Ross-ON-WYE has an appeal for tourists which the passage of time shows no sign of reducing. Good hotels, a varied selection of shops and plenty of interesting visits available, both in the town and countryside nearby, make Ross an ideal base for the traveller.

Museum aficionados should not fail to take the opportunity to visit the Button Museum, a unique collection of buttons worn by ladies and gentlemen from all walks of life over the last 200 years. Admission charge.

The 16th century Market Hall, on its sandstone pillars, provides one of the town's focal points, but no visitor should miss the chance of walking down on the riverside, perhaps enjoying a drink and a meal whilst taking in the attractive views.

One matchless view, beloved of locals and visitors alike, is to be found just a short drive from Ross, at Symonds Yat where the famous outlook from Yat Rock adorns many photograph albums.

The recent hatching of young peregrine falcons has provided a further reason for wildlife

enthusiasts to call by the RSPB's public viewing point, which already attracts 60,000 visitors a year, high-powered telescopes provide stunning close-up views of the cliff-side nest.

The Jubilee Park, with its Museum of Mazes and World of Butterflies, is close by, as is Goodrich Castle, one of the best preserved of Herefordshire's Norman castles.