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River Wye and Hereford

On our Herefordshire holiday, we spent a day in the county town.  We intended to visit Hereford Cathedral, plus the Mappa Mundi and the chained library there.  First we took advantage of the good weather and walked over the ancient bridge to take the footpath on the other side of the River Wye.  We found people very friendly.  One woman talked to us on the bridge and told us the river was running really high, and that usually you can see wide concrete platforms that support the span pillars.

 I've already shown you a picture of the giant statue guarding our car, and of course it was only  a matter of time before I gave you a classic view of the cathedral from the other side of the river.

It was only a short walk along the river bank to an attractive footbridge to get back to the town centre.

On the other side of that bridge, we found a grand memorial pillar guarded by canons.

I wasn't a complete stranger to the town as I'd spent a few weeks close by on a training course in my youth, but all I could remember was the riverside walks and the cathedral.  Although it has inevitable changed, it was good to go back and retrieve some happy memories.

Home from the Hols

We got back from our week's break on Saturday afternoon.  Had a lovely time just chilling out in between getting to see a bit more of our lovely countryside.  We stayed in the cottage at the Kinnersley Arms in Herefordshire.  The link takes you to the page on the pub's website that tells you about the cottage.  Check out the other pages to find out more.  The pub's food was pretty good too, and the people were friendly and fun.

There was a bonus for us on the way home as well.  We stopped off to visit another pub run by some people we knew when we lived in our last house.  It had been a while since we'd seen them and we were able to meet their 11 month old son and learn that their next child will be born in February.  Some doting grandparents, also friends of ours, were there too, and then in walked two more people from our old town, with Bramble, the gorgeous springer spaniel who stays with us when her master needs a break.  So we had an unexpected reunion with some lovely mates, before it was time to get on the road again.

I took loads of photos and, when I've managed all my catching up, I'll be posting some of the places we visited.