OBHAG 2005 – Historic Hereford - Saturday 4th June

OBHAG Programme Web Page – www.pastcaring.com/OBHAG

Mobile:- 07843659941 (on visit)

Please note that the entrance fee to Mappa Mundi and Chained Library will not be included in the £12 cost.

8.00 am       Meet in Oswestry Oak Street car park.

10.00 am    Arrive Hereford Cathedral

10.15 – 11.45 am   - Guided walk of Historic Hereford Centre (Groups of 10 people - 1 to 1½   hours)

11.45 – 3.45pm Circulate to suit !

Fit in lunch break and choose visits to the Cathedral, Old House and Hereford Museum (all Free admission) and Cathedral guided tour (1hour), Mappa Mundi, Chained Library (extra charges for these). All these places are close to the Cathedral.

Hereford Cathedral – (No entrance fee).

A Cathedral guided tour is available at 2pm (£2.50) and would best be booked in the Cathedral on our arrival.

Mappa Mundi & Chained Library (An exhibition attached to the Cathedral)

To take advantage of a group booking concession pay £3.00 on the coach. You will need to mention Oswestry & Border History & Archaeology Group when you fit in your visit, you don’t have to see both attractions at the same time.

Hereford - Old House – (No entrance fee).

A wonderfully and miraculously preserved half-timbered Jacobean house in the heart of Hereford's commercial centre. Formerly part of Butchers' Row, this only remaining house was built in 1621 and has been home to butchers, ironmongers and bankers, before becoming a museum in 1929.

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery – (No entrance fee).

Housed in a spectacular Victorian gothic building, has been exhibiting artefacts and works of fine and decorative art connected with the local area since 1874. Although the exterior of the building has changed very little the museum and gallery have kept up with the times. The exhibitions begin in the foyer of the building with a regularly changing small display in the foyer case. Don't miss the Kenchester mosaic on your way upstairs and the changing art exhibitions on the stairwell walls. The museum is full of interesting local history with hands-on elements for all the family.

Don’t forget to stop for lunch! – two suggestions for lunch in an interesting historic location.

Hereford Cathedral Cloister Cafe

All Saints Church – High St. Vegetarian Café

Some may wish to venture out of the City Centre and visit the Cider Museum but please remember we need to be back at the pickup point for 5pm coach return.

Hereford Cider Museum - Ryelands Street, Hereford – (£3, OAP-£2.50, Children £2)

About 1km from the Cathedral and a choice of walking routes.

1.        From Cathedral along King St.– straight over Victoria St. – Barton Rd – turn right up to and through Sainsbury’s car park – museum opposite.

2.        From Cathedral along King St. - turn right - up Victoria St. – under subway left into Eign St – along Eign St. -museum on the left.

The museum has a reconstructed farm ciderhouse and a complete set of travelling cidermaker's 'tack'. Some of the exhibits were used on farms in cidermaking districts up to 300 years before being presented to the Museum. Read about the Truck Act which allows cider to be paid as part of agricultural workers' wages.

3.30 pm Special Guided tour of Hereford Museum Resource Centre - (No entrance fee).

Meet at the Cathedral pickup point at 3.30pm so that we can walk along to be at the Museum Resource Centre at 3.45pm. Please note this is NOT at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery! Judy Stevenson has very kindly arranged to give us this special ‘behind the scenes’ look at the Resource Centre.

4.45 pm Walk back to Cathedral pickup point.

5.0 pm Leave Hereford

7.0 pm Return to Oswestry Oak Street.

The Waterworks Museum – You may see signs to this interesting volunteer run museum but unfortunately it is not at present open at weekends.


 

 

1.       Hereford Cathedral

2.       Mappa Mundi & Chained Library

3.       Hereford Cathedral Cloister Cafe

4.       Hereford - Old House

5.       Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

6.       All Saints Church – High St. Vegetarian Café

7.       Hereford Museum Resource Centre

8.       Hereford Cider Museum