Immerse Yourself in the Literary World of Hay-on-Wye

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 ... Discover the wonderful book town of Hay-on-Wye; this charming Welsh market town is steeped in history and is brimming with character and culture. Standing in considerable decrepitude in the town centre, Hay's battered castle is closed to the public but there are various interesting shops to explore in ... Twinned with Redu in Libin, Belgium and Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa, Hay is certainly known as the 'Town of Book's', and is famous for its bookshops and the ... If you're travelling to Wales, then one town which you simply must add to your itinerary is Hay-on-Wye, which is the world's first book town ... Within a few years, Hay grew into a mecca for bibliophile tourists who began flocking to the UK's so-called 'Town of Books' in their droves. Self-described as the 'World's First Book Town', Hay on Wye is legendary in the literary world for its large number of secondhand bookshops – ... Situated on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, Hay on Wye is famous as the town of books, and for the annual Hay Festival. In the 1960s, a young man, ... The town is just on the Welsh side of the border with Herefordshire, England, here defined by the Dulas Brook. Where the brook joins the River ... Hay-on-Wye, the United Kingdom's mecca for bibliophiles, is less than one square mile in size, but it's packed with independent booksellers curating all ...