Where in Great Britain:
In Herefordshire, England, close to Wales, in the historical Welsh Marches:

Where in Herefordshire:
Bredwardine and Brobury lie on either side of the River Wye, about 7.6 miles east of Hay-on-Wye, and 12.6 miles west of Hereford.

Ordnance Survey Map reference for Bredwardine Bridge: SO 337447
OS maps: Explorer number 201 1:25 000, and Landranger number 149 1:50 000

Road maps showing Bredwardine and Brobury in relation to the nearest towns, Hereford and Hay-on-Wye, which is in Wales, can be obtained by clicking the following link courtesy of Multimap: Multimap500,000. For a closer view, click the link: Multimap200,000.

Also see the Out and About page for maps and photos of the villages

How to get to Bredwardine and Brobury:

Nearest Railway and Coach Stations: Hereford, 12.6 miles

Local Bus Services: Infrequent. Yeoman run a bus at 7.09am (be there early!) direct to Hereford. Nick Maddy Coaches currently run the 448 minibus service between Bredwardine and Hereford. It runs Monday to Saturday mornings, leaving the Red Lion Hotel crossroads, Bredwardine, at 09:55h (be there in good time!), arriving Hereford County Bus Station at 10:50h. On Saturday morning there is an extra bus leaving the Red Lion at 07:55h, arriving Hereford at 08:50h.

Effective 31st August 2008, Bus Service 448, operated by Nick Maddy (09.55 Bredwardine to Hereford, 13.00 Hereford to Bredwardine and 17.20 Clehonger to Bredwardine) will only operate  on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Return buses leave Hereford County Bus Station for Bredwardine at 13:00h, with further pick up points in Bridge Street and Belmont Tesco. A later return is possible using the 449 service operated by Yeoman from Hereford County Bus Station to Cleohonger (leaving at 16:20h and 17:05h), but the pick-up by Nick Maddy Coaches from Cleohonger (at 16:34h and 17:20h respectively) has to be made by prior arrangement. Nick Maddy Coaches tel.: 01432 266211.
The fare is £2.50 single, £3.25 return.

By Road:
Bredwardine and Brobury can be approached either from the north side of the River Wye off the A438 Hereford to Brecon road, or from the south side on one of two minor roads which leave the A465 Abergavenny road south of Hereford. The B4352 runs up the Wye Valley and passes through Bredwardine on its way to Hay-on-Wye, while the B4348 follows the Golden Valley also en route to Hay-on-Wye. A minor road signed to "Arthur's Stone" leaves the B4348 at Dorstone and climbs very steeply up and descends equally steeply to join the B4352 just south of Bredwardine.

Hereford can be congested, and the A4103 from Worcester which runs across the top of the town joining with the A438 Brecon Road at Stretton Sugwas, makes a sort of bypass to the north. Travellers on the M5 can continue on the M50 to the outskirts of Ross-on-Wye, and then take the A49 to pick up the B4348 for the Golden Valley approach mentioned above. Those coming west on the M4 can take the A449 at Newport (Jct 24) to Raglan, followed by the A40 west to Abergavenny and then the A465 north to Pontrilas where the B4347 goes left to Abbey Dore and joins the B4348 at Vowchurch.

By Canoe from Hay-on-Wye: Journey time depends on the state of the river (how quickly it is flowing, which can change rapidly), the type of canoe, and the proficiency and fitness of the paddler!

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Last updated: August 23, 2008