Plan your trip on The Watkins Way
Gorgeous places to eat & stay en route
The Watkins Way tours 106 miles of glorious Herefordshire countryside, from the lush Wye Valley to the remote Golden Valley and on to the black and white villages which are surrounded by orchards. Interesting heritage landmarks are dotted along the route, from a beautifully carved church to remote castle ruins, all of them connected by Alfred Watkins' theory of ley lines.
Start planning a fabulous short break with our suggestions for places to stay and eat along the way.
Ledbury, HR8 (night before)
- The Feathers, Ledbury (eat & stay)
- The Seven Stars, Ledbury (eat & stay)
- The Nest, Ledbury (eat & for provisions)
1) Woolhope Church, HR1 4QR
- The Crown Inn, Woolhope (eat & stay)
- The Greenman, Fownhope (eat & stay)
- Bowens Bed & Breakfast, Fownhope (stay)
2) Dinedor Hill, HR2 6PD - 7.95miles
- Pilgrim Hotel, Much Birch (eat & stay)
- Sink Green Farm B&B, Rotherwas (stay)
3) Kilpeck Church & Castle, HR2 9DN - 9.63 miles
- The Kilpeck Inn, Kilpeck (eat & stay)
4) Dore Abbey, HR2 0AA - 5.08 miles
- The Temple Bar Inn, Ewyas Harold (eat & stay)
- Farmhouse B&B @ Home Farm, Dulas (stay)
- The Old Stables Fish & Chip Shop, Ewyas Harold (eat)
- Ewyas Harold Village Shop, Ewyas Harold (for provisions)
5) Clodock Church, HR2 0PD - 5.13 miles
6) Longtown Castle, HR2 0LE - 1.17 miles
- The Crown Inn, Longtown (eat & stay)
- Hopes of Longtown (for provisions)
7) Michaelchurch Escley Church, HR2 0JS - 5.1 miles
- The Bridge Inn, Michaelchurch Escley (eat & stay)
8) Snodhill Castle, HR3 6BG - 6.89 miles
9) Moccas Hill Wood, HR3 6AX - 2.19 miles
10) Arthur’s Stone, HR3 6AX - 0.72 miles
- Old House Farm Bed and Breakfast, Dorstone (stay)
- Breese Barns B&B, Dorstone (stay)
- The Pandy Inn, Dorstone (eat)
- Food for Thought, Peterchurch (eat)
- The Hub at St Peter's (eat)
- The Poston Shop (for provisions)
11)Bredwardine Church & Castle Mound, HR3 6BT - 2.11 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel, Bredwardine (eat & stay)
- The Swan Inn, Letton (eat & stay)
12) Eardisley Church & Castle Mound, HR3 6NL - 4.31 miles
- The Burton Hotel & Cloud 9, Kington (eat & stay)
- The Stagg Inn, Titley (eat & stay)
- Arboyne House, Eardisley (stay)
- Church House B&B, Kington (stay)
- The Walking Hub B&B, Kington (stay)
- Lyonshall Lodge, Lyonshall (stay)
- Border Bean, Kington (eat)
- The Bells Inn, Almeley (eat & provisions)
13) Pembridge Church & Old Market House, HR6 9HH - 11.12 miles
- Ye Olde Salutation Inn, Weobley (eat & stay)
- Mellington House B&B, Weobley (stay)
- The Cider Barn, Pembridge (eat)
14) Shobdon Church & Arches, HR6 9LZ - 4.67 miles
- The Riverside at Aymestrey, Leominster (eat & stay)
15) Wigmore Castle & Church, HR6 9UB - 5.97 miles
- The Castle Inn, Wigmore (eat & stay)
16) Richards Castle Church & Castle, SY8 4ET - 6.58 miles
- Old Downton Lodge (eat & stay)
17) National Trust Croft Castle & Croft Ambrey Hillfort HR6 9PW - 5.77 miles
- The Bell at Yarpole, Leominster (eat)
- National Trust Croft Castle, Leominster (eat)
18) Blackwardine, HR6 0NE - 10.37 miles
- Brockington Tearooms, Hereford (eat)
19) Hereford via Sutton St Nicholas - 11.8 miles
- The Green Dragon, Hereford (eat & stay)
- Castle House, Hereford (eat & stay)
- Many excellent restaurant options