A Couple Of Days Well Spent In Hereford

Medieval Hereford has enough to occupy you for more than a couple of days, but with careful planning you can get the best out of your short break.

So much to do in Hereford

If you haven’t made any great plans, a visit to the Tourist Information Centre on King Street will set you right. Start with a walk down Gwynne Street, crossing the River Wye on the Wye Bridge. From there you can follow the riverside path, crossing the Victoria Bridge to do a walk around Castle Green.

At Cathedral Close you will find a statue of Edward Elgar, testament to the seven years that he lived in the city between 1904 and 1911.

No visit to Hereford is complete without a visit to the Cathedral, home to the Mappa Mundi, which is the largest surviving medieval map of the world, as well as the amazing Chained Library. Sometimes you will be able to climb the small staircase up the tower for a wonderful view of the city.

Not far from there is the museum together with the art gallery. The Old House in High Street is a seventeenth century merchant’s house, the only surviving house in Butcher’s Row. Spend some time browsing the shops in Church Street.

If that isn’t enough for you, then the countryside around the city is full of interesting places to visit, including Queenswood Country Park with its wonderful views, the Italianate church at Hoarworthy, and the chance to paddle a canoe to Ross-on-Wye.

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Hereford Cathedral