Kington
town and civil parish in Herefordshire, England
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
editGet in
editKington has no train service. Buses run from Leominster, Hereford, and nearby towns.
Get around
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Map of Kington
See
edit- 1 [formerly dead link] Kington Museum, Mill Street.
- 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.
- 3 Hergest Ridge. Elongated hill, overlooking the town, and which traverses the border between England and Wales.
- 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.
Do
editBuy
editThe 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
editCheck 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
edit- 1 Ye Olde Tavern, 22 Victoria Rd. on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Sleep
edit- 1 Burton Hotel, Mill St, ☏ +44 1544 230323.
- 2 The Oxford Arms, Duke St, ☏ +44 1544 230322.
- 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.
Connect
editGo next
editMap of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby
| Routes through Kington |
Rhayader ← Llandrindod Wells  ← |
W  E |
→ Leominster → Worcester |