A self-guided trail trail of eight historic village houses in Kingsland which is available throughout the year. The research and information provided in the guide has been researched and compiled by the Kingsland History Group. The guide is available at the Kingsland...
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY
Talk – Medieval Saints
An illustrated talk by Dr Janet Cooper - St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye Wednesday 13th May 2.15pm (please note changed date) - £10 (with refreshments) payable at the door The accounts of saints’ lives written in the Middle Ages might be seen as early biographies, but...
Visit the Rotherwas Munitions Factory
A visit to the site of the former Rotherwas Royal Ordnance Factory to find out more about the working conditions of the Rotherwas Canary Girls. This event is organised by Ross Civic Society as part of their regular programme. Guests are very welcome - £5.00 Where:...
Home and Away
Home & Away is an exhibition of archive photographs taken by Christopher Preece during the 1980s and 1990s. The photographs feature his home town, Leominster, and elsewhere. Each photo of Leominster is paired with a photo from elsewhere. It could be a railway...
The VIOLETTE SZABO GC Museum
Introduction by Rosemary Rigby M.B.E. Founder of the Violette Szabo GC Museum A dream that became a reality on the 24th June 2000! During the 36 years I have lived at ‘Cartref House’ the idea of creating this unique memorial for Violette took root. Having already...
Wellington Dovecote
In Wellington, the Stocks House dovecote is a very fine example of a dovecote. It’s early 18th century, octagonal with “diaper patterns in flared headers” – the brickwork patterns outside. The interior is circular and there are row upon row of nests, reaching all...
Tour of Knights Templar Church
HISTORICAL GARWAY Sunday May 10th to Friday May 22nd 2026. (Individual and group tours and teas are also available throughout the Spring and Summer up to September.) The earliest record of a monastery in Garway is 615 AD, but it was with the arrival of the Knights...
Guided Walks in Historic Leominster
A 90 minute guided walk and talk. Join the tour as we trace Leominster's long history from the foundation of its minster church and first monastery in AD 660. The easy-paced tour, via historic landmarks of Leominster, begins and ends in Corn Square. Tickets £5.00...
Hereford History Pub Quiz
For teams of up to five people this quiz night, hosted by Hereford Civic Society in the Brewery Room, will be the first of two on successive Wednesdays during the Festival. The theme is Hereford City history. 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. £3 per person
Historic Hereford Guided Walks
Hereford is a historic Cathedral City with a fascinating past and a busy present. Its origins lie in the 7th century and its strategic site on the Wye, in the much-disputed borderland between England and Wales, made it as important to the Saxons as to the Normans and...
The Peasants’ Revolt
In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation. A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been...
Kingsland Village Trail
A self-guided trail trail of eight historic village houses in Kingsland which is available throughout the year. The research and information provided in the guide has been researched and compiled by the Kingsland History Group. The guide is available at the Kingsland...
Talk – Medieval Saints
An illustrated talk by Dr Janet Cooper - St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye Wednesday 13th May 2.15pm (please note changed date) - £10 (with refreshments) payable at the door The accounts of saints’ lives written in the Middle Ages might be seen as early biographies, but...
Visit the Rotherwas Munitions Factory
A visit to the site of the former Rotherwas Royal Ordnance Factory to find out more about the working conditions of the Rotherwas Canary Girls. This event is organised by Ross Civic Society as part of their regular programme. Guests are very welcome - £5.00 Where:...
Home and Away
Home & Away is an exhibition of archive photographs taken by Christopher Preece during the 1980s and 1990s. The photographs feature his home town, Leominster, and elsewhere. Each photo of Leominster is paired with a photo from elsewhere. It could be a railway...
The VIOLETTE SZABO GC Museum
Introduction by Rosemary Rigby M.B.E. Founder of the Violette Szabo GC Museum A dream that became a reality on the 24th June 2000! During the 36 years I have lived at ‘Cartref House’ the idea of creating this unique memorial for Violette took root. Having already...
Wellington Dovecote
In Wellington, the Stocks House dovecote is a very fine example of a dovecote. It’s early 18th century, octagonal with “diaper patterns in flared headers” – the brickwork patterns outside. The interior is circular and there are row upon row of nests, reaching all...
Tour of Knights Templar Church
HISTORICAL GARWAY Sunday May 10th to Friday May 22nd 2026. (Individual and group tours and teas are also available throughout the Spring and Summer up to September.) The earliest record of a monastery in Garway is 615 AD, but it was with the arrival of the Knights...
Guided Walks in Historic Leominster
A 90 minute guided walk and talk. Join the tour as we trace Leominster's long history from the foundation of its minster church and first monastery in AD 660. The easy-paced tour, via historic landmarks of Leominster, begins and ends in Corn Square. Tickets £5.00...
Hereford History Pub Quiz
For teams of up to five people this quiz night, hosted by Hereford Civic Society in the Brewery Room, will be the first of two on successive Wednesdays during the Festival. The theme is Hereford City history. 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. £3 per person
Historic Hereford Guided Walks
Hereford is a historic Cathedral City with a fascinating past and a busy present. Its origins lie in the 7th century and its strategic site on the Wye, in the much-disputed borderland between England and Wales, made it as important to the Saxons as to the Normans and...
The Peasants’ Revolt
In the summer of 1381, the first well documented popular rising in England shook the political foundations of a nation. A teenage king sought to deal with a populace pushed beyond what they could tolerate. What sparked the Peasants’ Revolt? Why is the name it has been...