Benhall Farm

Visit website B&B  -   £32.00 - £50.00   per person per night Benhall Farm Wilton Ross on Wye Herefordshire HR9 6AG

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A warm welcome awaits you from Carol, Simon, John & Peter at Benhall Farm Bed and Breakfast. We are a working dairy and arable farm run by Simon and set in glorious Herefordshire countryside just outside Ross-on-Wye on them banks of the River Wye. It is a perfect location to enjoy a break from the pressures of everyday urban life and is well situated for touring the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, Welsh borders & the Malverns . Close by are Goodrich Castle and Symonds Yat Rock. We offer two choices of accommodation at Benhall Farm: •4 star silver award bed and breakfast in the delightful georgian farmhouse (new for 2009 superking fourposter ) •3 star self catering in both the Granary and Garden cottage (refurbished for 2009) •With our self-catering cottages and bed and breakfast we can accommodate up to 12 people making Benhall farm an ideal weekend retreat for a family gathering or group of friends. We are now taking bookings for the Ryder Cup week 2010 just 30 minutes away Please enquire for special rates We are pleased to have achieved the following external accreditations. •Green Tourism (Silver Award) -for being environmentally friendly. •Wildlife action (gold) - awarded for encouraging wildlife to thrive in nature trails, supported by 'wildlife friendly' planting. •Member of Farm Stay and visit Herefordshire •'Welcome to Excellence' award from the English Tourism Council. •Recommended by Which good bed and breakfast guide. The River Wye forms the eastern boundary of the farm, providing an opportunity for excellent fishing (by arrangement) and relaxing walks. For those wishing to take exercise there are also opportunities for canoeing, cycling and golf nearby. Owner Information Carol Brewer Herefordshire   Phone : +44 (0)1989 563900

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Things to see and do in Herefordshire

	Courtyard Centre for the Arts      View website The Courtyard is now 10 years old and has evolved and developed into a well established and highly regarded, vibrant arts centre serving the whole of Herefordshire and the surrounding region. The Courtyard also hosts regular twice-monthly sell-out comedy and monthly folk clubs, hosts exhibitions by local, national and international artists and has developed a wide ranging film programme to add further to it’s role as the principal cultural provider for Herefordshire. The Courtyard has also established a wide-ranging participatory programme. Over 400 people per week take part in courses and classes including drama, music, dance, new writing, parent and toddlers’ activities, Tai Chi and French! Over 300 people are now part of The Courtyard Youth Theatre, attending classes every week and special events during the school holidays.
	Malvern Hills The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire, dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern. The highest summit of the hills affords a panorama of the Severn valley with the hills of Herefordshire and the Welsh mountains, parts of thirteen counties, the Bristol Channel, and the cathedrals of Worcester, Gloucester and Hereford. The Malvern Hills have been designated by the Countryside Agency as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which is the most popular free tourist attraction in the West Midlands.
	The Old House      View website The Old House is a remarkably well preserved example of a 17th Century timber-framed building and is situated in the heart of Hereford, surrounded by the commercial centre of the city. It is a startling sight, standing as the sole reminder of times-gone-by in the middle of a modern shopping precinct. Built in 1621, the house has been used for many purposes over the years, starting life as a butcher's home and shop and finishing its commercial life in the hands of Lloyds Bank in the late 1920s. Since 1929 it has been a fascinating museum giving an insight into daily life in Jacobean times. It is furnished in period style with an internationally important collection of English Oak furniture and there are interesting pieces in every room. Of particular interest to many visitors are the rare wall-paintings, the four-poster bed and the baby-walkers.
	Hellens Manor      View website This beautiful historic house in Much Marcle, Herefordshire, is a living monument to much of England’s history. It remains a home and not a museum although it contains a wealth of period furnishings, paintings and decorations. In 1096 the Manor was granted to the de Balun family who witnessed the signing of the Magna Carta by King John. Thereafter by marriage,deed or gift it passed through the powerful Mortimer family to the Lords Audleys by 1301, who were created Earls of Gloucester in 1337. A nephew, James, one of the Black Prince’s 12 boon companions,rented the Manor yearly from his uncle the Earl for a pair of silver spurs. He eventually leased it to Walter de Helyon whose family gave their name in time to the house.
	Hereford Mappa Mundi      View website The Mappa Mundi is unique in Britain's heritage - an outstanding treasure of the medieval age which reveals how 13th century scholars interpreted the world in spiritual and geographical terms. The map is undated but bears the name of "Richard de Haldingham e de Lafford", whom some historians have identified as Richard de Bello, Prebendary of Lafford in the diocese of Lincoln during the late 13th century. Together with evidence interpreted from the content of the map, a date of around AD 1290 is considered reliable.
	Hereford Cathedral      View website Hereford Cathedral's main role is as a centre of Christian mission and the seat of the Bishop. Each day, three acts of worship take place which ensure that the life of prayer which gives energy to Christian mission is carried on. The Bishop of Hereford's throne near the high altar gives the Cathedral church its name; the Latin word for throne is cathedra. The Bishop is chief pastor of a large diocese stretching from the Welsh borders in the west across to Worcester and Gloucestershire in the east, and from just south of Shrewsbury in the north to Monmouth in the south.
	Cider Museum      View website Visit Hereford's famous Cider Museum and learn about the history of cider making - how the apples were milled and pressed and how the resulting juice was fermented to produce cider.
	Hereford Museum and Art Gallery      View website Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, 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.
	Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum      View website A small collection of objects associated with the regiments raised in Herefordshire dating from the Volunteers of the Napoleonic period.
	Goodrich Castle The development of "the castle" from a fortified site into a home and administrative centre can approximately be dated to the period between 1160 and 1270. Castles of this period often incorporated earlier motte and bailey sites into this new role, and this could create spatial problems - many early motte and bailey sites were relatively small, being intended for use as purely military sites, and could not contain all of the necessary facilities required for this new role. Goodrich Castle, an English castle on the Welsh Marches (now Herefordshire), fits into this model well. When looking at any castle of this period of expansion and change, three main areas of the site emerge with their own specific uses: the keep, the courtyard, and the gatehouse.