2025: 10 – 18 MAY

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THURSDAY 15 MAY

WW2 EXHIBITION

Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th May 2025 between 10.30 and 3.30 WW2 Exhibition. The Bunker would like to welcome you to the home of a private collection of British Second World War vehicles and equipment including weapons and uniforms, as part of our...

QUACKS & QUACKERY

Thursday 15 May 2025, 7.00pm. The Master's House, Ledbury The Master’s House, Ledbury was built in 1487/8 as a home for the Master of St. Katherine’s Hospital on behalf of the Dean and Chapter of Hereford Cathedral. In 2025 they celebrate the renovation, restoration...

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...

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 From the early 1800s Bromyard was a manufacturing centre. Indeed it was said that if you couldn’t find it in Bromyard, then you didn’t need it. At one time you could...

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....

GRANGE COURT and GARDENS

Grange Court and Gardens. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 - 4; free tours Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am; Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm Magnificent historic building open to local community and to visitors. I was built in 1633 and am the last surviving Market House...

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....

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...

DINEDOR HERITAGE GROUP

Dinedor Heritage GroupDisplay at RotherwasChapel We shall be available while the chapel is open.Display boards will show various aspects of Dinedor Village and Surroundings    

1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AT CROFT CASTLE

Open Every Day of the Festival and Beyond, Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW Croft Castle was noted in the Domesday book in 1086 and the Croft family have fought to keep their home ever since. In the castle you can uncover stories about the key members...

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...

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...

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....

THE HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM

Mon 12 - Fri 16 May, 12.30 - 3.00pm. The Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum The Museum tells the story of the The Herefordshire Light Infantry, The Herefordshire Regiment and The Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers. Admission is free Suvla Barracks, Harold St, Hereford,...

HAY CASTLE TRUST – DIRECTORS TOUR OF HAY CASTLE

Tuesday 13th May & Thursday 15th May 11:00am - 12:00pm. HAY Castle Come and explore Hay Castle with its director Tom True, who will introduce the history and invite you to get to know some of the characters from the castle’s past. He’ll also talk about running Hay...

GUIDED TOURS OF RODD COURT

Thursday 15 May 2025 Thursday 15 May, 11am - 12pm AND 2pm - 3pm. Guided Tours of Rodd Court. Explore and learn some of the history of this atmospheric grade II* Jacobean Manor House, finished c1630, now part of a rural centre for the arts. Enjoy a tour of atmospheric...

REPLICA HOARD HANDLING and STORE TOURS

Wednesday 15 May 2025 10.00am - 3.00pm, Hereford History Store, 58, Friar Street, Hereford. HR4 0AS Herefordshire Museums and Galleries Explore the hidden treasures of our collection stores, including the incredible Herefordshire Hoard. Join expert curators on a...

MUSEUM OF CIDER – Talk by Elizabeth Pimblett and Elisha Mason

Thursday 15 May 2025 11.00am, Hereford Cider Museum, Pomona Pl, Hereford HR4 0EF Held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford, which was the first place in 200 years to gain a licence to do cider brandy distilling. Our combined talk by curators Elizabeth Pimblett and Elisha...

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...

ALL AROUND LEOMINSTER – Photos from the 1980’s

Saturday 3  - 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...

HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST – Walks along the Canal

Thursday 15 May 2025 10.00am and 1.30pm from Yarkhill Village Hall HR1 3ST The Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust are putting on two walks (same route am & pm) the same day as our display at Yarkhill Village Hall. They will be circular walks starting...

HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST DISPLAY

Thursday 15 May 2025 10.00am - 4.00pm, Yarkhill Village Hall Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust present a display telling you about the canal through Herefordshire (and a bit about Gloucestershire). There will be historic and recent photos, details of the...

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...

ST DUBRICIUS IN THE MARCHES

Thursday 15th May 2.30pm. Woolhope Church St. Dubricius and his influence on the corner of the Welsh Marches The Revd Preb Dr C K W Moore will speak about St. Dubricius and consider his influence on this corner of the Welsh Marches during the sixth century.Dubricius,...

BATTLE OF HEREFORD 1055 – David Whitehead

Thursday 15 May 2025 2.00pm, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre. The Battle of Hereford. Throughout its early history Hereford was a convenient base for English campaigns into Wales. In the Middle Ages it was protected by a hinterland dense with castles but...

WW2 EXHIBITION

Tuesday 13th, Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th May 2025 between 10.30 and 3.30 WW2 Exhibition. The Bunker would like to welcome you to the home of a private collection of British Second World War vehicles and equipment including weapons and uniforms, as part of our...

QUACKS & QUACKERY

Thursday 15 May 2025, 7.00pm. The Master's House, Ledbury The Master’s House, Ledbury was built in 1487/8 as a home for the Master of St. Katherine’s Hospital on behalf of the Dean and Chapter of Hereford Cathedral. In 2025 they celebrate the renovation, restoration...

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...

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 From the early 1800s Bromyard was a manufacturing centre. Indeed it was said that if you couldn’t find it in Bromyard, then you didn’t need it. At one time you could...

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....

GRANGE COURT and GARDENS

Grange Court and Gardens. Open Monday to Saturday, 10 - 4; free tours Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11am; Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm Magnificent historic building open to local community and to visitors. I was built in 1633 and am the last surviving Market House...

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....

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...

DINEDOR HERITAGE GROUP

Dinedor Heritage GroupDisplay at RotherwasChapel We shall be available while the chapel is open.Display boards will show various aspects of Dinedor Village and Surroundings    

1,000 YEARS OF HISTORY AT CROFT CASTLE

Open Every Day of the Festival and Beyond, Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 9PW Croft Castle was noted in the Domesday book in 1086 and the Croft family have fought to keep their home ever since. In the castle you can uncover stories about the key members...

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...

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...

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....

THE HEREFORDSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY MUSEUM

Mon 12 - Fri 16 May, 12.30 - 3.00pm. The Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum The Museum tells the story of the The Herefordshire Light Infantry, The Herefordshire Regiment and The Herefordshire Rifle Volunteers. Admission is free Suvla Barracks, Harold St, Hereford,...

HAY CASTLE TRUST – DIRECTORS TOUR OF HAY CASTLE

Tuesday 13th May & Thursday 15th May 11:00am - 12:00pm. HAY Castle Come and explore Hay Castle with its director Tom True, who will introduce the history and invite you to get to know some of the characters from the castle’s past. He’ll also talk about running Hay...

GUIDED TOURS OF RODD COURT

Thursday 15 May 2025 Thursday 15 May, 11am - 12pm AND 2pm - 3pm. Guided Tours of Rodd Court. Explore and learn some of the history of this atmospheric grade II* Jacobean Manor House, finished c1630, now part of a rural centre for the arts. Enjoy a tour of atmospheric...

REPLICA HOARD HANDLING and STORE TOURS

Wednesday 15 May 2025 10.00am - 3.00pm, Hereford History Store, 58, Friar Street, Hereford. HR4 0AS Herefordshire Museums and Galleries Explore the hidden treasures of our collection stores, including the incredible Herefordshire Hoard. Join expert curators on a...

MUSEUM OF CIDER – Talk by Elizabeth Pimblett and Elisha Mason

Thursday 15 May 2025 11.00am, Hereford Cider Museum, Pomona Pl, Hereford HR4 0EF Held at the Museum of Cider, Hereford, which was the first place in 200 years to gain a licence to do cider brandy distilling. Our combined talk by curators Elizabeth Pimblett and Elisha...

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...

ALL AROUND LEOMINSTER – Photos from the 1980’s

Saturday 3  - 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...

HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST – Walks along the Canal

Thursday 15 May 2025 10.00am and 1.30pm from Yarkhill Village Hall HR1 3ST The Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal Trust are putting on two walks (same route am & pm) the same day as our display at Yarkhill Village Hall. They will be circular walks starting...

HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST DISPLAY

Thursday 15 May 2025 10.00am - 4.00pm, Yarkhill Village Hall Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal Trust present a display telling you about the canal through Herefordshire (and a bit about Gloucestershire). There will be historic and recent photos, details of the...

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...

ST DUBRICIUS IN THE MARCHES

Thursday 15th May 2.30pm. Woolhope Church St. Dubricius and his influence on the corner of the Welsh Marches The Revd Preb Dr C K W Moore will speak about St. Dubricius and consider his influence on this corner of the Welsh Marches during the sixth century.Dubricius,...

BATTLE OF HEREFORD 1055 – David Whitehead

Thursday 15 May 2025 2.00pm, Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre. The Battle of Hereford. Throughout its early history Hereford was a convenient base for English campaigns into Wales. In the Middle Ages it was protected by a hinterland dense with castles but...