16th Century Painted Room, Ledbury

The 16th Century Painted Room is in an early 16th century building now used for the Town Council offices. The paintings were done in imitation of the expensive wall hangings and tapestries found in the homes of the aristocracy and have been dated to the mid 1560s. The house is believed to have been built as a new Booth Hall, with the Painted Room used as a Court of Piepowder.

Our guides will be happy to chat to you informally about the paintings and answer your questions.

We have a new roller banner display replicating how we think the wall paintings will have looked when they were first painted. (funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.)

Children's Tudor costumes will be available for dressing up. Suitable for children ages 7-9.

We also have a small set of stocks for the children to use, as well as a supply of knitted soft fruits and vegetables to throw!

The children can also have their photos taken in our new Tudor Face in Hole board. (funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.)

Timings & Tours

Thursday 18 September:

1100-1300 & 1400-1630

Friday 19 September:

1100-1300 & 1400-1630

Saturday 20 September:

1100-1300 & 1400-1630

Location & directions

Town Council Office, 1 Church Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1DH

Directions:

The entrance to the 16th Century Painted Room is the first door on the right in Church Street, parallel to Church Lane, the one with the cobbles, and close to the Market House. Follow signage. There is no parking at the venue, but St. Katherine's Car Park is the nearest to the venue, but there are other car parks available. Buses stop at the Market House and the War Memorial nearby and the train station is about a 20 minute walk.

Contact on day:

Olivia Trueman

Telephone number:

+441531632306

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

Wheelchair users can access the ground floor of the building from the main Town Council Reception door on Church Lane, from where they can get to the only surviving fragment of the wall paintings that survives downstairs although the greater amount survives in the upper room. There is also an information board about the paintings on the ground floor. N.B. if there is a wedding taking place it will temporarily make the wheelchair access unavailable. Pushchairs and prams can be left downstairs in the Council Offices while visitors go up to see the wall paintings.

Additional information

Although booking is not required, visitors should be prepared for a short wait in the event that the maximum number of visitors is already in the 16th Century Painted Room.

Max no of people per tour:

14

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 10 minute(s)

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