Society Excursions

31 Society members enjoyed this June’s 5 day excursion to Herefordshire, based in the pleasant town of Ross on Wye. Our daily visits covered a variety of sites and buildings, both secular and ecclesiastical. These ranged from Kilpeck Church to Hereford Cathedral with its unique chained library and Mappa Mundi, from Berrington Hall to Francis Kilvert’s village (finding in this latter the origins of the Hound of the Baskervilles!), and from the fine castles of Goodrich and Chepstow to the peace of Tintern Abbey’s ruins. An excellent hotel and the opportunity to browse amongst the bookshops of Hay on Wye completed our enjoyment. Next June’s KAS excursion will probably be to Somerset/Dorset.

The former 3 short summer visits in Kent are to be replaced by a one-day event when a specially chosen expert will discuss the most recent research regarding our chosen site, which members will then have the opportunity to visit. The date for this event will be during August.

Joy Saynor

Intricate sculpture from the corbel table at Kilpeck Church