Enjoying Your Stay!

Stop-at-Home:

Relax with a bottle of local organic cider/apple juice and a good book
Enjoy wonderful views over Herefordshire countryside
Pick fresh organic herbs for your evening meal
Enjoy nature on Woodland Walks (on our doorstep)
Stroll around our bunny and badger copse (don't fall in the burrows!)
Find Oscar, the cat, for a furry cuddle
Feed our friendly black mountain welsh sheep
Play tennis on our new court (racquets available- sports shoes essential!)
Just breathe in the wonderful fresh country air - so many AIR SMILES!

(Note that the grounds are quite slope-y and hilly in parts and may not be suitable for people with walking or mobility difficulties, small children will need adult supervision, of course)


Getup-and-Go:

If you can bear to leave here - there's so much to do locally:

We can suggest various day itineries e.g:

Castles and Cathedrals
Nature trails and river Wye walks
Gardens and Historic house visits
Book, Craft & Antique Fairs
Black and White village Tours
Local food and Wine - vineyards/cider mills/cheese making/farmers markets/organic farms
Outdoor adventures (pony trekking/mountain boarding/canoeing etc)

Where to Explore:

Locally:
Hereford with its Cathedral and famous Mappa Mundi is within 15 minutes drive.
Leominster with it's Priory and locally owned shops is a very nice place to wander around.
The Black and White village of Weobley with good pub food and an organic dairy is only 15 minutes drive away.

Within an Hours Drive:
Ludlow (antiques & Michelin Star restaurants)
Hay on Wye (bookshops galore)
Malvern Hills (quality theatre and hill walking)
Tintern Abbey (history and tea rooms)
Chepstow (castle & museum)
Symonds Yat /Ross on Wye (outstanding river walks - canoeing - falcons)
Golden Valley (great views - 'Shadowlands')
Offa's Dyke (historic walking path)
Brecon Beacons (sheep, walks and wilderness)
Black and White Village trail


Special Events in the Area

3 Choirs Festival (Aug) - 3choirs.org
Three Counties Show - threecounties.co.uk
Guardian Hay-on-Wye Festival (May) - hayfestival.com
Cheltenham Jazz Festival - cheltenhamfestivals.co.uk
Ledbury Poetry Festival (July) - poetry-festival.com
Summer Walking Festival (June) - walkingfestival.com
Ludlow Xmas Fayre (December) - ludlowcraftevents.co.uk
Hereford Film Festival - borderlinesfilmfestival.co.uk
Hereford Photography Festival photofest.org
Cider Making Festival (Oct) - cider-museum.co.uk
Big chill Festival (Aug) - chillfest.org
Bromyard Folk Festival (Sept) - bromyard.co.uk
Brecon Jazz Festival (Aug) - breconjazz.co.uk

Also in Hereford:
Big Apple Blossom Celebrations / Antique Fairs / Organic Food Show / Farmers' Markets/ MayFair / Flower Shows etc...
See aph.org.uk for more details.

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