Special Guided Walks for Hereford Medieval Festival

Friday 14th & Saturday 15th August at 2pm Castle Green Is this the place where the story of our city began? Ancient religious site, front line military garrison and royal castle to rival the beauty and power of Windsor. We do not know all of what lies beneath our feet on Castle Green but we can tell you what we do know of this area of particular prominence during the Medieval period. Join us for a 90 minute stroll as we tell the stories of this site of important and turbulent historic interest, now a peaceful green gem at the heart of Hereford city. Starts from The Pavilion, Castle Green. 90 mins approx.

Sunday 16th August at 11am Anglo-Saxon Hereford For 650 years after the Romans left Britain it was the Anglo Saxons who ruled much of the land. In the Kingdom of Mercia the small settlement of Hereford grew to become a key defensive outpost in the borderlands between England and Wales. Today the city is one of only five cities in England to be designated an Area of Archaeological Importance (AAI). This walk will explore why by identifying some of the still visible traces of Anglo Saxon Hereford, and the histories they reveal of early Medieval Hereford Starts from Cathedral, West Front. 90 mins approx.

Adult £7.50 Accompanied young person 6 - 17 years £1 For more information and online booking see our website herefordguidedwalks.org.uk