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The Three Horseshoes - Photo:
Colin Smith
CCL |
A delightful old market town
situated in a valley on the River Lugg,
Leominster’s narrow medieval streets are lined
with timber-framed Tudor properties and quickly
take the visitor back in time. It lies at the
heart of the so-called ‘black and white villages
trail’ and boasts a pre-Norman priory church famed
for its three naves and a ducking stool used until
the early 19th century to tame gossiping women.
The Old Priory Workhouse is now a youth hostel,
which acts as a base for both walkers and
cyclists. The town has produced fine wool since
the 13th century but is better known today for its
red Herefordshire cattle, which are exported
worldwide. Nearby stands the National Trust’s
Berrington Hall, a Georgian mansion built by Henry
Holland (in 1778-81) and landscaped by
‘Capability’ Brown. |
