Broomy Hill Railway 2025
Herefordshire
Fishpool Valley 2025
The restoration of this picturesque valley is a significant landscape with an ice house and also a lime kiln. While part of the grotto had been lost, machinery in the pumphouse required conservation, the remaining pools were leaking with their banks eroding. Key vistas in the valley were also completely obscured by tree growth. They were able to carefully remove trees and restore the original tree species, which was key to the valley’s revival and restore this almost forgotten valley.
Contacts
Operator: National Trust
Address: Croft Castle and Parkland Yarpole Nr Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0BL
- Telephone: 01568 780 246
- Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
- Website: View website
Open Days & Times
Daily. Visit website or facebook for more details. Or see below for accessing the walking trails.
Travel
- By Rail: Leominster / 7 miles
Facilities
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Souvenir Shop
- Part disabled access
With a large proportion designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest with diverse wildlife, it was very important that the valley was restored and protected.
These restorations allow for visitors to enjoy the valley once more. You can now sit inside the grotto on a bench made by our ranger team and admire the panoramic view of the valley from within it, as was originally intended. A timber viewing platform installed inside the pumphouse means you can enter the building safely for the first time in many years. Take a look at the interior workings of this building, including the remains of the beam pump and waterwheel.
