Kington

Getting there

Kington has no train service. Buses run from Leominster, Hereford, and nearby towns.

See

1 Kington Museum, Mill Street. (updated Mar 2017) 2 Hergest Croft Gardens, Ridgebourne Rd HR5 3EG, ☏ +44 1544 230160. Mar-Oct: daily 11:30AM-5PM. 70-acre garden in the Welsh Marches. Adult £7, child free. (updated Apr 2021) 3 Hergest Ridge. Elongated hill, overlooking the town, and which traverses the border between England and Wales. (updated Jun 2018)

4 Arthur’s Stone, Merbach Hill, Dorstone, HR3 6AX (west of Hay-on-Wye). Open any reasonable time during daylight hours. A Neolithic dolmen burial chamber on a hill. Free. (updated Oct 2020)

Buy

The High Street is narrow and can be a little annoying with traffic but contains a number of interesting individual privately owned shops rather than the national chains you find in many towns.

Eat

Check out the pies from the butchers on the High Street. The Burton Hotel (see below) has a good restaurant.

1 Stagg Inn, Titley, ☏ +44 1544 230221. A Michelin-starred restaurant.

Drink & nightlife

1 Ye Olde Tavern, 22 Victoria Rd. on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. (updated Mar 2017)

Sleep

1 Burton Hotel, Mill St, ☏ +44 1544 230323. (updated Mar 2017) 2 The Oxford Arms, Duke St, ☏ +44 1544 230322, [email protected]. (updated Mar 2017) 3 Stagg Inn, Titley, Kington HR5 3RL (on B4355), ☏ +44 1544 230221. Upscale small hotel, 3 rooms in main inn (dog-friendly), 3 in Vicarage 300 yards away. Excellent food. B&B double £100. (updated Jun 2020)

Go next

Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby

Hereford Leominster Hay-on-Wye Presteigne Knighton