Discovering Ledbury Bell Tower
Church Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1DR
Your visit will start with the bellringing exhibition on the ground floor which will provide useful context for the tour that follows. You will visit the ringing room, clock room, bell chamber and (if you are fit and over 12 years old) the parapet of the tower. Along the way, you will have a chance to chime a bell, ring our training bell and find out about what "change ringing" is. You will learn about the history of the 800 year-old tower and many of its architectural features.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 20 September:
- 12.45 to 15.45 pm
Location & directions
Church Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1DR
- Directions:
- There is no parking at the church. You should park at one of the town car parks and then walk up Church Lane (the cobbled street by the Market House).
- Contact on day:
- Tim Keyes
- Telephone number:
- +447577720154
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- You will be asked to read and sign a form on your arrival to show that you have understood the various safety issues relating to the tower and your own fitness. We reserve the right to ask you not to attempt the steps to the parapet if we have any doubts about your capacity to climb them safely. Only children aged 12 and over may go up to the parapet (and must be with an adult). Children up to 16 must be accompanied by an adult in the tower. Children over 8 may go up as far as the bells.
- Booking contact name:
- Tim Keyes
- Booking telephone number:
- +447577720154
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking opens:
- 01 Aug 2025 12:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 18 Sep 2025 12:00 AM
Accessibility details
There are two steps to the ground floor exhibition and the floor is very uneven on this and other levels. Access to the second and third level are by spiral staircase with some worn and uneven steps. Steps to the bells and to the parapet are wooden and have no backs to them.
Additional information
You should book for a one hour tour at 12.45, 13.45 or 14.45
- Max no of people per tour:
- 10
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s)
