The Recreation Ground, Kington

Name: The Recreation Ground
Address: Kington, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Kington

Sport, Sport venue

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The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Kington, Herefordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1996, when Herefordshire played Wales Minor Counties in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. From 1996 to present, the ground has hosted 6 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. ()

Coordinates: 52°12'4"N, 3°2'12"W

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Kington United Kingdom

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The Recreation Ground – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kington Museum, Ye Olde Tavern, Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge, Hergest Ridge.

0.4 miNE
History museum, Museum
Kington Museum, Kington
10 min walk • Kington Museum is a volunteer-run local history museum in the market town of Kington, Herefordshire, England. It opened in June 1986 and occupies the stable block of the former King’s Head Inn. The building was extended in 1988, 1991 and 2005.
0.6 miNE
Nightlife
Ye Olde Tavern, Kington
16 min walk • Ye Olde Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at 22 Victoria Rd, Kington, Herefordshire, England, built in the late 18th/early 19th century. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, and features a parlour, public bar, plus a side-room, into which beer is provided via a serving hatch.
5.9 miS
Bridge
Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge
152 min walk • Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge is a single-carriageway, wood- and stone-construction in Herefordshire, England. The toll bridge carries the B4350 south from its junction with the A438, near Whitney-on-Wye, across the River Wye. It comprises two Grade II listed structures.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Hergest Ridge
59 min walk • Hergest Ridge is a large elongated hill which traverses the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom, between the town of Kington in Herefordshire and the village of Gladestry in Powys.
3.1 miNW
Church
St Stephen's Church
80 min walk • St Stephen's Church is a Church of England parish church in Old Radnor, Powys, Wales. It was constructed in the 15th century in perpendicular gothic style on the site of a 6th-century church.
4.7 miS
Park
Eardisley Castle
121 min walk • Eardisley Castle was in the village of Eardisley in Herefordshire, England, 11 km north-east of Hay-on-Wye. The site of the castle is a scheduled monument. This was an 11th-century motte and bailey castle with a moat around the bailey filled by a stream. It is recorded in the Domesday Book as being held by Robert from Roger de Lacy.
2.9 miN
Prehistoric site
Burfa Castle
75 min walk • Burfa Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near the tiny town of Old Radnor, Radnorshire in Powys, Wales. The site is a scheduled monument described as a prehistoric defensive hillfort, and was included in an inventory of monuments by 1913.
5 miNE
Forts and castles
Wapley Hill
129 min walk • Wapley Hill is an Iron Age hill fort in Herefordshire, England, 3 km south-east of Presteigne.
~1790 ftN
Forts and castles
Kington Castle, Kington
9 min walk • Kington Castle stood in the medieval market town of Kington in Herefordshire, England. It was built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1215.
5.2 miN
Town
Presteigne
133 min walk • One of the town's main attractions is The Judge's Lodging, a beautifully preserved Victorian courthouse and living quarters that offers a fascinating glimpse into the legal system of the 19th century. Visitors can wander through the historic rooms and experience the...
2.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Stanner Rocks
58 min walk • Stanner Rocks is a rounded hill, steep in parts, which lies close to the Wales border with England between Walton and Kington. A superb collection of wild plants can be found here.