Pygmy goats and micropigs
Meet pygmy goats and micropigs at Kington Small Breeds Farm, get hands-on at the Judges’ Lodging in Presteigne or steam through the countryside on the Severn Valley Railway. Watch the red-kite feeding at Gingrich Farm, soak up the bloody history at local castles, and get pampered at Thyme Beauty and Wellness.
Country kids
Bounce the day away at Flip out in Hereford or shoot for strikes and spares at Leominster Grove Bowling. Meet the pygmy goats, miniature horses and donkeys, micropigs and rheas at Kington Small Breeds Farm. Scale the walls at Green Spider in Hereford. Or discover the gaslit, hands-on world of the Judges’ Lodging in Presteigne.
Catch the flicks at the Odeon in Hereford or fill up on culture with music, comedy theatre, art and workshops at Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Head to The Spaceguard Centre to learn about meteorites and planets from the main source of information about near-Earth objects in the UK.
Meet the lions, leopards and dinosaurs, then brave the theme-park rides at West Midlands Safari Park. Ride the Broomy Hill Miniature Railway or take a journey into the past on a vintage steam ride through the countryside on the Severn Valley Railway. Or
take on the West Midlands’ premier outdoor-karting circuit at Kinsham Raceway.
Take the beautiful A44 mountain road into Wales to watch the red kites get fed daily (at 2pm) at Gingrich Farm in Rhayader. Take your binoculars to Cheluvelt Park to spot mute swans, kingfishers and grey squirrels around the Severn. Or head to Mr Mulligan’s Worcester for the electro-darts, crazy golf, table tennis and shuffleboard.
For the grown-ups
Stay on site to fly-fish for trout and paddleboard on the lake. Or head out for a hit of history in this hotbed of Anglo-Welsh conflict at Ludlow Castle, Wigmore Castle, Stokesay Castle and Croft Castle. Or discover Britain’s answer to The Mappa Mundi at Hereford Cathedral and the Chained Library.
This area is food and drink central, so don’t miss events such as the Ludlow Food Festival, the Ludlow Spring Festival, Ludlow Medieval Festival, the Hereford Food Festival and Presteigne Carnival. Head to Ludlow Brewery for fresh, sessionable beers with great aromas and flavours and Ludlow Distillery for a tour and a taste.
Keep your fitness up with gym and fitness classes at Presteigne Leisure Centre and bring your clubs for great golf at Leominster, Kington (England’s highest) and Knighton. Catch the Sport of Kings at Ludlow Racecourse and feel like royalty yourself when you canoe the River Wye with Symonds Yat Adventures.
Get pampered at Fishmore Hall Spa, Holmer Road Spa and Thyme Beauty and Wellness. Trek the high hills with Bryngywn horse-riding and shoot clay with Griffin Lloyd. Quad-bike, paintball or brave the high ropes at Oakerwood. Or cruise the country lanes with bikes from Wheely Wonderful.
