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This article, written by one of our guides, appears in a recent edition of the Group Travel World Magazine. THERE’S NOTHING SPECIAL ABOUT HEREFORD …. IS THERE?Of course there’s the Cathedral, which is magnificent, and the Mappa Mundi, which isunique, but what else is there? This is what I asked myself on my first visit…
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Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides are offering care homes across the area reminiscence sessions that use historic and contemporary photographs of Hereford to boost residents’ wellbeing and memory recall. The sessions, which run for between 45 minutes and an hour, centre on a curated selection of images showing key locations around the city — past…
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Phil Rickman’s Merrily Watkins novels are atmospheric supernatural crime stories rooted deeply in Herefordshire and the Welsh Marches. The landscape is far more than a backdrop: the ancient churches, ruined castles, wooded valleys, lonely farms, winding lanes and misty hills seem to carry their own memories, with the border country’s layers of history and folklore…
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The Leominster Heritage Guides are a team of local volunteers established in 2023 to promote Leominster’s rich history and architectural heritage. Sharing identical goals, purposes, and even mutual volunteers, it made perfect sense for us to arrange collaborative exchange visits during the summer months. When it was our turn to visit Leominster, our knowledgeable hosts,…
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What else could you anticipate a group of guides doing on their summer outing? Naturally, a guided tour! This summer, the Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides set off on an exhilarating adventure to the charming village of Garway, located near the Welsh border. They enjoyed a guided tour of the delightful St Michael’s Church, one…
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In June 2026, 24 members of the Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides enjoyed a busman’s holiday by participating in a city walk through Worcester. One of the highlights of the walk was visiting the old cells beneath Worcester Guildhall, where we learned about their use as holding cells for prisoners awaiting sentencing or transportation. It…
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14th July 1932 – 8th May 2026 It is with great sadness that Guild members learned of the loss of our Founder and Honorary President Mrs Jean O’Donnell MBE. Jean trained as a teacher in the 1950s and moved to Hereford in 1960 where she taught at Trinity Junior School and Hereford Technical College. In…
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Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides are offering care homes across the area reminiscence sessions that use historic and contemporary photographs of Hereford to boost residents’ wellbeing and memory recall. The sessions, which run for between 45 minutes and an hour, centre on a curated selection of images showing key locations around the city — past…
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On Tuesday April 21st The Right Worshipful Mayor of Hereford Councillor Daniel Powell, the Lady Mayoress and the Mayor’s Officer were honorary guests at a special lunch at Castle House Hotel to celebrate the Guild of Mayor’s Guides 45th anniversary. After an excellent lunch the Mayor thanked the Guild for its 45 years of service…
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As part of the Hereford Guild of Mayor’s Guides off-season educational events, we visited the Rotherwas Munitions Factory for an engaging talk presented by Rotherwas Together, dedicated to promoting the site’s rich history and its present significance. During WW1 over 1,600,000 women entered the workforce, 950,000 of whom were so-called “munitionettes”, who between them made…