Paradise Secluded Self Catering Cottage

23/01/2024

An important announcement!




Paradise will be closing as a Holiday let from the end of February 2024

We want to thank so many for coming to Paradise over the years creating some great memories for this cottage and you to hold.

We will miss having the fun and love to create a place that’s special to share with so many.

Still a few more weeks left if you’d like a last good bye.

Thank you all so much for supporting Robert and I Kharon.

Been awesome times.

27/11/2023

This years Carols Around The Christmas Tree will be on Thursday 21st December.

🎶 All your favourite Christmas carols

🍷 Mulled wine & hot chocolate to buy

🎅 Visit from Father Christmas and his elves

🎄A perfect Christmas event for all the family

Everybody welcome.

Centre of Ewyas Harold Village.

6.30pm start.

Cash only.

30/10/2023

Adventures on the England-Wales border.

10/10/2023

05/10/2023

This extraordinary fellow is part of a holy well - or sacred spring - tucked away deep in the Herefordshire borderlands. It is known as St Peter's Well, and unsurprisingly it is situated close to the village of Peterchurch.

There were once three natural springs here that all fed into a pool where local people would bathe, believing the chilly waters to have curative properties related to eyesight and skin conditions. The smaller two were capped off and all the water diverted through the head, before the pool itself was eventually covered and piped into a little pumping station.

The site looks terrible, but "Peter" is still doing his job, set within a half-hidden grotto down some steps. Locals say only that the head is "Celtic" and predates any written history. The only mention of him that I could find was in Ella Leather's classic The Folklore of Herefordshire from 1912, with a picture of the square-jawed fellow devoid of moss. The head does have a slight Roman air about it, so perhaps this was a Britonic sacred place appropriated by them? I don't think it's an old gargoyle, it's too square.

St Peter's Well is one of many such sacred water sources around West Herefordshire, reminding us what a fascinating and mysterious area it is.

I take a journey across Herefordshire in my book The Mystery Of Mercia II, available now at the link in the comments.

25/09/2023

11/08/2023

01/08/2023

The largest surviving chained library in the world is at Hereford Cathedral in the UK, where all the books are still kept under lock and key in their original chains. It has been rebuilt in its original arrangement, exactly as it had been from 1611 to 1841.

11/07/2023

Malvern Autumn Show 2023 promises to be a fun-filled family affair as the ultimate harvest festival returns on the 22nd, 23rd & 24th of September!

19/06/2023

The Barn Stage set times are in!!
Friday 11th August
THE BLISSETTS 8.15pm to 9pm
The Fiends 9.45pm to 10.30pm
Fired Up - UK 11pm to finish

Saturday 12th August
Killing Aura 1pm to 2pm
LUNAR Band 3pm to 4pm
KinStrife 5pm to 6pm
Idlechord 7pm to 8pm
Headsticks 8.45pm to 9.45pm
The Navarones 10.30pm to finish

Sunday 13th August
Hedgehog and the Clementines 1pm to 2pm
All Ears Avow 3pm to 4pm
TBC 5pm to 6pm
BBC Acoustic Band 7pm to 8pm
The Ramonas 9pm to finish

15/06/2023

Book online now

27/05/2023

Thinking of heading to the beach to enjoy this lovely weather? There's plenty within a two-hour drive of Hereford. Link to our list in the comments. What's your favourite? 🏖

21/05/2023

Voluptuous May....
At Paradise...

05/04/2023

WHAT’S ON? | Take a ride on Hereford’s Miniature Railway this Easter at Broomy Hill! 🚂 🚂

Pop and visit and enjoy a ride on one of the selection of trains that run throughout the afternoon on public running days!

💚 Next Running Days – 12pm to 4.30pm
💚 Easter Sunday 9th April 2023
💚 Easter Monday 10th April 2023

Card or Cash payments - No Booking Required!

Find out more 👉 https://hsme.co.uk/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo

A wonderful family day out! 💚

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02/04/2023

Paradise coming into Easter.
😊

28/03/2023

27/03/2023

The Rewild Project seek to make heritage crafts and land-based skills accessible for all. We offer free sessions on week-days currently funded by Barnwood Trust to help local marginalised groups improve mental health and community resilience. All proceeds from our paid workshops are used to suppor

26/03/2023

14/03/2023

Just down the road from Paradise 😊

Take a look at us in the Hereford Times after winning a silver award in the British Pie Awards https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/23381193.gwatkin-red-cow-restaurant-wins-silver-award-beef-pie/?dicbo=v2-qgvsv6d

07/03/2023

WALK LEADERS 🥾🥾
Today's spotlight on Dave Howerski.
Dave is a very experienced, knowledgeable walk leader and also good fun company! He will be leading four walks during the Festival and joining several of the longer walks. Dave has been a key figure in the ongoing success of the Golden Valley Walking Club with a growing membership and over 100 walks under their belt since the club's inception. He believes walking is excellent for both mental and physical health, for all ages & abilities. He's also a firm believer in 'medical rehydration' whenever possible at a pub after his walks!

To book on Dave's walks:-
1) Golden Valley Challenge https://bit.ly/3yiNnqs

2) Abbeydore to Hay-on-Wye
https://bit.ly/3YmEy9v

3) Yew Tree Medical Rehydration
https://bit.ly/3kSP1ff

4) Kilpeck circular via Garway Hill
https://bit.ly/3ygKEh1