Explore the Book-Filled Wonderland of Hay-on-Wye

The shops in Hay on Wye have created a town with a sense of self that is seldom found in the UK. Distinctly devoid of twee, not really posh and ... Hay-on-Wye town walls. Hay-on-Wye's town walls were built around the town in Powys, Wales, in the early 13th century. Although still in good condition in the ... Hay on Wye is internationally famous as a town of books. But there's far more to our beautiful little town than bookshops. Hay-on-Wye has become world famous for its secondhand and antiquarian bookshops. The consumer choice organisation cited the Powys town for its wealth of book shops, beautiful scenery and, of course, the Hay Festival. Today I have travelled about 60 miles west from the Cotswolds to Hay- On- Wye, a small and somewhat 'quirky' market town on the border ... Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye by interbeat CC BY 2.0. Hay-on-Wye is the best town in Wales according to a survey by consumer guide Which? The town ... Hay On Wye, Wales - the world's first book town! Population: 2000 Bookstores: 25 Aka heaven on earth. Walking around here, my first thought ... Hay-on-Wye was once declared an independent kingdom of books by the man who appointed himself its king. The United Kingdom's mecca for ... Hay-on-Wye, also known as The Town of Books, is a small market town in the historic county of Brecknockshire in Wales. Normally a sleepy village ...