Stay in a posh hotel and explore Hereford and the Wye Valley
If you prefer to dip into activities from a more luxurious base, the Green Dragon hotel is a vibrant, restored coaching inn in Hereford with opulent apartments. Slap bang in the city centre but also close to the Wye Valley, it has a huge variety of activities on the doorstep. Eastnor Pottery gets families clay modelling at its vast workshop in the grounds of Eastnor Castle, and enthusiastic volunteers keep little ones engaged at Hereford Cathedral’s Mappa Mundi, a chart of the medieval world. There are also owl experiences at Wye Valley Falconry and axe-throwing at the new Viking Games centre close to the city. Outdoor activities include stomps along Offa’s Dyke, paddleboarding from SUP Yofi, and renting a canoe from Hereford Kayak Canoe to paddle down the Wye.
- Two nights room-only from £218 for a family of four, greendragonhotel.com.
‘10 of the best October half-term activity holidays in the UK‘ by Holly Tuppen first appeared in the Guardian on Saturday 5 September 2020.
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