Local Area

Kington is popular with people who walk, canoe, fish and cycle alike being very close to the Mortimer Trail which runs between Kington and Ludlow and the more famous Offas Dyke walk which covers a route 177 miles long along the border of England and Wales.  It is also central to the Wye and Usk rivers, so for those of you who want a watery get away Kington is the place to come.

Kington also boast an 18-hole golf course, which is said to be the highest in England.  It is situated on Bradnor Hill and is over 390m above sea level.

At the West end of Kington is a tall clock tower that commemorates Queen Victoria’s jubilee in 1887.  There is also a very beautiful recreation ground at this end of the town that is surrounded by trees and has a shallow river running along one edge.

St Mary’s church overlooks Kington with its 18th century lynch gate and massive Norman tower and from here you have panoramic views down the Arrow Valley.

Places to visit around Kington include, Hergest Croft Gardens, Small breeds farm, Dunkerton’s Cider Mill and Monkland Cheese Dairy.