Set amongst some of the most beautiful grounds in the lush Herefordshire countryside, this neo-Classical masterpiece is one of the finest remaining properties of its age and style I the region. There are many interesting and perfectly preserved rooms...

Croft Castle is a beautiful piece of architectural history that has a long and illustrious history. Sadly, the castle is not quite as it was once intended, but still it is clear to see that it is and was...

This carved black and white timber building was formerly a Market House built in 1633 by the King’s carpenter, John Abel. It once stood at the junction of Broad Street until an Act of Parliament around 1852 decreed it a...

Hampton Court, Herefordshire is a castle on the meadows of the river Lugg, backed by a steep wooded escarpment and surrounded by woodland and grounds of 1,000 acres. Founded by King Henry in the early 15th century the castle has...

Leominster Folk Museum offers visitors the chance to look into the social and folk history of this town, and see the way that the traditions of local people have changed and developed throughout the centuries. On display are many...

In the Herefordshire countryside lies the Monkland Cheese Dairy where they produce by hand their own speciality – Little Herefordshire Cheese – from an original recipe. Watch the cheese being made, sample it and other British cheeses, savour the smells...

Leominster Priory was home to a Benedictine community from Norman times until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539, and attached to the monastery at Reading by Henry I. But the site is older, being founded by Merewalh around 660...

Queenswood consists of 103 acres of semi natural woodland and is listed as a Sight of Special Scientific Interest. The arboretum has a 67-acre tree collection, which includes more than 500 rare and exotic trees as well as a profusion...

Opened to the public in 1999, the dovecot in Eardisland is thought to be late 17th or early 18th Century. It’s a square brick tower with a four-gabled roof built on two storeys. The lower room was designed for daytime...

This row of black and white cottages in Pembridge is known as the Duppa Almshouses. It bears the inscription, ‘Forget not your good benefactor Brian Duppa, Bishop of Winchester who bielded this hospital 1661’. The almshouses, founded by Jeffrey Duppa...

Standing in the village square at Pembridge, on the site of the medieval market, is the Market Hall, the only single-storey timber-framed example in Herefordshire. It is dated between 1502 and 1538 and weekly markets and annual hiring fairs continued...

The rather plain monument commemorating the Battle of Mortimer’s Cross, was erected by subscription in 1799. The famous battle took place on 2 February in 1461. The Lancastrians, led by Jasper Tudor fought Edward, Earl of March and the Yorkists...

The mound of the motte and bailey castle at Staunton-on-Arrow dates back to the early Norman’s of the 11th Century and is sited behind the church. The Domesday Book of 1086 shows Staunton to be shared between Ralph of Mortimer...

The church in Stretford is dedicated to 4th Century St Cosmas and St Damian, the patron saints of physicians. The building has twin naves and chancels, the first 12th Century and the second, 13th Century divided by a long screen...

The church in Kimbolton, dedicated to St James, is mainly 13th Century. There are Norman windows in the chancel and some rich glass in 13th Century tracery. The tower is topped by a shingled spire and the 500 year-old bell...

The church of St Mary the Virgin dates from between 1320 and 1360. The altar rails and heptagonal pulpit are Jacobean and, along with the lectern has some remarkable carved panels of mythical figures. The prettily shaped font is 13th...

Eardisland’s church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin with the original structure built in the 12th Century. The high porch is 14th Century with a timbered roof and stone seat and the piscina is of the same period. A...

St Peter’s Church sits on a hill in the village of Staunton-on-Arrow. The church has been much restored but the earliest records are of a vicar here the 13th Century. At the dissolution in 1538, it came under the patronage...