Summer Holiday Activities 2024

 

Dino Days

Discover the Adventure at Hereford Dino Event Days!
Free Family Fun Event - Dino Experience Days
Please keep your eyes peeled for signs of the Dinosaurs. You will see their tracks around the city centre!

Saturday 17th August (Old Market) & 24th August 2024 (Hereford Cathedral Close)

11am - 4pm

Please bring your family and join us for an unforgettable adventure at the Hereford Dino Event Days! Dive into a world of prehistoric fun with activities and entertainment that will delight dino enthusiasts of all ages.

Event Highlights:

• Dino Stage Show: Watch our spectacular show featuring lifelike dinosaurs and thrilling performances.
• Dino Walkabout: Meet our roaming dinos up close as they wander through the crowd for an interactive experience.
• Dig for Dino Bones: Unleash your inner palaeontologist and dig for ancient dino bones in our exciting excavation activity.
• Competition & Prizes: Participate in fun competitions and stand a chance to win a £50 Hereford Gift Card.
• Crafting: Get creative with dino-themed crafts that the whole family can enjoy.
• Live Music: Enjoy live music performances that keep the energy and fun flowing.
• Dino Trail: Track the Dinos on the trail and win prizes from 1st to 31st August.
• Mark your calendars for this free family fun event and prepare for a dino-tastic adventure at the Hereford Dino Event Days. We can't wait to see you there!

Hereford Dino Event Days – Where Dinosaurs Come to Life!

 

The BIG Hereford Duck Race 2024

Our exciting and much loved charity duck race is back again on Sunday 25th August 2024 at 3.00pm at Hunderton Bridge, Hereford. Join us as we race 6,000 ducks along the River Wye all in aid of local and international charities plus good causes. Businesses can also buy a duck for a chance to win a prize.

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Hereford Guided Walks

Hereford is a historic Cathedral City with a fascinating past and a busy present. Its modern origins lay in the 7th century, and its strategic site on the Wye, in the much-disputed borderland between England and Wales, made it as important to the Saxons as to the Normans and their successors.

Bookings

Email: bookings@herefordguidedwalks.org.uk

Call 07947 924494 to discuss your requirements.

Daily Walks - Start from the Cathedral
We resumed daily walks on Friday, March 29th, 2024. They will continue through Thursday, October 31st, 2024. However, to avoid any disappointment, we recommend that you check our website before your visit to confirm that Daily Walks are taking place.

Each walk will be led by a trained volunteer member of the Guild of Guides and will last approximately one and a half hours. The start time is 11.30 am, except on Sundays at 2.30 pm. The walks will commence outside the North Porch (Main Entrance) of the Cathedral.

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Hereford Cider Museum

Learn how apples were milled and pressed and how the resulting juice was fermented to produce either fine or 'farmhouse' cider: a centuries-old tradition still developing today.

Opening times:

10.30am – 4.30pm
Tuesday to Sunday
CLOSED MONDAY - OPEN BANK HOLIDAYS
Admission charges from 1st March 2024:
Adults: £7.50
Students: £3.00     
Children (17 and under): FREE (must be accompanied by adult)
Entry to the tearoom or shop is free
If you would like to Gift Aid by adding 10% to the admission fee this will allow us to reclaim 25% tax on the whole amount, to do this you need to be a UK taxpayer and complete a form, please ask the receptionist for a form.

Dogs (except service dogs) cannot be taken round the museum but you are welcome to sit in the shop or tearoom area with them.

Contacting Us

Email: enquiries@cidermuseum.co.uk
Phone: 01432 354207

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Hereford Bull Trail

Get to know the city as you try local ciders and beers or enjoy fantastic coffee and soft drinks. Hereford’s friendly landlords and bar staff are on hand to welcome you, provide recommendations and directions and, importantly, stamp your trail card so you can get that t-shirt!

Over 18's Only.

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The trail is ideal for enjoying over a few weekends, so take your time to complete the trail and take in the sights of the city as you go. This is an annual trail, with a new t-shirt to be collected each year.

How does it work?
DRINK THE DRINK | STAMP THE CARD | GET THE T-SHIRT

1. Collect a stamp card from any of the trail locations or Hereford Tourist Information Centre (TIC)

2.Take it with you as you visit each location, collecting stamps from the bar as you order (1 stamp per venue).

Once the card is complete:

-Drop it off at the TIC and collect your trail t-shirt.
-Or post it to us and we will contact you to arrange collection/delivery of your trail T-shirt. No cash or alternative offered.
-Address: Hereford BID, The Town Hall, St Owen St, Hereford. HR1 2PJ
-Runs until 14th October 2024
-Full terms & conditions below

Trail ends 14th October 2024.

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Make It Happen - Children's Craft Workshops

Why not book a children's crafting workshop during the Summer School Holidays and give the little ones some fun challenges?

Come and get creative this Summer! At Make-it Happen we will be running lots of fun, crafty workshops for children aged 6+.

Choose from Ice Cream Plushie making, Colour Transfer Tee Shirts, Needle Felted Summer Fruits, Ribbon Rainbow Wreath making and more! Our exciting workshops will give your kids a chance to get hands on with different textile techniques, getting those creative juices flowing and improving their confidence! 

Our fun workshops happen in our Hereford city centre studio, located above our shop. There is no need for parents to stay during our workshops, so treat yourself a couple of hours to ‘me’ time. Jackie, who leads our workshop is a licensed chaperone, with over 15 years of teaching experience.

We now offer '50% Off' with our '2nd Child Discount' should you have another child that would like to join us! Whether it's a friend or a sibling, one additional child goes half price with one full paying child to most of our children's workshops!"

Book a Children's Workshop and receive 50% off an additional child's booking with our 2nd Child Discount!

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Wildwood

Kids eat for £1 at Wildwood! Bring the whole family for a delicious meal and enjoy this amazing offer. Available Sunday to Friday, all day, until 01/09/2024. Let the summer feasting begin!

Full terms & conditions can be found online

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Leaven Pizza

The fun at Leaven doesn’t stop at the pizzas

ALL SUMMER long we are running Free Piccolini Pasta or Pizza (kids menu item)   with each purchase of a Pizza, Pasta or Large Salad from our main menu 12pm - 4pm | Mon - Fri - So your little slice of Heaven can enjoy their own little slice of Leaven.

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Morrisons Supermarket

Kids Eat Free All Day with any adult meal over £5 from The Breakfasts, The Classics or The Chippy, excluding extras. Check in store for terms and full details.

 

Hereford Indie Food Festival

Indie Food Festival with Live Music - 
Aubrey St, Hereford • Fri 23rd – Mon 26th August, 2024.
Showcasing Herefordshire and beyond with 4 days of food, culture + music

This year’s festival is taking place at Aubrey Street, in the heart of Hereford city centre, across four days from 23rd to 26th August. The massive main stage is returning for 2024, sponsored by Westons Cider, with big name acts and headliners performing all day everyday, through to the evening, and the all new Jam Factory Acoustic Stage will be showcasing some fantastic upcoming artists and live music to enjoy.

Dreams can come true for festival goers, who can expect to see the likes of 90s pop sensation, Gabrielle, along with other headliners indie pop favourites Lottery Winners and rock hitmakers Feeder, plus the UK’s most well-known percussionist Bez. Other acts performing each day include Newton Faulkner, Skinny Living, Cherym and Hereford’s very own Voice UK star, Jake of Diamonds.

Food and drink vendors include Beefy Boys, Origin Pizza, Burger Shop, The Bookshop Restaurant, Mac Man, Crab Shack and much more.

Visitors can also expect to enjoy chef demos and master classes from the likes of Sakunthala Chandrasekara (AKA Saku) from GBBO 2023, and Liz Knight of Forage Fine Foods.

The produce market will be celebrating local businesses who will be selling their regional produce, from spirits, to coffees to handmade baked goods, there’s something for everyone to sink their teeth in to.

Those looking to shop will be excited for the return of the Wye Valley Maker’s Market, with locally made items and businesses promoting their services. From ceramics, to jewellery, to childrenswear – shoppers will not be disappointed and can enjoy some handmade gems from the selection of independent stalls.

Tickets are now available on the website priced from as little as £5 per person for a 10am-4pm day pass (children under 12 go free), and evening tickets are priced from £25 per person, with VIP all-inclusive packages available from £100. Evening tickets are for over 18s only.

Festival Sponsors include Westons Cider, Wye Valley Brewery, Sixteen Ridges Vineyard, The Jam Factory, The Living Room and many more.

For the full line up, festival information and to purchase tickets, please visit the official festival website - www.herefordindiefestival.co.uk.

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Matrix Hereford 

Looking for some fun things to get up to during the half term? Come on in and enjoy some fun activities; we've got something for everyone.

We have an awesome selection of activities for all ages. Get your friends and family together for a visit to Matrix. Booking recommended.

Come and hang out in our comfy, alpine bar, celebrate a birthday, Corporate event away from the office, Hen or Stag parties.

Activities include Axe throwing, Mini Golf, Arcade, Ping Pong, Laser Tag, Virtual Reality.

Calling All Students - we do student discount!
Get 15% off Everything
Use Code ‘stu’ At Check Out and Bring Student id on Arrival

Tel: 01432 345238
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The Courtyard Cinema

You can sit back and relax in The Courtyard Cinema with our intimate 120 seater Studio screening up to 4 films a day from Monday – Saturday. Or, you can immerse yourself in the big screen on our Main House stage.

From brilliant blockbusters to art-house films. Or, spectacular Live Screenings from around the world to local writers first work. Even, Borderlines Film Festival to Courtyard Family Saturday screenings. There’s something for everyone at The Courtyard Cinema.

We have something special to offer. Refreshments are included in the ticket price of our regular Breakfast Screenings. Look out for pre-screening readings, debates, discussions and more! Remember to take a look on our website or ask Box Office if a film you want to see has anything extra happening.

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My First Film Festival

Family Friendly, Film & Theatre

16th ‐ 31st August 2024

The Courtyard Cinema’s My First Film Festival returns for its second year in August and includes film screenings, plus workshops to excite a new generation about cinema, with all tickets just £3.

My First Film Festival will be in The Courtyard’s Studio Theatre Friday 16 – Saturday 31 August. To book tickets, or for more information contact the Box Office on 01432 340555 or visit www.courtyard.org.uk.

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Kicking off the festival is Jack Black’s blockbuster, Be Kind Rewind (2007, 12A) on Friday 16 August at 2.30pm. Following the screening, at 4.30pm audiences can take part in a bespoke filmmaking workshop where they will shoot their own version of an iconic film scene, using props and costumes made by them. The Be Kind Rewind Filmmaking Workshop is ideal for kids aged 12-15 years old, but all ages are welcome.

A Stop Motion Animation Workshop is up next on Saturday 17 August at 1pm, ahead of a screening of Kubo and The Two Strings (2016, PG) at 2.30pm. Workshop participants will create their own characters, settings, and props to make their very own short animation. If able, participants should bring along a smartphone to use to make their film. The Courtyard will have a few spare devices if you do not have one.

The Courtyard Cinema is then hosting a screening of a Lindsay Lohan classic, The Parent Trap (1998, PG) to which twins can go for free, and then Disney’s 1940s musical masterpiece, Fantasia (U), an ideal introduction to movie magic for toddlers.

From 2pm on Wednesday 21 August families can join in with a free craft activity before the screening of Moomins on the Riviera (2014, U) at 2.30pm. The Moomin family set out on an adventure to the Riviera, hoping that a world of glamour awaits. As always, things don’t go exactly to plan.

The Iron Giant (35mm, 1999, PG) follows on Thursday 22 August at 2.30pm. When a strange object crashes into the sea near his hometown, Hogarth can’t resist going to check it out. He discovers a 50-foot-tall alien robot in the forest, and soon forges a friendship with the giant. This film will be an introduction for children to 35mm film, where they can handle some film and learn about the origins of cinema projection before the screening. The film will then be screened from a glorious 35mm print as it was in 1999.

My First Film Festival culminates with the new animated adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel Kensuke’s Kingdom (PG) from Friday 23 – Saturday 31 August.

All films as part of the festival are being shown as Relaxed and Autism Friendly Screenings. Relaxed Screenings are specifically designed for a less formal cinema environment and include changes such as lights being left on low, a chill out room if audiences need time away from the screen and a relaxed approach to audience noise and movement.

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The Odeon Hereford

Summer with the kids? Sorted!

Cinema magic for less with our family tickets

Stuck for things to do with the kids this summer? We’ve got you covered, with our brilliant value Adult and Child tickets*, where the adults pay kids' prices.

*Selected cinemas only. Check Odeon website for full terms and conditions.

Now you can look forward to affordable, fun days out, whatever the weather. With a season of fantastic family movies coming up, the little’uns will love them – and so will the big’uns!

Up coming films

Deadpool & Wolverine - 15

Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse.

Despicable Me 4 - U

Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Emmy winner Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go

Summer's sorted with our brilliant value family tickets

Save money with our 'Adult and Child' tickets

Twisters – 12A

Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York.

Inside Out 2

The little voices inside Riley’s head know her inside and out—but next summer, everything changes when Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” introduces a new Emotion: Anxiety

Summer's sorted with our brilliant value family tickets

Save money with our 'Adult and Child' tickets

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The Black and White House

The Black and White House is a remarkably well preserved example of a 17th Century timber-framed building and is situated in the heart of Hereford, surrounded by the commercial centre of the city. It is a startling sight, standing as the sole reminder of times-gone-by in the middle of a modern shopping precinct.

Built in 1621, the house has been used for many purposes over the years, starting life as a butcher's home and shop and finishing its commercial life in the hands of Lloyds Bank in the late 1920s. Since 1929 it has been a fascinating museum giving an insight into daily life in Jacobean times. It is furnished in period style with an internationally important collection of English oak furniture and there are interesting pieces in every room. Of particular interest to many visitors are the rare wall-paintings, the four-poster bed and the baby-walkers.

There are hands-on activities for children including replica clothing and puzzles.

Daily house tour

Make your visit to the Black and White House more memorable by joining one of our amazing volunteer-led tours. 
The tours run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am and 3pm. and on Fridays at 11am.
The tour lasts around 30 minutes. It starts in the History Room on the ground floor of the house.  

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Admission charges

Special Offer: 2 adults and a guide book £10

Adults - £3.50
Children - free*
Students with ID - free
Access to ground floor only - £1.50
Adult annual pass - £10
*Children under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

Telephone: 01432 260694