Herefordshire Histories Festival Events
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SATURDAY 9 MAY
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THURSDAY 14 MAY
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SUNDAY 17 MAY
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MONDAY 18 MAY
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WEDNESDAY 20 MAY
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26 – 31 MAY
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The VIOLETTE SZABO GC Museum
Violette Szabo Museum, Wormelow, Herefordshire HR2 8HN
Free Family Day
Hereford Community Farm. Ashley Farm buildings, Grafton Lane. Hereford. Saturday 9th May. 11am – 3pm.
Mortimer History Society Spring Conference
Five talks related to religious aspects of the Welsh Marches during the medieval period. Saturday 16th May 2026, 10.00 to 16.45, Doors open 09.15 Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow SY8 1AZ
Hereford During The English Civil War – Hereford Guided Walks
Sunday 17th May at 11.30 and Saturday 23rd May at 2.30pm 90 mins approx. Adults £7.50 Age 6-17 £1 Starts from The Old House, Hightown, Hereford
The River Runs Through It – Hereford Guided Walks
Sunday 24th May at 11.30am. 90 mins approx. Adults £7.50 6-17 years £1 Book online at herefordguidedwalks.org.uk
Grange Court, Leominster
Grange Court, Leominster. Open all year, free entry. Guided tours on Fridays and Saturdays during the Festival, 11am on 15th and 22nd; 2pm on 9th, 16th and 23rd May.
Guided Tour of 17th-Century Rodd Court
Saturday 16th and Thursday 21 May, c1hr tours 11am & 2pm both days, The Rodd nr Presteigne, £10pp. Enjoy a fascinating guided tour of this remarkable historic house exploring its rich history and character. Please book.
Archaeology Walk At The Rodd
Thursday 14 May 11am – 1pm, The Rodd near Presteigne, £12pp. A guided archaeology walk exploring the marks of thousands of years of human habitation in the Herefordshire-Wales borders. Booking required.
Guided Walk around Sutton Walls
Sunday 17th May, the walk starts at 10.30 from St Michael Church, Sutton HR1 3AY, covering c.1.5 miles and taking c.1.5 hrs. Displays about Sutton Walls and Lost Houses of Sutton will be in Sutton Village Hall/School 10.00-2.00.
Compassionate Quakers
A walk around Quaker Leominster. Tuesday, 19 May, 11 – 1 Tickets £5.00, children free Meet at Leominster Information Centre, Corn Square HR6 8YP
Mercian Fortress in Herefordshire
A talk by Keith Ray will be at Breinton Church. Saturday 16th May at 10.30am.
Film, Ledbury Ox Roast 1953
The Ledbury Civic Society’s Vintage Film Night will be held on Friday, 22nd May at 7.30p.m. in the Burgage Hall, Church Lane, Ledbury HR8 1DW. All are welcome. Free for members, visitors £5.
Cradley – A historic Village
Weekends 9/10 and 15/16 August 3.15 Walk through old Cradley. 16th Century Village Hall and Exhibition open from 1pm to 5pm. 2pm Sundays Guided tour of Church and Churchyard. Cream teas available.
Guided Walk Along The Canal
Friday 22nd May 10am Ashperton £15 Guided circular walk
Fair Oak Cider Open Weekend
On Saturday and Sunday, May 9 and 10, from 11 till 5, the mill and press at Fair Oak Farm in Bacton, HR2 0AT, will be open to visitors; and Featherstone, the young mill horse, will be offering dray rides.
Celebrating 140 Years of Bellringing
Saturday 9th May 2026, St Peter’s Church Hereford, 10:00am to 2.00pm. A display about the history of church bellringing and how the ringing of bells enriches our lives and communities
Mordiford Mill Working Watermill
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th May – 10am to 4pm – address Mordiford Mill, Mordiford, Hereford, HR1 4LW
Elizabethan Wall Paintings in Wellington
Wednesday 20th and Saturday 23rd May with multiple time slots at Church House Farm in Wellington.
Viking Re-enactment Weekend 30 and 31 May
Over the weekend of 30th and 31st May, Leominster is hosting a vibrant, immersive, Viking living village and a dramatic battle on The Grange each day.
Hamnet Tour of Herefordshire
Starting at Wobbly Badger in Weobley, exploring the film locations, before moving in via Eardisland and Pembridge, then adding a stop at Cwmmau Farmhouse; ‘home’ to Agnes
The Old Words of Herefordshire
Exhibition and talk from Richard Wheeler. Oxford Arms, Kington, 9 May, 12.00 – 4.00pm (talk 1.00pm)
Remembering the Canary Girls
Artist Anita Marles will be exhibiting work inspired by the ‘Canary Girls’ at the Shell Store, Rotherwas, alongside a talk, tea and tour, taking place on May 21st, 11:00am-12:00pm.
Leominster’s Old Priory – Past, Present and Future
Saturday 23rd May, 3pm. External guided tour of Leominster’s 900 year-old Scheduled Ancient Monument. Free to attend with advance registration. Meet at the Old Priory Centre, Leominster, HR6 8EQ.
Access all Areas at HARC
Come and explore the hidden strong rooms where many of Herefordshire’s most precious historical written treasures are carefully stored and get a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes (and some historical gems too).
Anglo Saxon Weaving Workshop
Join the ECHO Weavers to learn Anglo-Saxon and Viking spinning and weaving techniques using simple equipment. Drop-in workshops take place in Leominster Priory 10am – 3pm each Friday of the ‘Vikings at the Priory’
Ethelbert Lecture: Foreign Monks and Political Tensions
Saturday 16 May, 4 pm – 5 pm | College Hall. The lecture begins at 4pm but everyone is welcome to join us from 3.30pm for refreshments. This is a free event, but booking is essentialÂ
Talk – Wartime Evacuation
Wartime Evacuation, The Chelsea Pensioners and Ross-on-Wye – Talk by Martin Cawthorne. Wednesday 20th May, 1.00pm – St Mary’s Church, Ross-on-Wye. A free event.
Talk – Medieval Saints
An illustrated talk by Dr Janet Cooper – St Mary’s Church, 
Ross-on-Wye Wednesday 13th May 2.15pm – £10 (with refreshments) payable at the door