Toddle Time

Toddle Time happens every Monday from 10.30am to 11.30am.

Have fun in the Onny Meadows exploring and letting off steam.

Every week there are different activities centred on exploring nature and the outdoors - you might also have to help the toddlers get crafty and creative.

Events are buggy-friendly and there is an indoor alternative in the event of bad weather.

Suitable for children under the age of 5 accompanied by an adult.

Free of charge. No need to book, just turn up.

Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0345 678 9024

Season Calendar produced by The Courtyard Theatre, Hereford

The Courtyard, Edgar Street, Hereford, HR4 9JR.  Box Office - 01432 340555  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Events Calendar produced by Ludlow Town Council

Events Calendar produced by Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 1 Mill Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1AZ Box Office: 01584 878141

Ludlow Castle Events for 2012

JANUARY - Weekends Only ( 10.00 am - 4.00 pm)

Last admission half an hour before closing time.

Inclement Weather Conditions - Please telephone the Castle before starting your journey to check that the venue is open - we assess the situation daily in these circumstances.

Telephone 01584 873355 or 01584 874465

Events Calendar provided by Ledbury Market Theatre

Box Office opening hours are 08:45 to 16:45 Monday to Thursday and 08:45 to 16:30 Friday. Payment may be made by cash or credit card during those hours. Patrons may book there in person, or by phone, on 01432-383663. (Please note that this Hereford number is a direct line to our Box Office in St. Katherines.)

Our out-of-hours telephone booking number is 07967-517125. Tickets for all shows may also be bought on the door, subject to availability.

Telephoned enquiries for all live shows may be made to 01531-633760. However, bookings may only be made online or via the Box Office.

The Market Theatre, Market Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 2AQ.

Berrington Hall Calendar of Events

Berrington Hall, near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW. Telephone: 01568 615721

Croft Castle and Parkland Calendar of Events

Croft Castle and Parkland, Yarpole, near Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 9PW. Telephone: 01568 780246

Acton Scott Traditional Rural Craft and Trade Courses

Courses run from April 2012 through to February 2013.

All courses start at 10.00am and finish at 4.00pm, unless otherwise stated. Tea and coffee will be provided throughout the day. Course participants are expected to bring their own lunch or use the School House Caf顯n site where home cooked locally sourced food is served daily in the recently restored Acton Scott village school. The site opens to the public on Tuesday 3 April 2012
and closes on Sunday 4 November 2012. We will continue to run courses throughout the closed season, but please remember that the café¡·ill be closed and you will need to bring your own lunch.

The cost of any materials provided will be included in the overall cost unless otherwise stated. Entrance to the Historic Working Farm is included and course participants are welcome to wander the farm site during the day.

To make a booking or for further information please telephone 01694 781307 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Course places must be paid for at the time of booking and your place is not secure until paid in full.

Historic Landscape walks throughout Herefordshire 2012 Programme

Hampton Court Castle Events for 2012

Hampton Court, Herefordshire is a castle on the meadows of the river Lugg, backed by a steep wooded escarpment and surrounded by woodland and grounds of 1,000 acres. Founded by King Henry in the early 15th century the castle has been completely restored.

The Gardens at Hampton Court are spectacular and although a recent development, are now receiving national recognition.

Carding Mill Valley Calendar of Events for 2012

National Trust Education, Chalet Pavilion, Carding Mill Valley, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6JG

Telephone: 01694 725006  Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society Events Calendar for 2012

The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, LD2 3SY

Telephone: 01982 553683  Fax: 01982 553563  E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The International Antiques & Collectors Fair of Wales

The International Antiques fair of Wales takes place twice a year at the Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells. It attracts up to a thousand standholders from across the continent.

Dates: (2012) Spring Fair - 5th & 6th May 2012, Autumn Fair - 1st & 2nd September 2012
Opening Times: Saturday early 8.30am admission £5, 10am-5pm  £3 children under 16 free

Web:  www.continuityfairs.co.uk MAP

Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3SY.  Tel: 01584 873634 Mob: 07703 558600 / 07831 672211

Bromyard Hop Festival 2012

The economic and cultural heritage of Herefordshire’s hop-growing industry has always centred on Bromyard,  including Bishop’s Frome and the Frome Valley.

In September 2011 Bromyard held its first Hop Festival  and this was such a success it has now been added permanently to the town’s calendar and will be repeated in 2012 on the 1st of September. This will feature the unique event  -  the Hop Pocket World Championship, part of a full day’s programme of events.

Traditional fun fair • Traditional rural craft demonstrations • Art and craft market
Historic displays, memorabilia and film shows • Local real ales with local hops
Opening parade – including horse drawn and traditional vehicles
Live Bands • Hop Play

To learn more about the Bromyard Hop Festival contact:
Chairman: Ian Raven    01885 483372  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Publicity & Promotion: Chris Barltrop    01885 483887  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Publicity & Promotion: Ray Whittaker    01885 482844  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Race Co-ordinator: Geoff McGladdery    01885 490799  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Monmouth Raft Race 2012

Come and join us for the 47th annual Monmouth Raft Race (organised by the Rotary Club of Monmouth) on Sunday 2nd September 2012. It’s a fun afternoon on the river. It starts at Noon at Monmouth Rowing Club (Just off the A40 at Monmouth) and is paddled over 6.5 miles down the beautiful River Wye to the finish at Tump Farm, Whitebrook, (courtesy of the Cullimore Family) where there is a Family Festival of entertainment and ample refreshment opportunities

Bridgnorth Beer Festival

A firm favourite with real ale fans, our Beer Festival, organised by Bridgnorth CAMRA, returns to Bridgnorth station in 2012.

Make a note of the dates now!

Timetable B - Thursday & Friday, Timetable C - Saturday

Fares at a glance
One day	Adult	Senior	Child	Family	Booking fee
Pre-book & save	£15.50	£14.00	£7.75	£42.00	£1.00 per booking
Purchased on the day	£16.50	£15.00	£8.50	£44.50

Ludlow Food Festival

Ludlow Food and Drink Festival started in 1995 (see history ) and it's grown and grown ever since - not just in terms of numbers of visitors and exhibitors and events, but also in terms of reputation throughout and beyond the United Kingdom.

The objective has remained the same: celebrating the quality and diversity of the superb independent food and drink producers and suppliers that abound in Ludlow and the Marches. You won't find promotion of the globalised, standardised, industrially-produced products that you can find in every supermarket. What you will find here is an abundance of REAL food and drink - from rare breeds of meat to real ale, cider and perry, produced and sold by people who really care about what they are doing.

You'll also find that the festival is great fun. There's a brilliant atmosphere throughout the weekend that you won't forget. There really is something for everyone, from gourmet to sausage fan to beer lover. Once you've tried it you'll come to Ludlow again and again!

Bromyard Folk Festival

The best folk festival/cultural event in the Welsh Border area - featuring over 170 hours of entertainment in just one weekend of traditional music, song and dance . 

Next year's folk festival will be 7th/8th/9th September 2012.

Some of the most outstanding local, national and international traditional folk festival musicians performing in concert, ceilidhs and displays.

View programme + Beer tasting notes

The Bishop’s Castle Michaelmas Fair

One of the best value weekends entertainment in Shropshire. The whole town is full of music, steam, entertainment , exhibitions, stalls, shops, processions. 2012 promises to be the BIGGEST and BEST fair yet

As well as processions, Morris Men, Bagpipes, Steam Engines, Tractors, Classic Cars, Food, Drinks, Street Theatre, Dance, Concerts, Brass Bands etc etc, 2011's Michaelmas Fair will include many other acts and attractions.

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   General Enquiries John Lucas 01588 638154

Hay Fayre

Hay Fayre launches on 14th July 2012 and runs for 2 days. Subsequent dates are 25th/26th August (Bank Holiday weekend) and 15th/16th September. Doors open at 10am for shoppers, browsers and curiosity seekers. Free live acoustic music begins at lunchtime through until the evening, when we have the Saturday Sessions in the main globe. We're not your common-or-garden craft fair - more like contemporary arts, avant fashion and anything weird and wonderful. We're looking for diverse, unusual and quality stalls that are fired by imagination. Hands-on workshops run by our stallholders to give you an insight into their craft and ideas are central to Hay Fayre. Learn a new skill or make something mad in our workshop space in the heart of the Fayre. The Acoustic Tent will host musicians and performers in a colourful and intimate space, providing a varied programme of folk, blues, comedy and dance.