WEST HEREFORDSHIRE

TOUR OF CRASWALL PRIORY SITE

Saturday 17 May 2025 2.30pm, Craswall Priory. Guided walk around the ruins of Craswall Priory organised by the Longtown and District Historical Society.

HISTORIC PLACES NAMES IN WALES

Friday 9th May 2025 4.00pm, Cusop Village Hall. Historic Place Names in Wales. A fascinating insight into land-use, archaeology and history of Wales by Royal Commission’s Place-names Officer, Dr James January- McCann .

WEOBLEY MUSEUM – EXTENDED OPENING DURING FESTIVAL

Saturday 10 May, Sunday 11 May, Friday 17 May 2025 10.00am – 2.00pm, Weobley Museum, Back Lane, Weobley. HR4 8SA. The museum is open to the public on Monday mornings 10-1pm and Thursday afternoons 2-5pm between April and September inclusive. During Hereford Histories Festival the museum will also be open 10-2 on 10,11 and 16th May.

DISCOVER MOCCAS: CHURCH, ORGAN and WATER PUMP

Saturday 10 May 2025 2.00 – 5.00pm, Moccas Church. Moccas Church PCC, in collaboration with the Woolhope Club, is putting on an afternoon of illustrated talks and organ demo : David Whitehead on the history of Moccas Church and its newly restored organ and waterpump, Francis Chester-Master on the Moccas stained glass, Anthea Chester-Master on the Knox family during WW1, and Lyndon Eatough Smith will demonstrate the organ and waterpump, and play Elgar and the Dambusters hymn in celebration of VE day .

CLODOCK MILL OPEN DAYS

10 & 11 May 2025, Clodock Mill, Longtown Visit a working Herefordshire watermill

FROM WALTERSTONE TO NEW YORK

Sat 10th, Sun 11th 2025 12.00 to 4.00pm, St Mary’s Church, Walterstone, HR2 0DX . From Walterstone to New York. Telling the story of orphan David Price and his childhood leading up to his emigration to the USA in 1842 and what happened afterwards.

THE PYONS IN THE WAR YEARS

Saturday 10th May 2025. 11.00am – 5.00pm , Canon Pyon Village Hall. An exhibition of what life was like in the Pyons Group Area during the Second World War.

A GUIDED WALK AT SNODHILL CASTLE

Friday 16 May, 10.30am Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle’s historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate.

SNODHILL CASTLE – SHARE THE DISCOVERY

Friday 16 May 11am & 2pm Snodhill Castle Join Garry Crook, castleologist & Chair of the Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust for a tour of the castle and its fortified site.

SNODHILL SECRETS

Friday 16 May 2025, Snodhill Secrets Discover historic Snodhill Castle on a guided walk with a local historian.

DORSTONE CHURCH BELL RINGING

Friday 16th May at 11-12.15am & 14.00-15.15pm.  Dorstone Church. Join us for a c.75 minute visit to learn about our bells and the ancient art of bell ringing..

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.

TOUR OF CRASWALL PRIORY SITE

Saturday 17 May 2025 2.30pm, Craswall Priory. Guided walk around the ruins of Craswall Priory organised by the Longtown and District Historical Society.

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HISTORIC PLACES NAMES IN WALES

Friday 9th May 2025 4.00pm, Cusop Village Hall. Historic Place Names in Wales. A fascinating insight into land-use, archaeology and history of Wales by Royal Commission’s Place-names Officer, Dr James January- McCann .

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WEOBLEY MUSEUM – EXTENDED OPENING DURING FESTIVAL

Saturday 10 May, Sunday 11 May, Friday 17 May 2025 10.00am – 2.00pm, Weobley Museum, Back Lane, Weobley. HR4 8SA. The museum is open to the public on Monday mornings 10-1pm and Thursday afternoons 2-5pm between April and September inclusive. During Hereford Histories Festival the museum will also be open 10-2 on 10,11 and 16th May.

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DISCOVER MOCCAS: CHURCH, ORGAN and WATER PUMP

Saturday 10 May 2025 2.00 – 5.00pm, Moccas Church. Moccas Church PCC, in collaboration with the Woolhope Club, is putting on an afternoon of illustrated talks and organ demo : David Whitehead on the history of Moccas Church and its newly restored organ and waterpump, Francis Chester-Master on the Moccas stained glass, Anthea Chester-Master on the Knox family during WW1, and Lyndon Eatough Smith will demonstrate the organ and waterpump, and play Elgar and the Dambusters hymn in celebration of VE day .

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FROM WALTERSTONE TO NEW YORK

Sat 10th, Sun 11th 2025 12.00 to 4.00pm, St Mary’s Church, Walterstone, HR2 0DX . From Walterstone to New York. Telling the story of orphan David Price and his childhood leading up to his emigration to the USA in 1842 and what happened afterwards.

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THE PYONS IN THE WAR YEARS

Saturday 10th May 2025. 11.00am – 5.00pm , Canon Pyon Village Hall. An exhibition of what life was like in the Pyons Group Area during the Second World War.

read more

A GUIDED WALK AT SNODHILL CASTLE

Friday 16 May, 10.30am Snodhill Castle Discover Snodhill Castle’s historic lands on a guided walk with a local historian. Uncover the rich stories of this remarkable estate.

read more

SNODHILL SECRETS

Friday 16 May 2025, Snodhill Secrets Discover historic Snodhill Castle on a guided walk with a local historian.

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DORSTONE CHURCH BELL RINGING

Friday 16th May at 11-12.15am & 14.00-15.15pm.  Dorstone Church. Join us for a c.75 minute visit to learn about our bells and the ancient art of bell ringing..

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THE TIME TRAVELLERS GUIDE EXHIBITION

Sunday & Monday 11th/12th May 1pm till 4pm, Tuesday 13th 5pm – 8pm, Friday 16th – Sunday 18th May, 1pm – 4pm , Peterchurch Church Hub. An exhibition covering some of the key events that happened over the last 30,000 years through the eyes of a local Time Traveller.

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