Wye Valley Walk Anniversary Walk 7: Bredwardine to Hereford

This section of the Wye Valley Walk starts at Bredwardine Church, where the 19th century nature writer and diarist Francis Kilvert was curate. Passing Brobury House and Gardens we follow lanes to Brobury Scar and the oddity of the Monnington Mile! We will take a peep inside Monnington Church before walking through Bulmer's orchards to reach Byford Church with its 600 year old wall paintings. Following the route of a Roman Road we pass the site of a Romano-British walled town and pretty Breinton Church with links to Edward Elgar. A peaceful path hugs the riverbank into Hereford.

Important There are no facilities/refreshments on route so make sure you have enough food and drink for all day.

You will need walking boots and waterproof clothing/ warm layers dependent on the weather.

Your Walk Leaders

Holly Williams is the Wye Adapt to Climate Change Officer with Herefordshire Wildlife Trust. Ruth Waycott works for the Wye Valley National Landscape Team and authored the Cicerone Wye Valley Walk guide.

Distance 14 1/2 miles (23km ) Time 7 hrs approx WALKING TIME Height gain 721 ft

Meeting Point

Park and meet St Martins Carpark, Hereford, HR2 7RQ (adjacent to Hereford Leisure Centre) What 3 words: ///guises.drift.watch A minibus will take us to the start of the walk in Bredwardine.

This is the seventh in a series of source-to-sea walks along the Wye Valley Walk to mark its 50th anniversary in 2025: wyevalleywalk.org