Qualla: Hereford https://qualla.com/hereford en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:15 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Hereford https://qualla.com/hereford Hereford: Introduction https://qualla.com/hereford/ Central Hereford is no more than 600 metres across. You can walk from Cathedral Close to the Victorian Butter Market in five minutes, past Georgian townhouses on Castle Street, through a pedestrian tunnel called Cabbage Alley, and into High Town where coffee shops occupy 17th-century timber. The Welsh name for this place is Henffordd, meaning old road - a memory of the Roman route that once ran nearby. Hereford has been a city since time immemorial. The status was reconfirmed in 2000 in case anyone was still unsure.

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/q/0/hereford-wk/gcq0-hereford-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Hereford: The Wye and the Border https://qualla.com/hereford/ Hereford sits on the north bank of the River Wye, sixteen miles east of the Welsh border. With a population of about 61,000, it is the county town of Herefordshire and the largest settlement in a county that is otherwise mostly fields, orchards, and cider apples. The Wye loops ar...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/q/0/hereford-wk/gcq0-hereford-the-wye-and-the-border.mp3 0:06 2 full Hereford: What to Walk To https://qualla.com/hereford/ Start at Cathedral Close, the cluster of grass, paths, and grade-listed stone around the great central tower. The cathedral itself is free to enter; the Mappa Mundi and the chained library are housed in a separate exhibition hall opened in 1996, and worth the ticket. From the clo...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/q/0/hereford-wk/gcq0-hereford-what-to-walk-to.mp3 0:06 3 full Hereford: Cider Country https://qualla.com/hereford/ Herefordshire produces more cider than any other English county. Bulmer's was founded in Hereford in 1887 and is still the largest cider maker in the world, though it now belongs to Heineken. Brands made here include Strongbow, Woodpecker, and Bulmers itself. The Museum of Cider,...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/q/0/hereford-wk/gcq0-hereford-cider-country.mp3 0:06 4 full Hereford: The Quiet Regiment https://qualla.com/hereford/ Hereford was the headquarters of the British Army's Special Air Service - the SAS - from 1960 until 1999, when the regiment relocated to nearby Credenhill. The SAS remains famously discreet; you will not see uniformed soldiers on the streets, nor signs pointing to the base. Insid...

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]]> Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/q/0/hereford-wk/gcq0-hereford-the-quiet-regiment.mp3 0:06 5 full Hereford: Getting Around and Getting Out https://qualla.com/hereford/ The city is compact enough to walk in an afternoon. Cycling is less easy - Hereford is one of Britain's slowest cities by average traffic speed - though Beryl Bikes can be hired from forty pick-up points around the centre. The railway station is five minutes north of the cathedra...

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