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Cathedral
Hereford Cathedral
Grade I listed cathedral begun in 1079, on a site of worship since the 8th century or earlier.
A mini guide to
Hereford city centre: things to do
Places worth your time in Hereford city centre
Top places
Things to do in Hereford city centre
Landmarks, museums, parks and viewpoints in and around the area.
Exhibition
Mappa Mundi and Chained Library
The cathedral's medieval world map, made around 1300 on one sheet of vellum, and the largest surviving chained library.
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Museum
The Old House
Black-and-white half-timbered house of 1621 in High Town, a museum of Jacobean life since 1929.
Museum
Museum of Cider
Museum of the history of cider-making, set up as a trust in the 1970s by Bertram Bulmer and others.
Museum
Waterworks Museum
More than 50 machines, including a working triple-expansion steam engine; the pumps run in steam on about ten Sundays a year.
Theatre and arts centre
The Courtyard
Theatre and arts centre built in 1997-98, with touring shows, a pantomime and youth theatre.
Park
Castle Green
Green laid out from 1752 on the bailey of Hereford Castle, which was founded before 1052 and was one of the earliest castles in England.
Bridge
Wye Bridge
Grade I listed stone bridge built in 1490 over the River Wye, scene of fighting in the 1645 siege.
Bridge
Victoria Bridge
Iron suspension footbridge over the Wye, opened in 1898 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
Historic ruin
Blackfriars Priory
Ruins of a 13th-century Dominican priory with a stone preaching cross, set in a rose garden laid out in 1964.
Historic building
College of Vicars Choral
Grade I listed college built from about 1473 for the cathedral's vicars choral; its cloister is open to the public.
Historic building
Coningsby Hospital
Group of almshouses on Widemarsh Street, with a small museum on the site.
Historic building
Hereford Town Hall
Grade II* listed home of Hereford City Council on St Owen's Street.
Photo credits
- Hereford city centre (area photo): Ruth Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hereford Cathedral: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- The Old House: Fabian Musto, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Museum of Cider: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Waterworks Museum: Amanda Slater from Coventry, West Midlands, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Castle Green: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Wye Bridge: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Victoria Bridge: WelshDave, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Blackfriars Priory: Philip Pankhurst, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- College of Vicars Choral: Keith Edkins, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Coningsby Hospital: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hereford Town Hall: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. All photo credits
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