Uncover the Literary Heritage of Hay-on-Wye A Town of Bookish Delights

The pretty town of Hay-on-Wye is set in magnificent countryside on the east bank of the River Wye. Hay, or Y Gelli Gandryll as it is known in Welsh, ... The Proposals Plan for Hay-on-Wye shows the detailed planning framework and proposals for the town including the boundary of the conservation area; the ... Get in Touch ; Postal Address. Hay Town Council, Council Offices, Recreation Facilities, Brecon Road, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DY ; Phone. 01497 808019 ; Email. townclerk@ ... 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 – ... One of the gems along the River Wye, Hay-on-Wye is the small town famous the world over for books. With the river flowing gracefully along its north western ... 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 ... Hay-on-Wye is a pretty and thriving market town on the Wales/Herefordshire borders and is the north eastern gateway to the Brecon Beacons National Park. Fields near Hay-on-Wye Final field before entry into the town. This looks away from Hay-on-Wye along the clear course of the Offa's Dyke National Trail - those ... The castle was built in around 1200 on the site of an earlier earthwork and stone gate tower. The mansion was added around 400 years later, and consisted of ... 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, ...