Ludlow Festival Saturday 21st. June to Sunday 6th July.
Richard III by William Shakespeare Sat 21st June - Sat. 5th July
except Sundays
Plus a whole host of other entertainment opportunities Classical
Music, walks, Ballet, Talks, Gardens Through Time, Youth Dance
Festival, Alternative Festival including jazz sessions with world
famous artists
18 Miles Travel
Ludlow
Food & Drink Fair Fri Sat Sun 12-14 Sept
Food & Drink Fair
Demonstrations and talks
Precious Earth stage,
Ludlow's Twin Towns in France and Italy
REAL ALE TRAIL
Olive magazine Demonstrations stage
Plus
many stands of food-related products, including Ludlow Beekeepers
and
Cottage Garden Herbery
Demonstrations Marquee
Slow Food Marquee and Taste Workshops
SILK TOP HAT GALLERY
Quality Square (off Castle Street)
Exhibition of Etchings by Anna Ravenscroft. Also Garden and Indoor
Sculptures by David Howorth from the 8th September.
18 Miles travel
Grigrin
Farm
The
Red Kite
Feeding Station
Wild Red Kites are fed
at Gigrin Farm
every day of the year. With
breathtaking feats of
aerial piracy red kites compete with buzzards and ravens for choice
pickings.
Feeding takes place at
2pm GMT
=
3pm in summer & 2pm winter
(well, no-one tells
the kites that the clocks change!).
Feeding is now at
3pm.
http://www.gigrin.co.uk/red_kite_feeding.html
The Elan Valley
The dams and
reservoirs of the Elan Estate are situated within an area of
outstanding scenic beauty. They provide a lasting amenity in their own
right for visitors to enjoy . The protection of the water catchment to
prevent pollution of the reservoirs has safeguarded the habitats of
numerous species of flora and fauna. However, it should be remembered
that the dams were built to provide for a very basic need...water for
the people of Birmingham.
http://www.elanvalley.org.uk/
Powis Castle
Medieval castle
rising dramatically above the celebrated garden
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Built by Welsh princes and now home to the
Earls of Powis
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World famous garden with Italianate terraces
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One of the finest collections of paintings and
furniture in
Wales
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Beautiful collection of treasures from
India displayed
in the Clive Museum
46 mins / 28.5miles
The Royal Welsh Show
Royal Welsh Show 2008:
21 - 24 July
Royal
Welsh Winter Fair 2008:
1 & 2 December
Royal Welsh Smallholder & Garden Festival 2009:
16 & 17 May
The Royal Welsh Show is one of the most prestigious events of its type
in Europe, and brings together the farming industry and rural
community in a celebration of the best of British agriculture with a
unique and very special ‘Welsh' flavour.
http://www.rwas.co.uk/en/welsh-show/
25 miles
The Judges Lodgings
The Judge’s Lodging is a charming, award-winning museum set in the
original judge’s lodgings in Presteigne, Powys, just on the border to
Herefordshire.
From the stunningly restored judge’s apartments to the dingy servants’
quarters below you can explore their gaslit world. Damp cells remind
you of the building’s true purpose, along with the vast courtroom
where your imagination in captured by the echoing trial of William
Morgan, local duck thief.
One of Britain's Top Ten Museums in the Best of British Awards
2004-2005
http://www.judgeslodging.org.uk/
10 miles
The Spaceguard Centre
The Spaceguard Centre is located at the former Powys County
Observatory near Knighton in mid-Wales. Sited at the top of a hill,
the observatory offers outstanding panoramas in all directions, and a
clear 360o horizon. It was opened in 1995 as a private institution
devoted to Public Understanding of Science (PUS).
The original owners built the observatory specifically with public
outreach in mind, and equipped the observatory with high quality
equipment for astronomical, seismological and climatological research
and education.
http://www.spaceguarduk.com/intro.htm
5 miles
Acton Scott Working Farm Museum
LIVING HISTORY
in the Shropshire Hills
Experience daily life on an upland farm at the turn of the century
Every day you can see milking by hand and butter making in the dairy.
There are weekly visits from the wheelwright, farrier and blacksmith,
and in the woodsman's hut rakes and gate hurdles are made.
These daily
demonstrations of rural crafts complete the picture of estate-life a
hundred years ago.
March 30th and
October 31st
Tuesday - Sunday and Bank Holidays 10.00am - 5.00pm
Closed Mondays except on Bank Holidays
http://www.go2.co.uk/for/actonscott.html
20 Miles
Phil Price Rally School
learn & develop the unique skills of rally driving in a controlled and
safe environment experiencing the most exciting and exhilerating forms
of all motorsports.
The genuine forest surfaces are maintained to such high standards that
many top world rally teams use them for pre-event testing. All cars
are fully rally prepared and maintained to the highest of standards of
safety & reliability.
Phil
Price Rally School cater for beginners through to competitors, so if
you want to have the thrill of this unique sport then this is an
excellent place to come.
http://www.activitywales.com/activity-centers.asp?activity-id=18431&search=Phil%20Price%20Rally%20School
7 miles
Knighton Golf Club
Established in 1906, and designed by the famous Harry Vardon - he of
the grip - Knighton Golf Club
http://www.knightongolfclub.co.uk/index.htm
4 miles
Ludlow Race Course
WELCOME TO BRITAIN'S FRIENDLIEST RACECOURSE
Fixtures 2008
Thursday 16th
October 2.20pm 5.20pm
Thursday 23rd
October 2.20pm 5.30pm
Thursday 13th
November 1.00pm 4.00pm
Monday 24th
November 12.50pm 3.55pm
Thursday 11th
December 12.40pm 3.40pm
Thursday 18th
December 12.40pm 3.40pm
http://www.ludlow-racecourse.co.uk/
16 miles
Open Gardens
Some of Isabel’s favourite gardens she will give you details of
opening times and what to expect and directions
Glansevern
Gardens nr Welshpool
Stockberry
Gardens Kimbolton
Hergestcroft
Gardens Knighton
Berrington
Hall Gardens
Croft Castle
Castellated manor
house set in stunning countryside with panoramic views
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Handsome stone castle with a turbulent past
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Comfortable decorative interior, with exquisite
Gothic staircase and ceilings
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One of Herefordshire's finest restored walled
gardens and vineyards
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Lots for families to see and do
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See 14 counties on a clear day from the Iron
Age hill fort at Croft Ambrey
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Great for birdwatching and exploring the nature
trails
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-croftcastle/
14 miles
Stokesay
Castle
Stokesay
Castle is a remarkable survival, a fortified manor house which has
hardly altered since the late 13th century. The house was built by
Lawrence Ludlow, a leading wool merchant of his day, who created a
comfortable residence combining an aesthetically pleasing design with
some defensive capabilities.
Despite its name, Stokesay was not called a castle before the 16th
century and is really a fortified manor house, more domestic in
character than military. As with many early manor houses, the church
and castle are now isolated, the village of which they were once the
focal point having either moved or disappeared. The first records of
Stokesay date from the period immediately following the Norman
Conquest.
http://www.castlewales.com/stokesay.html
18 miles
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