The Church of St. Edward the Confessor, Kempley, 1904 - architecturally interesting; designed and constructed by local craftspeople. The church of St. Edward was planned by the major landowner, the 7th earl of Beauchamp, because the old parish church of St. Mary was too far away from the main centres of population at Kempley Green and Fishpool; also, the site of St. Mary’s was liable to flooding. In 1902 the foundations were laid by the Earl.

The 12th century church of St Mary is located some 1.5 miles from the centre of Kempley. The old Parish Church was declared redundant in 1975 and passed into the gift of English Heritage. The church is managed on behalf of English Heritage by The Friends of Kempley Churches Kempley Tardis .

Saturday 18th March and Sunday 19th March 2023 - each day

Starting 10:15am from St Edwards Church, where there will be light refreshments available.

A guided walk will take place through farmland, old cider orchards, daffodil meadows and a visit to St Mary’s Church where you will see the best frescoes in England.

You must be fit enough to cross at least 5 stiles.

Total Distance - Just over 5 miles

Sunday 19th March - only

Starting 2:00pm from St Edwards Church, Kempley GL18 2BP (W3W connector.cried.hikes - https://w3w.co/connector.cried.hikes)

Join us for an easy family walk of about 2miles through the Golden Triangle’s ‘working landscape’, led by a forestry-trained environmentalist. This year’s theme will feature the Severn Treescapes scheme and our crucial part at the heart of the nature network stretching from the Wye to the Wyre.

Those on the simple hour-long walk may return unguided to the Village Hall for our usual wonderful teas. On the longer ninety-minute walk our guide will review the work of Forestry England in the Centenary Glade and their ambitious plans with the Wildlife Trusts of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire to create the Severn Treescapes wildlife corridor.

Saturday 18th March and Sunday 19th March 2023 - each day

Starting 09:45am from St Edwards Church, where there will be light refreshments available.

A guided walk will take place across farmland and woodland meadows, through Dymock Woods and finally into the secret valley with drifts of wild daffodils.

You will need to be fit enough to cross at least 5 stiles.

Total Distance - 5 miles

Going Solo - From Queenswood car park you can follow a signposted route along easy Forestry roads, on the re-surfaced Daffodil Way and then, via kissing gates (the stiles have all been removed), to enjoy the hedgerow and meadow daffodils, rejoining the village road at Kempley Green and on to the village hall for tea and cake…