Leisure
Signs of Leominsters' history can be clearly seen around the town, many of the streets in the centre are narrow and follow the medieval grid pattern layout and there are fine examples of Medieval and Tudor framed houses contrasting with the elegant brick built Georgian town houses. Leominster Priory Church with its three great naves each of a different period is a reminder of the religious community, which survived and indeed flourished despite dissolution and reformation and is well worth a visit. Within the church is the Ducking Stool last used in 1809 on the unfortunate Jenny Pipes and in fact it was the last stool to be used in England. Leominster was an important coaching crossroads in the nineteenth century having numerous coaching inns and wagon centres many of which are still evident in the town.
Today Leominster is well known for being an important antique centre in the region boasting a wide range of shops, galleries and markets selling antiques to suit all tastes and pockets and still bustles on market day held traditionally on Corn Square, the centre of historically fascinating town.
Ther are numerous Gardens open to the public in the arae. These include: Staunton Park, Hergest Croft, Hampton Court, Stocktonbury, Westonbury Mill Water Gardens, and many more.
- Walking
- Bird Watching
- Castles
- Museums
- Historic Sites
- Ancient Monuments
- Stately Homes
- Wildlife
- Countryside
- Churches
- National Trust
- Art galleries