Saturday and Sunday 10 and 11 May, 11 till 5, Fair Oak, Bacton, Herefordshire HR2 0AT. Fair Oak Cider’s horse-powered cider mill will be open for visitors to come and enjoy cider, dray rides with Featherstone, and Sunanta’s Thai buffet..
SATURDAY 10 MAY
HEREFORDSHIRE IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
8th May to 31 May : during Ross-on-Wye Library opening times. A celebration of what life was like in Herefordshire during the Second World War.
MADLEY HISTORY WALK
Saturday 10th May 2025, at 9.45am, walk 10am to 12am, Madley Recreation Ground. Visit the remarkable 12th century Church with Ed Kelly’s modern artworks, beautiful 13c stained glass and large crypt chapel. Also see the Forge; 1790 Workhouse; an ancient wood with wild orchids;
NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND
Sat 10th and Sun 11th MAY, 2025, National Mills Weekend. Various sites around Herefordshire and beyond. This year 23 mills hope to be open to the public in this area; 9 in Herefordshire, 6 in Shropshire, 6 in Worcestershire and 2 in Powys.
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, Bromyard Local & Family History Centre, 5 Sherford Street Bromyard HR7 4DL. An exhibition of photographs and artifacts showing the trades of Bromyard & District spanning one hundred and fifty years..
MORDIFORD WATER MILL
Saturday 10 May 2025 10.00 – 4.00pm, Mordiford Water Mill. Mordiford Water Mill. A tall stone corn mill on a steep site. The large overshot waterwheel drove iron machinery & 2 pairs of stones.
HEREFORDSHIRE HISTORY DAY AT HARC
10 May 2025, HARC, Rotherwas Herefordshire History Day at HARC. Herefordshire Family History Society will be hosting a history day at the HARC in Rotherwas where we will welcoming other history organisations to come along and display what they have to offer. Societies who have agreed to exhibit at the moment are: Bartonsham History Group, Bromyard Local History Society, Caring for God’s Acre, Hereford Community Farm, Dinedor Heritage Group, Rotherwas Together and the Woolhope Club
THE CIDER MILL AT THE BELL, YARPOLE.
Every day except Monday & Tuesday of the festival, Bell Inn, Yarpole. Combine your visit to the Bell Tower at Yarpole and view the original Cider Mill and Press at the Bell at Yarpole..
REMEMBERING ST JOHN KEMBLE
Saturday 10th May. Tour 1.40 pm, followed by talk at 2 pm. St Francis Xavier’s RC Church HR4 9AP. A talk about the life, times and death of Herefordshire’s own martyr, St John Kemble. A short tour of St Francis Xavier’s R C Church is also offered..
NMITE GRADUATION PROCESSION
Saturday 10 May 2025 1.50pm, Hereford Green Dragon Hotel. Academic Procession from the Green Dragon Hotel to Hereford Cathedral for NMITE’s first Graduation Ceremony..
GRANGE COURT and GARDENS
Grange Court, Leominster. Throughout Herefordshire History Festival week my friendly volunteer guides will be offering free short guided tours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 11am; Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm. Magnificent historic building open to local community and to visitors. Free entry Monday to Saturday, 10 – 4.
HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST – Minibus Tour of sites of H&G Canal
Saturday 10 May 2025 10.00am till Mid afternoon, Aylestone Park, Hereford. A whistle stop tour of sites on the H&G Canal in Herefordshire.
CALLOW VE DAY ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Saturday 10 May 2025 3.00 – 5.00pm, Callow Parish Hall. A tea party at Callow Parish Hall on Saturday 10 May 2025 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of V.E. Day, with an exhibition of Second World War photographs and memorabilia, and the opportunity to speak to people who can remember Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945..
HEREFORD DIOCESAN GUILD OF BELLRINGERS
Saturday 10 May 2025 3.00 – 5.00pm, St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye. AGM of the HDGB will be held in St Marys Church Ross on Wye, we will include activities and some archive material from our Guild (139 years old).
VISIT to YARPOLE ST LEONARD’S BELLTOWER
10th to 18th May 2025 – Visit to Yarpole with a pre-ordered afternoon tea at the Gallery Café on Weds 14 May. 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, Village Shop and Post Office.