Tuesday 13th May & Thursday 15th May 11:00am – 12:00pm, Hay Castle. Come and explore Hay Castle with its director Tom True.
HAY CASTLE TRUST – DIRECTORS TOUR OF HAY CASTLE
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THURSDAY 15 MAY
WW2 EXHIBITION
Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 May 2025 between 10.30 and 3.30 WW2 Exhibition of a private collection of British Second World War vehicles and equipment including weapons and uniforms, as part of our Living History group displays.
GUIDED TOURS OF RODD COURT
Thursday 15 May 2025 11am – 12pm AND 2pm – 3pm. The Rodd, Presteigne 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.
REPLICA HOARD HANDLING and STORE TOURS
Wednesday 15 May 2025 10:00-15:00 – Replica Hoard handling. Tours on the hour, History Store. 58 Friar Street. Explore the hidden treasures of our collection stores, including the incredible Herefordshire Hoard..
MUSEUM OF CIDER – Talk by Elizabeth Pimblett and Elisha Mason
Thursday 15 May 2025 11.00am,Museum of Cider. Museum of Cider Curators’ talk on innovations drawn from the museum’s collections shows how we can fly the flag for this Herefordshire tradition..
IRON AGE HILLFORT – Guided walk by Prof Keith Ray
Thu 15 May 2025, 6.00 – 8.00pm Eaton Camp, Ruckhall, Eaton Bishop, Hereford HR2 9QG Eaton Camp Iron Age Hillfort.
MEDIEVAL ALLENSMORE
Thursday 15th May. Friday 16th and Sunday 18th May. Allensmore Church. HR2 9AG. What do we know about medieval Allensmore?’
Exhibition of Allensmore’s history from pre Norman Conquest to the 14th century.
HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST – Walks along the Canal
Thursday 15th May 10.30am & 1.30pm, Yarkhill Village Hall. Come for a circular walk in the country including part of the H&G Canal.
HEREFORD & GLOUCESTER CANAL TRUST DISPLAY
Thursday 15 May 2025 10.00am – 4.00pm, Yarkhill Village Hall. Find out all about the Herefordshire & Gloucestershire Canal.
QUACKS & QUACKERY
Thursday 15 May 2025, 7.00pm. Quacks and Quackery. The Master’s House, Ledbury. Catch this talk by former pharmacist, Celia G Kellett MA.
DORE ABBEY GUIDED TOURS
11.15 am on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th May at £4 per person. Come and visit Dore Abbey, one of the finest Cistercian survivals set in Herefordshire’s Golden Valley with a guided tour.
ST DUBRICIUS IN THE MARCHES
Thursday 15 May, St. Dubricius and his influence on the corner of the Welsh Marches – A talk by The Revd Preb Dr C K W Moore
BATTLE OF HEREFORD 1055 – David Whitehead
Saturday 17 May 2025 2.00pm.Herefordshire Archives & Records Centre. The Battle of Hereford. David Whitehead discusses the defeat of a citizen army, hundreds of civilian casualties and the destruction of a royal city and new cathedral. .