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Icons of Music, Theatre and TV Travel to Leominster for tales of Merewald
Look out for Herefordshire’s latest ‘The Lion King’ and Jenny Pipes one of
the last women in England to be punished
celebrity resident, actress Maxine Peake
of ‘Dinnerladies’ fame, rub shoulders with with a ducking stool, which now resides in
writer Gavin Plumley, actress and model The Priory. Look out for the Black Shucks
who are said to roam around Pembridge.
Liz Hurley or The Grand Tour’s Richard
Hammond. Kate Bliss from Bargain Hunt The bronze statue of Fly ‘The Walking Dog
and Flog It, and Escape to the Country’s, of Kington’ stands outside the museum in
Jules Hudson are often seen out and about the town and Hergest Court harbours the
and actress Jessica Raine from BBC’s horrible history of Black Vaughan and his
‘Call the Midwife’ often pops back to her vicious bloodhound, said to have inspired
childhood stomping ground. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to write The Hound
of the Baskervilles. At Hellens Manor you’ll
Spot the musical vibes of Bez from The hear the sad love story of Hetty Walwyn
Happy Mondays, Suggs from Madness who was hidden away in her bedchamber
and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin who for thirty years for choosing the wrong
enjoy a tipple in their Herefordshire locals. beau. Hauntings, exorcisms and unaided
Herefordshire indeed birthed ‘All the bells ringing at St Mary’s Church, Avenbury
Young Dudes’! Notably 70s band Mott the near Bromyard has sent shivers up many
Hoople, Martin Chambers; drummer of a spine and a ghostly courting couple
The Pretenders, Ellie Goulding, and have been seen at 17C Alton Court near
Jake of Diamonds; fi nalist on ‘The Voice.’ Ross-on-Wye, the result of a tragic love
Screen Tourism affair. Whether it’s Mermaids in Marden,
bare-knuckle champions in Woolhope,
A premier hub for screen tourism, Dragons in Mordiford, the Apple Tree
Herefordshire is currently hosting the Man in the cider orchards to the Knights
Dr Who fi lm crew. The distinctive
Dr Who fi lm crew. The distinctive Templar on Garway Hill, the county is
Templar on Garway Hill, the county is
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