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Hereford (/ ˈ h ɛr ɪ f ər d / ⓘ HERR-if-ərd) is a cathedral city and the county town of the ceremonial county of Herefordshire, England.It is situated on the banks of the River Wye and is situated 16 miles (26 km) east of the border with Wales, 23 miles (37 km) north-west of Gloucester and 24 miles (39 km) south-west of Worcester.
Oct 4, 2024 · Hereford, city, unitary authority and historic county of Herefordshire, west-central England, on the River Wye. Hereford was founded as a settlement near the Welsh March—the politically unstable belt of territory flanking Wales on the east in medieval times—after the West Saxons had crossed the River Severn early in the 7th century.
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8. Waterworks Museum - Hereford. 92. Speciality Museums. The Waterworks Museum is open every Tuesday from February to December from 11am - 4pm. It is also open on some Sundays as Open Days and Steam Days from March to October. See web site for event details…. 9. Rockfield Distillery.
- Hereford Cathedral. Anyone with an eye for Medieval architecture will be completely enamoured of Hereford Cathedral. The first cathedral was raised in the 7th century and was reconstructed by in the Norman period between 1079 and the middle of the 12th century.
- Mappa Mundi. In 1996 The New Library Building opened in the southeast corner of the Cathedral Close, to safeguard this Medieval treasure as well as provide the appropriate climatic conditions for the cathedral’s Chained Library.
- Chained Library. If you’ve seen the 5th and 6th seasons of Game of Thrones you may have seen that the library at the Citadel has chains on its shelves.
- Black and White House Museum. After the cathedral, Hereford’s most prized landmark is this stunning Jacobean timber-framed house raised at the start of the 1620s.
Record-breaking Cathedral. Hereford Cathedral is home to two record-breakers. Here you can view the incredible Mappa Mundi, the largest surviving medieval map of the world – made about 800 years ago, it reveals how history and geography were understood in Christian Europe in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Explore Mortimer Country. Walk 30 miles from Kington to Ludlow, through beautiful borderland that traces the lofty ambitions and tumultuous past of the powerful Mortimer family. Everything you need to plan your trip to Herefordshire. Find the best things to do, places to stay and eat. Explore our activities, walking routes and road trips.
Hereford has a great deal to offer to tourists. It is an especially attractive city with its picturesque riverbank and many examples of beautiful period architecture. The city's rich heritage can be seen from its extraordinary relics from bygone days, most notably the spectacular Norman Cathedral, the Mappa Mundi maps and the Chained Library ...
