Kington (Welsh: Ceintun) is a small market town in Herefordshire, lying on the River Arrow and alongside the Welsh border, in the shadow of Hergest Ridge. It is a popular stop-off point for people walking the Offa's Dyke Path.

Understand[edit]

Get in[edit]

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

Get around[edit]

52°12′5″N 3°1′44″W

Map of Kington

See[edit]

• 52.203132-3.0318311 ^{[formerly dead link]} Kington Museum, Mill Street. (updated Mar 2017)
• 52.204-3.0482 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)
• 52.198961-3.0929113 Hergest Ridge. Elongated hill, overlooking the town, and which traverses the border between England and Wales. (updated Jun 2018)

• 52.0822-2.995414 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)

Do[edit]

• Offa's Dyke Path. 

Buy[edit]

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[edit]

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

• 52.232218-2.9829291 Stagg Inn, Titley, ☏ +44 1544 230221. A Michelin-starred restaurant. 

Drink[edit]

• 52.2051-3.02431 Ye Olde Tavern, 22 Victoria Rd. on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. (updated Mar 2017)

Sleep[edit]

• 52.203057-3.0312731 Burton Hotel, Mill St, ☏ +44 1544 230323. (updated Mar 2017)
• 52.204086-3.0281882 The Oxford Arms, Duke St, ☏ +44 1544 230322. (updated Mar 2017)
• 52.232-2.9833 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)

Connect[edit]

Go next[edit]

Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby

• Hereford
• Leominster
• Hay-on-Wye
• Presteigne
• Knighton

Rhayader ← Llandrindod Wells ←

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