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Kington

THe Marches • Creatives • Offa’s Dyke
• Walking • Shows & festivals

Kington is a canvas of history, nature and
creativity woven together by the hands of
time.
What makes Kington special
Walking groups will adore Picnic the unspoiled
beauty, resident wild horses and panoramic
views of Hergest Ridge, on the Offa’s Dyke
Path; King Offa’s 8C ancient earthwork
boundary between England and Wales. Two
Spring and Autumn Walking Festivals
promote a variety of excellent trails to suit all
abilities. The town’s charming independent
shops and businesses, many of them Great for Groups
showcasing the creative talents of local Dunfield House (Group Accommodation)
residents. This is further enhanced by the dunfieldhouse.org.uk
annual Marches Makers Festival each May, Hergest Croft Gardens
where venues around the town present hergest.co.uk
regional makers and artists of all kinds in The Viking Games (Activities), Golden Valley
abundance. The retail offering expands with thevikinggames.co.uk
two annual food and drink festivals, White Heron Properties (country house
Summer and Winter, celebrating local flavours accommodation) whiteheronproperties.com
and gastronomy with artisan producers under
the resplendent central clock tower that
commemorates Queen Victoria’s 1887 Golden Coach Parking/Drop-off
Jubilee. Kington Show’s yearly spectacle of Small buses and mini buses can park in
rural life is a traditional agricultural High Street car park.
extravaganza of local farming, livestock
competitions, equestrian events, and a vibrant Transport Links
fair, attracting visitors from all over the country.
Train Station – there is no train station in
Take the winding route to the highest golf Kington.
course in England, Kington Golf Club, perched Buses to Kington directly from Hereford,
on Bradnor Hill, with endless views across the Knighton, Presteigne, Llandrindod Wells.
towns and landscape from the National Trust Kington Tourist Information Centre
land.
5 Church Street, Kington HR5 3AZ
Find more information on what’s in and kingtontourist.info
around Kington on our website 01544 230778
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