Kington
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.
Get in
Kington has no train service. Buses run from Leominster, Hereford, and nearby towns.
See
- 🌍 Kington Museum, Mill Street.
- 🌍 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.
- 🌍 Hergest Ridge. Elongated hill, overlooking the town, and which traverses the border between England and Wales.
- 🌍 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
Buy
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
Check out the pies from the butchers on the High Street. The Burton Hotel (see below) has a good restaurant.
- 🌍 Stagg Inn, Titley, ☏ +44 1544 230221. A Michelin-starred restaurant.
Drink
- 🌍 Ye Olde Tavern, 22 Victoria Rd. on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors.
Sleep
- 🌍 Burton Hotel, Mill St, ☏ +44 1544 230323.
- 🌍 The Oxford Arms, Duke St, ☏ +44 1544 230322.
- 🌍 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.
Go next
Map of places with Wikivoyage articles nearby
| Routes through Kington |
| Rhayader ← Llandrindod Wells ← | W E | → Leominster → Worcester |
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