Hay Literary Festival 2022

26 May 2022 -05 June 2022

Established in 1987, the Hay Festival brings readers and writers together to share stories and ideas in sustainable events around the world. The festivals inspire, examine and entertain, inviting participants to imagine the world as it is and as it might be. Nobel Prize-winners and novelists, scientists and politicians, historians and musicians talk with audiences in a dynamic exchange of ideas from Hay to Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Spain and Denmark.  www.hayfestival.com. 

Stay for Hay from £155 for two including full English Breakfast

Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Weekend

02 June 2022 -05 June 2022

On 6th February this year Her Majesty The Queen will become the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.

To celebrate this unprecedented anniversary, events and initiatives will take place throughout the year, culminating in a four day UK bank holiday weekend from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June. The bank holiday will provide an opportunity for communities and people throughout the United Kingdom to come together to celebrate the historic milestone.

The four days of celebrations will include public events and community activities, as well as national moments of reflection on The Queen’s 70 years of service

Click here for more information about this year's Jubilee events.

Herefordshire's Walking Festival 2022

18 June 2022 -26 June 2022

Herefordshire's Walking Festival is back. Celebrating its 20th anniversary they are going to celebrate in style over stiles!

9 Days, 50 Walks and 1 beautiful county to explore from Saturday, 18 to Sunday, 26 June. More information about the walks and how to book them may be discovered here

Base yourself at Castle House from £155 for two including full English breakfast.

Father's Day

19 June 2022

Time to spoil the father, grandfather or husband in your life and invite him to a delicious three-course traditional Sunday lunch in the restaurant, with all the trimmings.

Three-course lunch: £32
Children under 12: £15

Abergavenny Food Festival

17 September 2022 -18 September 2022

Abergavenny Food Festival enjoys an exceptional reputation as a place for chefs, food businesses, journalists, farmers and food producers to come together. It is well known for being an inclusive and welcoming event.  It has an outstanding programme of activities, including product tastings, kids’ activities, masterclasses, hands-on cookery lessons and topical debates, and provides the inside track on food issues, offers new ideas about the future of food and showcases rising stars emerging from the industry.

The Festival prides itself on transforming the way people think about food; challenging and promoting new ideas, pushing the boundaries of current thinking and encouraging people to look differently at where their food comes from.  Follow the festival here. Tickets go live on 1st April.

Stay at Castle House from £155 for two including full English Breakfast. Abergavenny is about a 30 minute drive or easily accessed by rail from Hereford Station.