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...
SOUTH HEREFORDSHIRE
VE DAY TEA AT ROSS LIBRARY
Thu 8 May 2025 2.00 - 4.00pm, Ross Library. Afternoon tea at Ross-on-Wye Library. Refreshments supplied by the Friends of Ross Library. to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and launch the library's exhibition of photos of Herefordshire in the Second World War. FREE....
FAIR OAK CIDER OPEN DAY
Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May 2025 11.00am - 5.00pm, Fair Oak, Bacton, Herefordshire HR2 0AT The 17th century mill and press at Fair Oak Farm were restored after a gap of a hundred years, and have now been making cider in the traditional way since 2014....
SELLACK MEMORIAL TRAIL – IDEA TO REALITY
Saturday 10th May 10.30am -11.30am; optional walk starts 12.00pm, Sellack Church Free talk followed by a free led walk (optional). Local historian, Bill Webb, will talk with John Marshall about researching the stories of the men on the Sellack War Memorial; Mark...
1940s TEA DANCE WITH MONMOUTH BIG BAND
Sunday 4 May 2025, 2.00pm, St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye Come and jive the afternoon away as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. This event is organised by St Mary's Church, The Friends of St Mary's and Ross Royal British Legion. Ticketing arrangements will...
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...
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) We will be holding our annual general meeting during 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....
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...
ARCHENFIELD ARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday 10 May 2025 10.30am - 5.00pm, Garway Church Local talented folk will perform in the church from 10.30 am until 5 pm.Garway Church has brilliant acoustics. Refreshments and toilet available. Local Choirs, Soloists , Poets, Children, Talented folk will perform...
NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND
NATIONAL MILLS WEEKENDHEREFORDSHIRE & PARTS OF NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES SAT. 10th and SUN. 11th MAY, 2025This 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. HEREFORDSHIREClodock Mill...
HISTORY OF WYTHALL ESTATE
Sunday 11th May 12 noon - 6pm, Wednesday 14th May 12 noon - 6pm & Sunday 18th May 12 noon - 6pm. Wythall Manor. HR9 5SD Built in 1520 Wythall Manor has never been sold, remaining in the same family for over 500 years. Current custodians Jamie, his son Angus,...
BACTON ALTAR CLOTH & BLANCHE PARRY
Monday 12 May 2025 2.30pm, Bacton Church Blanche Parry was close to Queen Elizabeth I for 56 years, most of the Queen's life. Hear about Elizabeth's unique dress, and Blanche's tomb. The postcode for Bacton Church is HR2 0AR.
GUIDED TOURS OF GARWAY TEMPLAR CHURCH
Sun 11 - Sun 18 May, Garway Church Templar Church established in 1180 following a gift of land by Henry II. Round foundations can still be seen. Friends of Garway Church and Garway Heritage Group will be giving tours of the Church during Herefordshire Histories week....
BOAT LANE, WALFORD – GUIDED WALK
Wednesday 14 May 2.30pm. Boat Lane, Walford Join local Historian, Heather Hurley for this guided walk along a largely forgotten but historic lane, previously used to service a ferry across the Wye. The ancient route was turnpiked by the Ross Turnpike Trust in 1749 and...
CHURCHES: CONNECTING WITH THE PAST
Wednesday 14th May 7.00pm. Christ Church, Llanwarne Church Heritage: connecting with the past - An illustrated talk by John Handby From the oldest church buildings still in existence to the beliefs and practices of the middle ages the church held an important position...
80:80 HEREFORDSHIRE MEMORIES OF WW2
Various dates at Herefordshire Libraries It’s 80 years since VE and VJ Days marked the end of the deadliest conflict in history, World War 2. Over the next four months Herefordshire Libraries and Herefordshire Lore will work together to remember the war in 80 stories...
DORE ABBEY GUIDED TOURS
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May 2025 11.15am, Dore Abbey Dore Abbey Guided Tours - Come and visit one of the finest Cistercian survivals set in Herefordshire's Golden Valley with a guided tour from a local resident and member of the Friends of Dore Abbey. £4 per...
HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TALK
Wednesday 21 May 2025 1.00pm, St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye. Did you know that there used to be a canal linking Hereford and Gloucester. Many stretches of it still exist, if you know where to look, and even where no canal is to be found there are many features...
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...
VE DAY TEA AT ROSS LIBRARY
Thu 8 May 2025 2.00 - 4.00pm, Ross Library. Afternoon tea at Ross-on-Wye Library. Refreshments supplied by the Friends of Ross Library. to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and launch the library's exhibition of photos of Herefordshire in the Second World War. FREE....
FAIR OAK CIDER OPEN DAY
Saturday 10 May and Sunday 11 May 2025 11.00am - 5.00pm, Fair Oak, Bacton, Herefordshire HR2 0AT The 17th century mill and press at Fair Oak Farm were restored after a gap of a hundred years, and have now been making cider in the traditional way since 2014....
SELLACK MEMORIAL TRAIL – IDEA TO REALITY
Saturday 10th May 10.30am -11.30am; optional walk starts 12.00pm, Sellack Church Free talk followed by a free led walk (optional). Local historian, Bill Webb, will talk with John Marshall about researching the stories of the men on the Sellack War Memorial; Mark...
1940s TEA DANCE WITH MONMOUTH BIG BAND
Sunday 4 May 2025, 2.00pm, St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye Come and jive the afternoon away as we celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. This event is organised by St Mary's Church, The Friends of St Mary's and Ross Royal British Legion. Ticketing arrangements will...
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...
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) We will be holding our annual general meeting during 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....
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...
ARCHENFIELD ARTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Saturday 10 May 2025 10.30am - 5.00pm, Garway Church Local talented folk will perform in the church from 10.30 am until 5 pm.Garway Church has brilliant acoustics. Refreshments and toilet available. Local Choirs, Soloists , Poets, Children, Talented folk will perform...
NATIONAL MILLS WEEKEND
NATIONAL MILLS WEEKENDHEREFORDSHIRE & PARTS OF NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES SAT. 10th and SUN. 11th MAY, 2025This 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. HEREFORDSHIREClodock Mill...
HISTORY OF WYTHALL ESTATE
Sunday 11th May 12 noon - 6pm, Wednesday 14th May 12 noon - 6pm & Sunday 18th May 12 noon - 6pm. Wythall Manor. HR9 5SD Built in 1520 Wythall Manor has never been sold, remaining in the same family for over 500 years. Current custodians Jamie, his son Angus,...
BACTON ALTAR CLOTH & BLANCHE PARRY
Monday 12 May 2025 2.30pm, Bacton Church Blanche Parry was close to Queen Elizabeth I for 56 years, most of the Queen's life. Hear about Elizabeth's unique dress, and Blanche's tomb. The postcode for Bacton Church is HR2 0AR.
GUIDED TOURS OF GARWAY TEMPLAR CHURCH
Sun 11 - Sun 18 May, Garway Church Templar Church established in 1180 following a gift of land by Henry II. Round foundations can still be seen. Friends of Garway Church and Garway Heritage Group will be giving tours of the Church during Herefordshire Histories week....
BOAT LANE, WALFORD – GUIDED WALK
Wednesday 14 May 2.30pm. Boat Lane, Walford Join local Historian, Heather Hurley for this guided walk along a largely forgotten but historic lane, previously used to service a ferry across the Wye. The ancient route was turnpiked by the Ross Turnpike Trust in 1749 and...
CHURCHES: CONNECTING WITH THE PAST
Wednesday 14th May 7.00pm. Christ Church, Llanwarne Church Heritage: connecting with the past - An illustrated talk by John Handby From the oldest church buildings still in existence to the beliefs and practices of the middle ages the church held an important position...
80:80 HEREFORDSHIRE MEMORIES OF WW2
Various dates at Herefordshire Libraries It’s 80 years since VE and VJ Days marked the end of the deadliest conflict in history, World War 2. Over the next four months Herefordshire Libraries and Herefordshire Lore will work together to remember the war in 80 stories...
DORE ABBEY GUIDED TOURS
Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May 2025 11.15am, Dore Abbey Dore Abbey Guided Tours - Come and visit one of the finest Cistercian survivals set in Herefordshire's Golden Valley with a guided tour from a local resident and member of the Friends of Dore Abbey. £4 per...
HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TALK
Wednesday 21 May 2025 1.00pm, St Mary's Church, Ross-on-Wye. Did you know that there used to be a canal linking Hereford and Gloucester. Many stretches of it still exist, if you know where to look, and even where no canal is to be found there are many features...