Herefordshire Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
ceremonial county, and unitary non-metropolitan county and district, in England
About Herefordshire
The county is dominated by the course of the River Wye, often referred to as the Wye Valley. The Wye is held as one of the best salmon-fishing rivers outside Scotland by fishing enthusiasts. Two sections of this valley are designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The shallows around the river crossing, at Ross-on-Wye, are said to be the best breeding ground of elvers (baby eels). Fifteen bridges cross the river on its 130-mile (210-km) course, the oldest being the city’s five-arched Old Wye Bridge, completed in 1490 and the newest being the Canary Bridge, Rotherwas, now linked to Sustrans’ 5,220-mile (8,400-km) national cycle Network. The city of Hereford has over17mi (27km)of dedicated cycle lanes. For centuries, the region was a hotly-contested territory between the adjoining c
Herefordshire Travel Guide Sections
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