Guidebook for the Haystore
Food Scene
A mix of local and slightly further afield places to eat to suit all tastes and budgets. Walking distance is the Red Lion, Peterstow which offers a warm welcome and good food at reasonable prices.
Loughpool bakery and kitchen serve brunch, lunch and suppers but check opening times!
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The Loughpool
Loughpool bakery and kitchen serve brunch, lunch and suppers but check opening times!
No3 Restaurant
3 Gloucester RdDelicious ever changing menu of seasonal food
The Bell at Skenfrith
The Greenman
The Moody Cow
Woods of Whitchurch
Great breakfasts and brunches, or cake and coffee
Amazing Sunday lunches and steaks on Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening. Great brunches served from 8am onwards. If in Hereford don't miss it!
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The Bookshop
33 Aubrey StAmazing Sunday lunches and steaks on Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening. Great brunches served from 8am onwards. If in Hereford don't miss it!
A great cafe with a fabulous fresh and tasty menu - don't miss if visiting Hereford
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Sensory & Rye
29-30 Union StA great cafe with a fabulous fresh and tasty menu - don't miss if visiting Hereford
The Saracens Head Inn
So this is a bit of a trek but the food is worth the drive - lunch is very reasonable for this Michelin Star restaurant in the most fantastic setting
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Pensons
So this is a bit of a trek but the food is worth the drive - lunch is very reasonable for this Michelin Star restaurant in the most fantastic setting
The Whitebrook
Delicious food in the Forest of Dean - booking necessary!
Fabulous Michelin starred food and service in this unpretentious Inn at the bottom of Skirrid - work up an appetite for lunch after a walk - booking essential!
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The Walnut Tree
Fabulous Michelin starred food and service in this unpretentious Inn at the bottom of Skirrid - work up an appetite for lunch after a walk - booking essential!
1min drive - great new restaurant with fabulous wine list and open for lunch and dinner (book ahead) Wednesday to Sunday.
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The New Inn
1min drive - great new restaurant with fabulous wine list and open for lunch and dinner (book ahead) Wednesday to Sunday.
Recently refurbished serving good pub food in a smart setting inside. Pizzas served in the garden by the river. One of the few places in the area open for lunch/dinner on a Monday.
The Hope and Anchor
Recently refurbished serving good pub food in a smart setting inside. Pizzas served in the garden by the river. One of the few places in the area open for lunch/dinner on a Monday.
As well as fabulous cocktails this lively bar serves tapas and on a Monday evening Sushi.
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Leonards at 39
39 High StAs well as fabulous cocktails this lively bar serves tapas and on a Monday evening Sushi.
Drinks & Nightlife
Closest small town to the Haystore is Ross on Wye with the excellent Leonard's for cocktails and fizz, if something more traditional try the Royal Oak hotel or the Man of Ross that sometimes offers live music. Hereford is a 20min taxi ride away and offers some clubs and bars (Cosy Club, Rubix and Play).
Great cocktails and tapas with good music in the centre of Ross (next to the Market House)
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Leonards at 39
39 High StGreat cocktails and tapas with good music in the centre of Ross (next to the Market House)
Rubix Bar
32 Union StIn Hereford - 80's/90's music with small dance floor, a hit with the locals!
Great Ross on Wye watering hole and eatery - the Corn Exchange behind often has events including comedy club
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The King's Head Hotel
8 High StGreat Ross on Wye watering hole and eatery - the Corn Exchange behind often has events including comedy club
Essentials
Great farm shop with butchery, bakers, fresh vegetables, wines, beer and cakes
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Pengethley Farm Shop
Great farm shop with butchery, bakers, fresh vegetables, wines, beer and cakes
Waitrose & Partners
110-114 Monnow StMorrisons
1 Station StCarrot&Wine Store, Wormelow
Sightseeing
Chained library and original copy of the Mappa Mundi are well worth a visit, on certain days you can also climb the bell tower
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IKathidrali yase-Hereford
Cathedral CloseChained library and original copy of the Mappa Mundi are well worth a visit, on certain days you can also climb the bell tower
The original Hampton Court - fabulous castle and beautiful grounds and walled garden, maze and river walk with cafe (check opening times)
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Hampton Court Castle
The original Hampton Court - fabulous castle and beautiful grounds and walled garden, maze and river walk with cafe (check opening times)
A little further afield but maps available if needed. Spectacular walk along the Cat's Back (Black Hill) from either Hay on Wye end (Hay Bluff car park 1hr) or Longtown end (45mins drive from the Haystore park at Black Hill Car Park, Upper House Farm, Hereford).
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Hay Bluff
A little further afield but maps available if needed. Spectacular walk along the Cat's Back (Black Hill) from either Hay on Wye end (Hay Bluff car park 1hr) or Longtown end (45mins drive from the Haystore park at Black Hill Car Park, Upper House Farm, Hereford).
Worth a visit for stunning views East across Vale of Evesham, or West across Herefordshire. Park at British Camp or Black Hill car parks (pay and display) with a stop off in beautiful Ledbury on the way home.
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Malvern Hills
Worth a visit for stunning views East across Vale of Evesham, or West across Herefordshire. Park at British Camp or Black Hill car parks (pay and display) with a stop off in beautiful Ledbury on the way home.
Walk down the steps next to the cafe to see one of the locations for filming of Netflix' hit show Sex Education!
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Symonds Yat Rock Car Park (pay & display)
Walk down the steps next to the cafe to see one of the locations for filming of Netflix' hit show Sex Education!
Set in rural Herefordshire, Hellens Manor is a historic Tudor/Jacobean home with an incredible tapestry of stories, characters, art, furniture, grounds and formal gardens. Hellens is open for guided tours from April to October along with a vintage tearoom. (Currently Hellens is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 10am-6pm)
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Hellens
Set in rural Herefordshire, Hellens Manor is a historic Tudor/Jacobean home with an incredible tapestry of stories, characters, art, furniture, grounds and formal gardens. Hellens is open for guided tours from April to October along with a vintage tearoom. (Currently Hellens is open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 10am-6pm)
Arts & Culture
I-Raglan Castle
Castle RoadWell preserved castle remains
Great day out (check opening times) with Victorian castle and lovely arboretum and lakeside walk.
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Eastnor Castle
Great day out (check opening times) with Victorian castle and lovely arboretum and lakeside walk.
Beautiful art gallery tucked away in the heart of Herefordshire
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Canwood Gallery
Beautiful art gallery tucked away in the heart of Herefordshire
Blacksmithing experience days available from this great local forge. Check out experiences on Airbnb for more details.
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Oldfield Forge Ltd
Blacksmithing experience days available from this great local forge. Check out experiences on Airbnb for more details.
Find your inner poet at Tintern Abbey and catch up on your history of the Reformation. All a beautiful drive along the Wye Valley from Monmouth towards Chepstow.
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Tintern Abbey / Abaty Tyndryn
Find your inner poet at Tintern Abbey and catch up on your history of the Reformation. All a beautiful drive along the Wye Valley from Monmouth towards Chepstow.
Parks & Nature
Park and walk a short distance to the viewing point or walk down the vert steep steps/path to the river walk to Biblins bridge and back stopping at the Saracen's head pub before walking back up the hill!
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Symonds Yat Rock Car Park (pay & display)
Park and walk a short distance to the viewing point or walk down the vert steep steps/path to the river walk to Biblins bridge and back stopping at the Saracen's head pub before walking back up the hill!
No better views of Herefordshire than from the top of either British Camp or Black Hill on the Malvern Hills
Car park (Herefordshire Beacon & British Camp)
A449No better views of Herefordshire than from the top of either British Camp or Black Hill on the Malvern Hills
Heart of the Forest of Dean - large car park and cafe with sculpture trail through the forest. Close to Cannop cycle centre with safe off road family cycle trails.
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Beechenhurst Lodge
Speech House RoadHeart of the Forest of Dean - large car park and cafe with sculpture trail through the forest. Close to Cannop cycle centre with safe off road family cycle trails.
Skirrid, owned by the National Trust, only a 30min drive from the Haystore, along a beautiful winding road past the gastropub of the Bell at Skenfrith and the Michelin starred The Walnut Tree Inn.
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Skirrid Fawr
Skirrid, owned by the National Trust, only a 30min drive from the Haystore, along a beautiful winding road past the gastropub of the Bell at Skenfrith and the Michelin starred The Walnut Tree Inn.
Shopping
Small town with huge variety of lovely independent shops, well worth a browse
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Ledbury
Small town with huge variety of lovely independent shops, well worth a browse
Large chain shops in the Old Market development or fabulous independent quarter along Church street near Cathedral
Hereford Rail Station
Large chain shops in the Old Market development or fabulous independent quarter along Church street near Cathedral
Fab mooch around an eclectic and perfectly curated homeware store - 3 min drive from the Haystore.
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Baileys Home
Fab mooch around an eclectic and perfectly curated homeware store - 3 min drive from the Haystore.