Gladestry Guidebook
Eating Out
Great pub, serving food and a fine selection of drinks, just 100 metres away from the Gladestry Shepherd’s Hut. (Also provides a good range of groceries from its shop.)
The Royal Oak
Great pub, serving food and a fine selection of drinks, just 100 metres away from the Gladestry Shepherd’s Hut. (Also provides a good range of groceries from its shop.)
Great pub with a fantastic view of the Radnorshire Hills, just an 8-minute drive north from the Gladestry Shepherd’s Hut. Has an excellent reputation for its food.
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The Harp Inn
Great pub with a fantastic view of the Radnorshire Hills, just an 8-minute drive north from the Gladestry Shepherd’s Hut. Has an excellent reputation for its food.
Another fine pub offering highly thought-of food and just a 10-minute drive south from the Gladestry Shepherd’s Hut…
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Roast Ox Inn
Another fine pub offering highly thought-of food and just a 10-minute drive south from the Gladestry Shepherd’s Hut…
The Burton Hotel in Kington does reasonably priced "pub food", which is pretty good – we like it because although it's not haute cuisine, it has a varied menu, it’s unfussy and done very well. It has plenty of covers but booking at the weekend, when it tends to get full quickly, is advised.
Burton Hotel - Kington Herefordshire
1 Mill StThe Burton Hotel in Kington does reasonably priced "pub food", which is pretty good – we like it because although it's not haute cuisine, it has a varied menu, it’s unfussy and done very well. It has plenty of covers but booking at the weekend, when it tends to get full quickly, is advised.
The Cattle Shed at Penrhos Court, Lyonshall near Kington has a very good reputation and you will almost certainly need to book. (We eat there from time to time and it gets the thumbs up from us.)
The Cattle Shed
A44The Cattle Shed at Penrhos Court, Lyonshall near Kington has a very good reputation and you will almost certainly need to book. (We eat there from time to time and it gets the thumbs up from us.)
The Stagg Inn, Titley near Kington has an excellent reputation with foodies and has prices to match. (We're told the food is worth every penny.) Booking well in advance is advisable.
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The Stagg Inn
The Stagg Inn, Titley near Kington has an excellent reputation with foodies and has prices to match. (We're told the food is worth every penny.) Booking well in advance is advisable.
Sightseeing
Lonely Planet ranks the Offa’s Dyke Path, which criss-crosses the border with England for 177 miles (285km), as one of the world’s greatest walks. And it’s literally on our doorstep!
Offa's Dyke Path
Offa's Dyke PathLonely Planet ranks the Offa’s Dyke Path, which criss-crosses the border with England for 177 miles (285km), as one of the world’s greatest walks. And it’s literally on our doorstep!
Just 15 minutes’ drive west of Gladestry lies Warren Wood with its range of great walking trails and the splendid waterfall known as Water-Break-its-Neck.
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Water Break-Its-Neck
A44Just 15 minutes’ drive west of Gladestry lies Warren Wood with its range of great walking trails and the splendid waterfall known as Water-Break-its-Neck.
Just 10 minutes’s drive away from Gladestry, Bryngwyn Riding Centre offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy some of the best riding country to be found in Wales.
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Bryngwyn Riding Centre
Just 10 minutes’s drive away from Gladestry, Bryngwyn Riding Centre offers visitors the opportunity to enjoy some of the best riding country to be found in Wales.
Open daily to visitors, Cloud 9 at the Burton Hotel, Kington, just 15 minutes’ drive from Gladestry (or a 2-hour walk over Hergest Ridge), features a nice leisure pool with jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, plus high quality gym facilities and optional spa treatments.
Cloud 9
1 Mill StreetOpen daily to visitors, Cloud 9 at the Burton Hotel, Kington, just 15 minutes’ drive from Gladestry (or a 2-hour walk over Hergest Ridge), features a nice leisure pool with jacuzzi, steam room and sauna, plus high quality gym facilities and optional spa treatments.
Created over some 120 years by four generations of the Banks family, this 70-acre garden beside the Offa’s Dyke Path has a unique collection of over 5,000 rare plants, trees and shrubs.
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Hergest Croft
Ridgebourne RoadCreated over some 120 years by four generations of the Banks family, this 70-acre garden beside the Offa’s Dyke Path has a unique collection of over 5,000 rare plants, trees and shrubs.
The Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre near Kington has been welcoming visitors since 1991 to share its wonderful collection of miniature, rare and friendly creatures.
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Kleine boerderij met rassen en uilencentrum
Kingswood RoadThe Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre near Kington has been welcoming visitors since 1991 to share its wonderful collection of miniature, rare and friendly creatures.
Golfing enthusiast? Kington Golf Club, which boasts the highest 18-hole course in England, is renowned for its warm welcome to individuals, groups, societies and corporate visitors.
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Kington Golf Club
Bradnor HillGolfing enthusiast? Kington Golf Club, which boasts the highest 18-hole course in England, is renowned for its warm welcome to individuals, groups, societies and corporate visitors.
Take the spectacular B4423 road from Hay-on-Wye to Llanfihangel Crucorney (Gospel Pass ) and stop for a walk and refreshments at Llanthony Priory along the way…
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Llanthony
Take the spectacular B4423 road from Hay-on-Wye to Llanfihangel Crucorney (Gospel Pass ) and stop for a walk and refreshments at Llanthony Priory along the way…
Try using the Nant Cwm Llwch car park, just 40 minutes’ drive from Gladestry, as the ideal starting point for your walk to the summit of Pen y Fan, the highest point of the Brecon Beacons.
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Pen-y-Fan
Try using the Nant Cwm Llwch car park, just 40 minutes’ drive from Gladestry, as the ideal starting point for your walk to the summit of Pen y Fan, the highest point of the Brecon Beacons.
Marvel at the dams and reservoirs of the Elan Valley, and take a drive along the B4518 between Cwmystwyth and Rhayader, one of the most scenic routes in the United Kingdom.
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Elan Valley
Marvel at the dams and reservoirs of the Elan Valley, and take a drive along the B4518 between Cwmystwyth and Rhayader, one of the most scenic routes in the United Kingdom.
Home to the Croft family for many centuries, Croft Castle has a 1,000-year history, and features a lovely walled garden and acres of parkland with over 300 veteran trees.
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Croft Castle en Parkland van National Trust
B4362Home to the Croft family for many centuries, Croft Castle has a 1,000-year history, and features a lovely walled garden and acres of parkland with over 300 veteran trees.
Situated near what was once a thriving Roman town, now known as Kenchester, the Weir Garden features a range of spectacular floral walks alongside the winding River Wye.
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National Trust - The Weir Garden
Situated near what was once a thriving Roman town, now known as Kenchester, the Weir Garden features a range of spectacular floral walks alongside the winding River Wye.
As well as the famous Offa’s Dyke national trail that runs right through the village, there’s a number of alternative footpaths and bridleways offering a range of circular routes though the truly spectacular scenery around Gladestry. There are also hundreds of miles of virtually traffic-free lanes within a 10-mile radius of Gladestry that are absolutely ideal for cycling.
Gladestry
As well as the famous Offa’s Dyke national trail that runs right through the village, there’s a number of alternative footpaths and bridleways offering a range of circular routes though the truly spectacular scenery around Gladestry. There are also hundreds of miles of virtually traffic-free lanes within a 10-mile radius of Gladestry that are absolutely ideal for cycling.
Nearby Towns and Cities
Twenty-five minutes’ drive over the hills from Gladestry is the famous book town of Hay, featuring some fine eating places, riverside walks and the wonderful Booth’s Cinema, and home to two great festivals – The Hay Literary Festival and How The Light Gets In..
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Hay-on-Wye Tourist Information Bureau
Oxford RoadTwenty-five minutes’ drive over the hills from Gladestry is the famous book town of Hay, featuring some fine eating places, riverside walks and the wonderful Booth’s Cinema, and home to two great festivals – The Hay Literary Festival and How The Light Gets In..