry Stanley Newman, founder of the Orphan's Press and associated children's home. Tuesday, 19 May, 11 - 1 Meet outside the...
Elizabethan Wall Paintings in Wellington
All bookings must be made via Eventbrite please. This is not a drop in event - only visitors with tickets via Eventbrite may attend. Link to booking page. During house improvements and redecoration in 2018, the home owners of Church House Farm uncovered paintings...
Celebrating Weobley Churchyard
Weobley and District Local History Society, the Weobley Branch of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and Weobley PCC are celebrating 25 years of Caring for God's Acre in Weobley churchyard. Enjoy guided walks, short talks, hands-on activities for all ages exploring the...
Wellington Dovecote
In Wellington, the Stocks House dovecote is a very fine example of a dovecote. It’s early 18th century, octagonal with “diaper patterns in flared headers” – the brickwork patterns outside. The interior is circular and there are row upon row of nests, reaching all...
Farming in Herefordshire since 1945
Tickets: £5 on the door, and to be certain of a seat you can reserve/purchase tickets in advance. There has been farming in the Arrow Valley for thousands of years but there was never more change in Agriculture than that which occured after the Second World war. Tony...
Guided Walks in Historic Leominster
A 90 minute guided walk and talk. Join the tour as we trace Leominster's long history from the foundation of its minster church and first monastery in AD 660. The easy-paced tour, via historic landmarks of Leominster, begins and ends in Corn Square. Tickets £5.00...
Leominster History Society
Programme 2026 Wednesday, March 18th - TIM HOVERD The story of Snodhill Castle, in the Golden Valley between Peterchurch and Dorstone. A unique castle with an extraordinary history. Wednesday, April 15th - DAVID LOVELACE Leominster landscape and agriculture. The...
Strolling Players
STROLLING PLAYERS The story of Sarah Siddons, the Kemble family and other theatrical groups who travelled and performed around the country A talk by Stuart Currie of Leominster Heritage Guides Grange Court, Leominster HR6 8NL Thursday 26 March, 7pm. Bar opens at 6.30...
The Orchard in the Hillfort
The Orchard in the Hillfort Circular walk 3.5 miles to Risbury Hillfort with its lovely orchard, where we will have a short talk about this historic site and a bring and share picnic Sunday 10 May 2026 Meet 2.30pm at Humber Woodland of Remembrance (HR6 0NE) Tickets...
Landscape, Architecture and Memory – The Drawings of Elizabeth Lewis
Elizabeth Jane Woodhouse Lewis (1813–1874) was born in Ludlow and spent much of her life at Yatton Court, Aymestrey. She seems to have been a remarkably independent spirit, who defied her father by marrying geologist and antiquarian, Revd Thomas Taylor Lewis. She was...
The Tichborne family
This talk will tell the history of one of the oldest English families, the Tichbornes of Hampshire, who have lived at Tichborne near Winchester since before the Norman Conquest and still live there now. Their story includes a twelfth century curse that came true in...
Ocean Liners
A nostalgic return to the days when passenger ships looked like ships and passengers had cabins not staterooms. An age when ships engaged on long distance voyages and not seven night cruises. The Advent of jet travel in the late 1950s changed everything and shipping...
Herefordshire Hillforts
The literature on the Iron Age in Britain is replete with descriptions of the form and the excavation of hilltop or hillslope enclosures commonly known as ‘hillforts.’ Areas in - or close to - the upland areas of Britain sometimes have particularly dense distributions...
The Peasants’ Revolt
In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation. A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been...
The Story of the Herefordshire Pomona
Join us at Leominster Library for a captivating journey into one of Herefordshire’s greatest treasures! The Herefordshire Pomona - edited by an unassuming country doctor and brought to life by the extraordinary illustrations of two largely forgotten women - has grown...
Grange Court, Leominster
Beautiful, Grade 2 listed market hall, built in 1633 by 'Kings Carpenter' John Abel and lavishly decorated with fine carvings. It originally stood in the centre of Leominster as part of a busy market and was rebuilt on the Grange in 1859 as a private house. It is now...
Guided Tour of 17th-Century Rodd Court
Step back in time with a fascinating guided tour of the atmospheric Jacobean manor house, Rodd Court. Led by knowledgeable guide Alisdair, this one-hour experience offers a unique opportunity to explore the rich history and character of this remarkable building....
Archaeology Walk At The Rodd
Step into the past with Herefordshire archaeologist Tim Hoverd and uncover thousands of years of human history on a guided archaeology walk through the beautiful Welsh Marches landscape. This 1.5 hour circular walk will explore the signs of human habitation...
Guided Walk around Sutton Walls
Herefordshire Histories Festival – Guided Walks on Sutton Walls and Displays Sunday May 17th Herefordshire Histories Festival is a county wide festival, new from 2025, celebrating the extraordinary history of the County of Herefordshire. The Festival recognises that...
Compassionate Quakers
Compassionate Quakers Join us on a walk around some of the key places associated with the story of the Quakers in Leominster, including Henry Stanley Newman, founder of the Orphan's Press and associated children's home. Tuesday, 19 May, 11 - 1 Meet outside the...
Elizabethan Wall Paintings in Wellington
All bookings must be made via Eventbrite please. This is not a drop in event - only visitors with tickets via Eventbrite may attend. Link to booking page. During house improvements and redecoration in 2018, the home owners of Church House Farm uncovered paintings...
Celebrating Weobley Churchyard
Weobley and District Local History Society, the Weobley Branch of Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and Weobley PCC are celebrating 25 years of Caring for God's Acre in Weobley churchyard. Enjoy guided walks, short talks, hands-on activities for all ages exploring the...
Wellington Dovecote
In Wellington, the Stocks House dovecote is a very fine example of a dovecote. It’s early 18th century, octagonal with “diaper patterns in flared headers” – the brickwork patterns outside. The interior is circular and there are row upon row of nests, reaching all...
Farming in Herefordshire since 1945
Tickets: £5 on the door, and to be certain of a seat you can reserve/purchase tickets in advance. There has been farming in the Arrow Valley for thousands of years but there was never more change in Agriculture than that which occured after the Second World war. Tony...
Guided Walks in Historic Leominster
A 90 minute guided walk and talk. Join the tour as we trace Leominster's long history from the foundation of its minster church and first monastery in AD 660. The easy-paced tour, via historic landmarks of Leominster, begins and ends in Corn Square. Tickets £5.00...
Leominster History Society
Programme 2026 Wednesday, March 18th - TIM HOVERD The story of Snodhill Castle, in the Golden Valley between Peterchurch and Dorstone. A unique castle with an extraordinary history. Wednesday, April 15th - DAVID LOVELACE Leominster landscape and agriculture. The...
Strolling Players
STROLLING PLAYERS The story of Sarah Siddons, the Kemble family and other theatrical groups who travelled and performed around the country A talk by Stuart Currie of Leominster Heritage Guides Grange Court, Leominster HR6 8NL Thursday 26 March, 7pm. Bar opens at 6.30...
The Orchard in the Hillfort
The Orchard in the Hillfort Circular walk 3.5 miles to Risbury Hillfort with its lovely orchard, where we will have a short talk about this historic site and a bring and share picnic Sunday 10 May 2026 Meet 2.30pm at Humber Woodland of Remembrance (HR6 0NE) Tickets...
Landscape, Architecture and Memory – The Drawings of Elizabeth Lewis
Elizabeth Jane Woodhouse Lewis (1813–1874) was born in Ludlow and spent much of her life at Yatton Court, Aymestrey. She seems to have been a remarkably independent spirit, who defied her father by marrying geologist and antiquarian, Revd Thomas Taylor Lewis. She was...
The Tichborne family
This talk will tell the history of one of the oldest English families, the Tichbornes of Hampshire, who have lived at Tichborne near Winchester since before the Norman Conquest and still live there now. Their story includes a twelfth century curse that came true in...
Ocean Liners
A nostalgic return to the days when passenger ships looked like ships and passengers had cabins not staterooms. An age when ships engaged on long distance voyages and not seven night cruises. The Advent of jet travel in the late 1950s changed everything and shipping...
Herefordshire Hillforts
The literature on the Iron Age in Britain is replete with descriptions of the form and the excavation of hilltop or hillslope enclosures commonly known as ‘hillforts.’ Areas in - or close to - the upland areas of Britain sometimes have particularly dense distributions...
The Peasants’ Revolt
In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation. A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been...