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Kington amazing views hergest ridge baby animals highest golf club clock tower
Only a 30 minute ride from the City of Hereford, 20 minutes from Hay on Wye and 15 minutes to Leominster, Kington is an historic market border town that goes back over 1000 years, thought to have derived its name from the Anglo- Saxon for ‘Kings Town’. It sits alongside the famous Hergest Ridge and Offa’s Dyke at the gateway to Wales, where musician Mike Oldfield gained inspiration for his work and composed the magical Tubular Bells.
The hills take in incredible Herefordshire panoramas and Kington boasts the highest 18 hole golf course in England, naturally with outstanding views of Herefordshire. Now well known for its Walking Festival in September and recognised as a ‘Walkers are Welcome’ town, it is a magnet to walkers from afar and near. The walking festival is opened with a Goulash Evening and music by the Kington Community Choir and is always well attended. The local countryside encompasses some great lanes for keen cyclists too.
Kington Horse and Agricultural Show in autumn is a long standing country show steeped in tradition and a great family day out attracting visitors from all over the country.
The Herefordshire Trail, which links the county’s five market towns, runs right through Kington and is the finish for the Mortimer Trail, a most enjoyable 30 mile romp around the surrounding area, taking in forest land and Croft Castle
en route, plus of course, very close to Offa’s Dyke.
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