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Hereford (Welsh: Henffordd} [1] is an historic cathedral city in England on the river Wye. The county town of Herefordshire, the city lies very close to the English border with Wales. A small city (population 55,000), Hereford nonetheless offers a great variety of attractions for the traveller.

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[edit] Get in

Herefordshire is a rural county and this is reflected in its transport links to Hereford. Roads from Gloucester or other places tend to be slow and bus transport from neighbouring counties isn't exceptional. There are two main rail lines, one north-south, from Manchester to Wales and another branch from London, the Cotswolds, via Worcester and finally Hereford. Although fast Intercity trains ply this route, once you are on the single track sector (from Oxford to Hereford) the average speed goes down dramatically, preparing you in effect to life on the slower lane, a feature of this charming county and city. There is a more frequent train service from London(Paddington) to Hereford by taking the express trains heading for Cardiff and changing at Newport onto the line for Hereford. The average journey time from LHR to Hereford by car would be over 2 hours, depending on traffic. Travelling to Hereford from London, by train, would take just over 3 hours.

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Trains link Hereford with the towns of Ledbury and Leominster, and other towns outside Herefordshire such as Colwall and Abergavenny. For all other villages and places to visit there are buses. These will generally leave from either the main bus station (behind the cinema on commercial road - about 3 minutes walk from the station) - or from a smaller bus stop in the town centre, just in front of the Shire Hall.

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• Hereford Cathedral [2] - the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin and St Ethelbert the King, established in 1079
  • the Mappa Mundi - an internationally important medieval map of the world, drawn in the 13th century
• the Old House - a well-preserved Elizabethan (?) merchant's (?) house in the centre of town

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Hereford has a good choice of shops including chain and independent stores such as

Marks and Spencers Primark Next Dorothy Perkins Monsoon Ann Summers Animal H&M's TK-Maxx Boots

tReds - Independent trainer shop

Also be sure to check out the small retro shops in the arcade next to the police station.

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Sociable city with good pubs and usually only a few fights on weekends.

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Hereford forms a great base for access to and accommodation for the annual Literary Festival in nearby Hay-on-Wye.

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