Walking and more in a Winter Wonderland

Enjoy a winter wonderland this Christmas at Herefordshire Council’s Queenswood Country Park with lots of fun including Bertie Buzzard’s Christmas Trail throughout the school holidays and much more.

Book your place now on the Christmas wreath making workshop on Sunday, December 13, 2009  from 1pm to 3pm. 

Come along and make a traditional festive wreath using natural hedgerow materials to take away with you and decorate your home. The term wreath comes from the old English word, “writhen”, meaning to writhe or to twist. At Christmas evergreen plants, such as holly, ivy and pine have long been used to create wreaths.

These plants have a special meaning since they not only stay green, they bear fruit during the harsh winter months and traditionally people believed these plants to represent the promise of new or everlasting life….just don’t leave them up after Twelfth Night. Please wrap up warm as this event will take place outside.
The workshop costs just £5.50 per person, suitable for all ages but no children under 8 years.  All children must be accompanied by an adult. Booking is essential please contact Queenswood Tourist Information Centre, telephone 01568 797842
Then on Saturday, December 19, 2009 Queenswood will host the Noah’s Ark Trust Annual Lantern Walk.  Reserve your lantern and candle by registering with the Noah’s Ark Trust. For more information and to register please telephone 01432 264555 or visit www.noahsarktrust.co.uk

Queenswood Tourist Information Centre will be open every day until December 23 from 10am until  4pm and December 28 to December 31 from 10.30am-3.30pmso why not pop in for Christmas gifts galore, stocking fillers and a lucky dip £1 entry.
Queenswood Tourist Information Centre is one of the TIC’s in the county holding a “Decorate a Christmas Tree Bauble” competition for children. You can collect your bauble from Friday, December 4 until Saturday, December 12 and return it decorated to be judged on Saturday, December 19 at noon.  Each entrant will get a small present and the winner of the competition will be given the opportunity to visit Santa in his grotto or to attend the performance of Christmas pantomime.

Then when it’s all over for another year why not “Start as you mean to go on in 2010!”  by joining Countryside Officer James Bisset for a walk around Queenswood Country Park on New Year’s Day, and the 2nd and 3rd of January 2010. Get some fresh air and exercise and learn more about the park and its trees and wildlife. These walks are free, no need to book, just meet in front of the Tourist Information Centre at 2pm. Dogs welcome on leads.  All children must be accompanied by an adult.  For more information about Queenswood this December please contact the Tourist Information Centre, telephone 01568 797842.

Queenswood Country Park, managed by Herefordshire Council’s parks, countryside and leisure development service is open all year, from dawn till dusk with free car parking and a children’s play area. 

There are three way-marked trails and easy access paths so that everyone can explore the park and work off that Christmas Pudding! 

Queenswood is on the A49 between Hereford and Leominster – follow the brown signs at the top of Dinmore Hill.