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Village Trail

Welcome to Hamnet country

Long famous as an enchanting 40-mile circular route of fairytale villages, historic
buildings and picturesque landscapes, this scenic area became the perfect
location for the recent award-winning movie Hamnet. Don’t forget your camera!
Dilwyn Sarnesfield & Kinnersley
Anglo Saxon for ‘a hidden place’ and Sarnesfield, is the final resting place of John
more than 1000 years old, shy Dilwyn Abel, the esteemed carpenter to Charles I,
is designated a conservation area for its responsible for the construction of Grange
historic buildings, where many of the Court in Leominster, and numerous other
half-timbered houses surround a vibrant notable structures throughout Herefordshire.
village green. Look out for the 12C village Kinnersley Castle is now a privately owned
church of St Mary, which has the only Elizabethan manor (no public access), and
surviving effigy; a knight from circa 1320. the adjacent impressive church, with its
Stay: Wall End Farm Holidays (P67) saddleback tower, houses a notable collection
of antiquities. The Smalman monument (1635)
Weobley is particularly interesting.
The authentic village where much of
blockbuster Hamnet was filmed. Weobley Eardisley
(pronounced Webbly) is renowned for its Eardisley attracts visitors with its charming
medieval wool trade, excellence in ale 14C timbered cottages. St Mary’s Church
production, and skilled craftsmanship in houses a finely crafted font from circa 1150,
nail and glove making. Follow the village adorned with Romanesque carvings, Celtic
Heritage Trail map, or visit the history knotwork, and Norman figures. Take in Tram
museum on Back Lane to uncover where Square, named for the historic horse-drawn
King Charles I sought refuge, following his tramway connecting Brecon to Kington,
victory over Cromwell’s forces and other which traversed Eardisley from 1818 until
interesting snippets. the advent of the railway.
Stay: Mellington House (P67) Stay: Green Lane Carriage (P74)
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