Hereford in General

Hereford is a town that is good to grow up in, and great to grow old in. But trust me, when you hit 18 you need to get the hell out. Having grown up there myself, and witnessed my parents grow old there, I feel I am qualified to make this distinction. There is no doubt that Hereford is a very pretty city. The cathedral and surrounding area is stunning, as is the river Wye which winds its way through the centre of town. Taking a stroll along here on a nice summers evening is an experience that can match the best offered by most cities. There is also a fair amount of history to be seen, especially the Mappa Mundi, the first ever map of the world. The modern ...  Read the complete review

Hereford, what can I say? I take a slightly different view to most, as I am at uni there so spend half my time there, half of it in Essex. Hereford is a beautiful town, the buildings of the town centre all old and higgledy-piggeldy, often you look up to see stunning black and white wooden beams, then look down to find it's the façade for a WHSmiths of something else equally odd. Thanks to the recession, many of the shops in Hereford have shut, so the town centre isn't exactly buzzing. The biggest department store is Marks and Spencer's, and aside from the odd quirky (but expensive!) jewellery shop there's little to get excited about here. Its certainly not a ...  Read the complete review

So far Hereford is where I have spent all of my live as I have been born and bred here and so have quite an informed opinion of the place. It lies about 13 miles east of the Welsh boarder and is the capital of Herefordshire, with a population of around 65,000 now and is the most populous city in the county. However this clearly does not mean it is a significantly large settlement, as it only just counts as a city due to its cathedral, and is the smallest city in England. This size aspect of Hereford means it is a decent place to bring up children with the security and safety of a smaller town but a moderate amount of variety and activity too. But once one ...  Read the complete review

I was born in Brecon and brought up on the Welsh Border, however, I went to school in Hereford and the only bus that went through my village on a weekend was to Hereford so that's where I (mis)spent my youth. When I mention Hereford to my military friends, their first thought is the SAS, then they say "Give me six" which is a reference to the myth that inbreeding is common in that part of the world, it's rubbish, everyone knows the Forest Of Dean is where the pointy heads really live. I live in the South of England now and I have to say, I miss Hereford. I miss the amazing scenery and greenery. It is just unrivalled. The ...  Read the complete review

Seeing as no-one else mentioned the former RAF camp I thought I'd give an insiders perspective on it. RAF Hereford I spent 22 weeks here in 1990 doing my trade training as a clerk (Pers Admin) for the Royal Air Force. It initially sounded like a really long time. It passed incredibly quickly though. Finally escaping to my real unit (RAF High Wycombe & Headquarters Strike Command which is now know as HQAir) in November of 1990. I spent my first two weeks waiting for my course to start, one of which was spent on Poole Flight (normally doing shitty jobs, but we had a decent SNCO so we did some quite good stuff - no real hard ...  Read the complete review