Top Things to do in Herefordshire
What to do and see in Herefordshire, England: The Best Historic Sites
Discover the best top things to do in Herefordshire, United Kingdom including Clifford Castle, St James Church, Berrington Hall, Eastnor Castle, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Hellens, Hereford Cathedral, Brockhampton Estate, Goodrich Castle, Mappa Mundi & Chained Library Exhibitions.
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1. Clifford Castle
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
2. St James Church
3. Berrington Hall
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4.5 based on 940 reviews
Created as the perfect house in the perfect setting, Berrington has many secrets to uncover. Here in one of Henry Holland’s first houses, you can explore the family rooms and walk in the servants’ footsteps down the back stairs, moving around the house unseen by the family and guests. You will find out what happened to William Kemp, LordCawley’s butler, and discover the anguish of a grieving mother during the First World War. Alternatively why not join a below-stairs tour to see if you would have liked being a servant at Berrington?
Reviewed By SAMMYSUNBLESS
Enjoyed my visit, the Avenue decorated with Christmas puddings, the entrance was welcoming nice decorations, servants quarters decorated, lots to see, carriage rides, bookshop, tea rooms, plenty of walks
4. Eastnor Castle
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4.5 based on 546 reviews
Eastnor Castle in the dramatic setting of the Malvern Hills and surrounded by a beautiful deer park, arboretum and lake - is the home of the Hervey-Bathurst family. Besides being a fascinating visitor attraction, the Castle fulfils other roles as an exclusive-use wedding venue, corporate and team building venue, as well as a venue for product launches and location filming. Business or private parties can stay in the castle’s beautiful bedrooms and our highly professional team is on hand to organise every aspect of your visit.
Reviewed By lisajane2305 - Rotherham, United Kingdom
We visited Eastnor Castle on a recent short holiday in the Malverns - we are a family of four with two teenagers and a small dog. I don’t have enough positive things to say about our visit - we loved it! - there is plenty of free parking - you can take a picnic and games, find a spot in the grounds and stay all day - lovely toilets - little cafe and ice cream parlour - big adventure playground and maze - beautiful walk around the lake - very clean and well maintained But best of all is that the site and castle are all dog friendly! We were able to tour the inside of the castle and take our dog with us - which is a rare treat and should be commended. I wish more places allowed this. The castle is beautiful. I would highly recommend Eastnor Castle for a day out - well done to everyone involved
5. Church of St Peter and St Paul
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
6. Hellens
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4.5 based on 101 reviews
Jacobean Manor house in Much Marcle. Open Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons from Easter until the end of September. Tea rooms serving homemade cakes. Gardens with labyrinth, dovecote, pond, knot garden, mediaeval garden.
Reviewed By D8136YXrichardj - Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fascinating house with a hell of a history, fabulous artwork, treasures and decoration; we had a superb guide Justine and it's one of the best guided tours of its type that I've ever had.
7. Hereford Cathedral
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4.5 based on 1,918 reviews
Reviewed By JenAnnie - Nottingham, United Kingdom
What a fabulous visit we had to the Cathedral We can certainly recommend it Altho due to Covid some of the Cathedral is roped off, we walked round mist of it it is beautiful & it has such a brilliant History attached to it We went thru to the Chained Library (fascinating) & the Mappa Mundy which was a superb artifact to see. So interesting to see the Medieval map where scholars only knew & depicted Europe Asia & Africa. With many unusual birds & beats. So glad we went to see it. 5 star review for the Cathedral experience.
8. Brockhampton Estate
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4.5 based on 441 reviews
Reviewed By 560philipm - London, United Kingdom
This is a spectacular National Trust property with a fascinating medieval manor house set in beautiful countryside. On arrival, there is a short drive to a cafe and parking area. Cars can be left here and there is a pleasant walk through woodland and fields for about 1500m to the manor house. Alternatively cars can be driven on a narrow road to a second parking area close to the house. Remember that if you choose to walk, then it is uphill on the way back! At the manor house there is the main house, a small gatehouse and a ruined chapel. There is also interesting displays and a coffee area in the stables area. Do go exploring the gatehouse - you can climb up some steep stairs to the upper room - it seems that most visitors just hurry though the gatehouse to get to the main house. Here there is the medieval hall, with old timber framing and a minstrels gallery (climb some steep stairs to the gallery and then go on to other rooms in the house). Each room is set out in a different era of the properties history, finishing with a 1950's lounge. There is a model house that children can put together to discover how the timber framing works. The estate covers about 1700 acres and there are plenty of signed walks so it is easy to sped all day at the Brockhampton Estate.
9. Goodrich Castle
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4.5 based on 1,130 reviews
Reviewed By Daveshent - Leek, United Kingdom
Great castle visit for all ages, book in advance to ensure you get a time allocation, the visit is self directed but numbers controlled for social distancing, Its is a great castle in a wonderful location, lots of information boards bring alive the past and its easy to visualise what life was like and the history of the castle, there are some guides on hand for further detail, if its a nice day take a pic-nic and sit on he mat laws for a lovely lunch to soak up the surroundings. A great day out for all ages.
10. Mappa Mundi & Chained Library Exhibitions
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4.5 based on 757 reviews
Although the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library are in the same location as Hereford Cathedral, they have their own purpose-built building and carry a separate admission fee.
Reviewed By Orange54 - Warminster, United Kingdom
The Chained Library is a small room with alphabetically arranged shelves, all with chained books on shelves in what is the wrong way round. That is spine inwards. The room space smells old and it is in a modern extension. The entrance lobby has the Mappa Mundi, a very religious take on a world map.
