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The City’s foodie culture is seeing a revolution and including
the well-known national chains, also has plenty of independent casual sandwich and coffee stops, gourmet burger bars, tapas, bistros and winebars, as well as fine dining at beautiful Castle House.
Learn about cider making in the Cider Museum, once home of Bulmers - the world’s largest cider maker thanks to the abundant Herefordshire apple orchards.
The Coningsby Hospital museum, originally a medieval home for old soldiers is said to have inspired the Royal Hospital for Chelsea Pensioners.
A short walk or drive will bring you to the Waterworks Museum, an engineers dream, where you will see Victorian methods of suppling water to Hereford City, especially on their regular live steam days.
Hidden away next to the River Wye is Castle Green, an early example of a city park laid out in 1745 on the site of the Norman castle. Join in the regular events that pop-up or stroll on over Victoria Bridge to St George’s Playing Fields and river walk. Becoming more popular as a film location, discover some of
real places featured in Phil Rickman’s Midwinter of the Spirit book and recent TV series. The City’s affinity with the arts reveals composer Elgar’s legacy during his years here, marked with a bronze statue in the cathedral grounds, and the annual celebration of Europe’s oldest music festival the Three Choirs Festival. Jointly hosted by the choirs of Hereford, Worcester or Gloucester cathedrals for 300 years, Hereford Cathedral next hosts in September 2018.
But for a real insight into the City, we highly recommend a guided walking tour with www.herefordguidedwalks.org.uk Plan your next visit, as there is so much more to see and do.
forthcoming events
Borderlines Film Festival
Countywide and Borders February /March borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk ...............................................
Hereford River Carnival
River Wye in Hereford, April
rivercarnival.org
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Hereford Arts Market
High Town, April
brightstripe.co.uk
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The Palace Art Fest
Bishops Palace,
Hereford Cathedral, April/May palace-art-fest.co.uk ...............................................
Hereford May Fair
Hereford City, May
herefordshire.gov.uk
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Midsummer Fair on the Green
Castle Green, June
friendsofcastlegreen.org.uk
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Hereford Rowing Regatta
Hereford Rowing Club, June
herefordrc.co.uk
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Beer on the Wye IX
Hereford Riverside, July
herefordcamra.org.uk
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Historical Hereford Day
Castle Green, July
friendsofcastlegreen.org.uk
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Hereford Rotary River Festival
Hereford Rowing Club, August
rotary-ribi.org
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Hereford Contemporary
Craft Fair
Left Bank, Hereford, November brightstripe.co.uk ...............................................
Choral Society Winter Festival
Hereford Cathedral, November
herefordcathedral.org
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Christmas Fair on the Green
Hereford Cathedral, Nov/Dec
friendsofcastlegreen.org.uk
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