Herefordshire's Golden Valley
Ian Marchant explores the remote and hidden border country of the Golden Valley in Herefordshire. He visits its ancient and mystical sites and learns about its intriguing history.
Ian Marchant is time-travelling through Herefordshire’s Golden Valley in springtime. He learns about "the wine of the west" in cider-maker Denis Gwatkin’s orchards, discovers Herefordshire’s lost castle at Snodhill, and visits an Elizabethan watermeadow system in Turnastone. Ian finds out why modern-day pilgrims are walking through the Golden Valley. High above it, he visits ancient Arthur’s Stone which captured the imagination of CS Lewis. Win Scutt from English Heritage tells Ian of exciting archaeological discoveries about the dolmen, built by Neolithic cattle herders.
Producer: Sarah Swading
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- Thu 20 Apr 202315:00BBC Radio 4
- Sat 22 Apr 202306:07BBC Radio 4
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