Explore and visit Herefordshire

Standing proud and strong, this fine Georgian mansion sits within Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s final garden and landscape. This year, we’re embarking on our ambitious Garden Project. This aims to restore, revive and reimagine ‘Capability’ Brown’s iconic walled garden and pleasure grounds for future generations. We’re working in partnership with local community groups to ensure the vision for the gardens are co-created and beneficial for the local community. We need to raise £200,000 to repair the garden walls, including the rare curved section, which is one of only two left surviving in this style. From July 2019, you’ll be able to step inside and explore this area for the first time. Find out how you can support the project on your next visit and ask the team about the various fundraising events and gardening workshops we have planned for the coming year. In the centre of the walled garden, you can discover ‘LOOK! LOOK! LOOK!’, a bold contemporary pavilion designed by internationally renowned artists, Heather and Ivan Morison. Inspired by Berrington’s Georgian origins and eighteenth-century culture, this 8-metre-tall by 8-metre-wide pink structure inhabits the walled garden; highlighting the importance of this piece of ‘living history’ as the final masterpiece of ‘Capability’ […]

Charades is situated in a quiet conservation area in the City of Hereford, and is an elegant gentleman’s villa. Steve and Helen at Charades offer the very best setting for superior accommodation in the most glorious of location, where you will find a warm welcome, an inviting atmosphere and comfortable surroundings. Perfectly placed, just ten minutes walk from the centre of the City of Hereford, Charades is an excellent base to explore Herefordshire and the surrounding area. The house was built in 1877 and sits in large gardens which guests can enjoy. It has retained many of its original Victorian features, such as fireplaces, high ceilings and coving. Charades is in a quiet conservation area, close to a lovely park, with a large, well lit private car park within the grounds of the house. All six bedrooms  have en-suite with power showers and are spacious and light, with some giving spectacular views over the city, the Cathedral and the Black Mountains beyond. All rooms are dressed in period future and beds are made up in top quality Egyptian cotton bedding and come with colour TV, tea and coffee making facilities, hair dryer and hospitality tray. Wi-Fi access is complementary during […]