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...
SATURDAY 17 MAY
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....
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....
GUIDED WALKS OF HISTORIC LEOMINSTER
10, 14, 17 May 2025, Leominster Information Centre There will be three opportunities this week to join a 90 minute guided walk of Leominster Town Centre Leominster Heritage Guides invite you to join one of their experienced volunteer guides on a fascinating walk...
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...
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...
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...
TOUR OF CRASWALL PRIORY SITE
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.30pm, Craswall Priory. Organised by the Longtown and District Historical Society with the Grandmontine Society we offer a tour of the rarely accessible site of the Grandmontine Priory at Craswall guided by Grandmontine expert Kate Douglas. £5...
600 Years at BROCKHAMPTON MANOR HOUSE
All days of the Festival 2025 Every day 10am - 5pm, Brockhampton Manor House Inspired by life 600 years ago, you'll discover celebratory displays in the manor house throughout the year, bringing to life the vibrant festivities that would have been part of rural...
THE EARLY CHURCH IN HEREFORDSHIRE
Saturday 17 May 2025, 2.30pm Orleton Church Prof. Keith Ray will speak about ‘The Early Church in Herefordshire: Twenty Five Years On.’ In the year 2000, the Leominster History Study Group organised a Conference at The Priory with half a dozen invited speakers...
DYNASTY OF DESTINY 1066 – 1485
Saturday 17 May 2025, Ludlow Methodist Church When Edmund Mortimer, lord of Wigmore and 5th earl of March, died childless in February 1425, the Mortimer inheritance of wealth, lands, and titles passed to his direct male descendant, his nephew and heir, Richard, Duke...
OP BLACKOUT – The arrest of Admiral Doenitz
Saturday 17 May 2025 6.30pm, Hereford Town Hall When HITLER committed suicide, he nominated Grand Admiral DOENITZ as his successor. Doenitz set up his government at FLENSBERG in North Germany. On 23rd May 1945 the Allied Forces in NW EUROPE mounted OPERATION BLACKOUT...
HEREFORD CATTLE HISTORIES
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.00 - 3.00pm, The Rodd, Presteigne. For many worldwide, ‘Hereford’ is synonymous with the county’s white-faced, red-coated cattle. The development of this much-loved breed has close connections to North Herefordshire, including The Rodd near...
COLWALL’S HOME FRONT
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.00 - 5.00pm, Colwall Village Hall A celebration of what life was like in Colwall during the Second World War. Come and find out about... Emergency Measures if Colwall Invaded Home Guard, ARP Local Volunteer organisations: British Legion, WI,...
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...
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....
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....
GUIDED WALKS OF HISTORIC LEOMINSTER
10, 14, 17 May 2025, Leominster Information Centre There will be three opportunities this week to join a 90 minute guided walk of Leominster Town Centre Leominster Heritage Guides invite you to join one of their experienced volunteer guides on a fascinating walk...
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...
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...
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...
TOUR OF CRASWALL PRIORY SITE
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.30pm, Craswall Priory. Organised by the Longtown and District Historical Society with the Grandmontine Society we offer a tour of the rarely accessible site of the Grandmontine Priory at Craswall guided by Grandmontine expert Kate Douglas. £5...
600 Years at BROCKHAMPTON MANOR HOUSE
All days of the Festival 2025 Every day 10am - 5pm, Brockhampton Manor House Inspired by life 600 years ago, you'll discover celebratory displays in the manor house throughout the year, bringing to life the vibrant festivities that would have been part of rural...
THE EARLY CHURCH IN HEREFORDSHIRE
Saturday 17 May 2025, 2.30pm Orleton Church Prof. Keith Ray will speak about ‘The Early Church in Herefordshire: Twenty Five Years On.’ In the year 2000, the Leominster History Study Group organised a Conference at The Priory with half a dozen invited speakers...
DYNASTY OF DESTINY 1066 – 1485
Saturday 17 May 2025, Ludlow Methodist Church When Edmund Mortimer, lord of Wigmore and 5th earl of March, died childless in February 1425, the Mortimer inheritance of wealth, lands, and titles passed to his direct male descendant, his nephew and heir, Richard, Duke...
OP BLACKOUT – The arrest of Admiral Doenitz
Saturday 17 May 2025 6.30pm, Hereford Town Hall When HITLER committed suicide, he nominated Grand Admiral DOENITZ as his successor. Doenitz set up his government at FLENSBERG in North Germany. On 23rd May 1945 the Allied Forces in NW EUROPE mounted OPERATION BLACKOUT...
HEREFORD CATTLE HISTORIES
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.00 - 3.00pm, The Rodd, Presteigne. For many worldwide, ‘Hereford’ is synonymous with the county’s white-faced, red-coated cattle. The development of this much-loved breed has close connections to North Herefordshire, including The Rodd near...
COLWALL’S HOME FRONT
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.00 - 5.00pm, Colwall Village Hall A celebration of what life was like in Colwall during the Second World War. Come and find out about... Emergency Measures if Colwall Invaded Home Guard, ARP Local Volunteer organisations: British Legion, WI,...