Winning Moves Hereford Monopoly Board Game , Advance to the Bull Statue, the Black and White House Museum and the Old Wye Bridge, 2–6 players makes a great gift for ages 8 plus

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The train station quartet set that features on the classic original Monopoly will be handed over to a travel theme for the new Hereford edition. The game will see the multi-coloured property squares all themed around city landmarks – with the Chance and Community Chest cards customised too. Hereford Town Hall could get to land on the famous Whitehall square from the game’s classic original. Over the last 25 years Winning Moves UK has produced official versions of MONOPOLY in cities all over the world from Dubai to Sydney .

How these landmarks will be decided is up to the public, who will be invited to suggest landmarks to feature on the board. Bosses at Winning Moves UK say a variety of factors were used in deciding Hereford from across 25 cities and towns in the West Midlands and western Midlands.

The light blue set are all part of the London Inner Ring Road, this section of which opened in 1756 as the New Road. Over the last 25 years Winning Moves UK and Hasbro have produced official versions of MONOPOLY in cities all over the world from Dubai to Sydney. LANDMARKS ‘PASS GO’:Other Hereford landmarks featuring include: The Green Dragon Hotel, The Bull Statue, the Waterworks Museum, Edgar Street Stadium, the Racecourse, the Cattle Market and the Courtyard Theatre. At today’s announcement that Hereford has landed the honour of its very own customised MONOPOLY game, the public will be invited to suggest landmarks to feature on the board.

They include The Royal National College for the Blind, Hereford Foodbank and the Little Princess Trust, each of which are showcased on their very own spaces. You can pay a visit to Hereford, the county town of Herefordshire, in this special edition game of MONOPOLY. From west to east the road runs as Euston Road to King's Cross, then Pentonville Road to the Angel, Islington. That’s because Hereford doesn’t have a multitude of main line stations to select from like in the London MONOPOLY original. The brand new officialMONOPOLY: Hereford Edition gamefrom Winning Moves UK and global play and entertainment company Hasbro.Go to a show at the Courtyard Theatre and stroll around Churchill Gardens, then, to round off your trip, enjoy a night's stay in historical surroundings at the Green Dragon Hotel. So Hereford Cathedral, tipped to feature prominently in the game, could be yours to own for just a few hundred MONOPOLY dollars, whilst getting stuck in traffic on the medieval Wye Bridge could see players sent ‘Back Three Spaces’. Executive Principal Peter Cooper, Ella Gibbs Custom Games Executive at Winning Moves UK and Vice Principal Phil Tranter. That’s because, unlike in the capital, there are not a multitude of main line stations to choose from in Hereford.

Only a select group of places worldwide have featured in specialist editions and it is a great honour for Hereford and our community that we have been chosen. FREE FOOD:Near to Free Parkingis theHereford Foodbank, one of several Hereford charities to feature in the game. In February it was announced that Hereford had seen off 24 other places to land its’ very own official MONOPOLY board. Josh Davies and Orin Vallely, both 30, set up the intimate studio theatre for children, aiming to bring live interactive experiences in November 2018. Executive Principal, Peter Cooper expressed his excitement: “Monopoly is part of many of our childhoods and I am delighted that the Sixth Form College has a prominent position on the board along with other icons such as the Cathedral, the Green Dragon and Castle Green.Introducing Hooked on Hereford at a Town Hall reception, the Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Mike Turbutt, tries his luck, watched by YMCA chairman Joan Haswell, general secretary John Bygate and David Gibbes, from main sponsor Henderson Crosthwaite.

The game will feature the great and good of Hereford and we would like to thank everyone who sent in suggestions during our public consultation period earlier in the year. Grab some lunch at the Butter Market before taking a walk around Hereford Cathedral - a place of worship since the 8th century.

The new unique game will see the multi-coloured property squares all themed around Hereford – with Chance and Community Chest cards customised too. The London version of the game was successful, and in 1936 it was exported to Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, [4] becoming the de facto standard board in the British Commonwealth. BMW dealers Browns of Hereford, Rockfield DIY, Hereford Tool Hire and The Hereford Times were among the businesses to sponsor squares on the board, giving them a permanent advertising space.