A Selection of Past Visits
Members are invited to send photographs and/or visit reports to at the SWAG website.
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Little Hereford and Richard's Castle Castle remains from the 11th and 12th centuries. Visited in July, 2011 |
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A tour round Mediaeval and Georgian Bewdley. Visited in April, 2011 |
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A graveyard for ships on the banks of the Severn Estuary. Visited in September, 2010 |
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A visit to the village of Trellech, including excavations of the mediaeval town, the holy well and standing stones. Visited in July, 2010 |
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Visited in April, 2009 |
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A tour of archaeological sites linked to the medieval wool trade, including Northleach and Farmington. Visited in September, 2008 |
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King Arthur's Cave and other prehistoric sites, lower Wye Valley Visited in July, 2008 |
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A visit to Titterstone Quarry, the summit of Clee Hill and Nordy Bank Iron Age Hill Fort, together with nearby Heath Chapel and the site of a mediaeval village. Visited in May, 2008 |
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A walk round Upton-upon-Severn with the focus on the history of the town since the English Civil War. Visited in May, 2007 |
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A visit to a small 12th Century village church boasting the best display of Herefordshire School sculpture in the UK, followed by a tour of a large village church which used to be a Cistercian Abbey. Visited in September, 2006 |
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A tour round the mediaeval town of Knighton to see the remnants of two castles, followed by a walk along a section of Offa's Dyke. Visited in May, 2006 |
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A Roman garrison town, at the time fourth largest in Britain. Visible remains today include foundations of the city baths and the market hall. Visited in September, 2005 |
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Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester The most complete 13th Century Dominican priory in the country. Visited in August, 2005. |
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Kempsey riverside and Kempsey Common, Worcestershire Iron Age ramparts by the River Severn and the sites of Bronze Age barrows on Kempsey Common. Visited in April, 2005. |
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St Mary's church, Kempley, Gloucestershire This church dates from the 12th century and has a fine display of frescoes. Visited in 2004 |
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A Herefordshire Knights Templar church with columnbarium. Visited in 2003. |
A list of SWAG visits for the current year can be found in our diary, here.
www.swag-online.org.uk
