Welcome to Hay-on-Wye
Hay-on-Wye, often referred to as “The Town of Books”, lies on the east bank of the River Wye within the Brecon Beacons National Park, on the north side of the Black Mountains. It is situated just within the Welsh side of the border with Herefordshire, England, some 22 miles (35 km) to the west of Hereford.
With two castles, a resident ‘King’, 40 second-hand bookshops and one of the world’s largest literary festivals there is plenty to see and do in Hay-on-Wye. When, in April 1977, at the height of the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations, bookshop and castle owner Richard Booth declared Hay-on-Wye an independent nation with himself as King he begun a revolution that saw Hay transform from a dying market town into a haven for book lovers and tourists.
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The town sits in beautiful and unspoiled countryside, with the rugged slopes of the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons to one side and the rolling fields and orchards of the Wye Valley to the other. It is the perfect centre for lovers of outdoor pursuits, whether paragliding from Hay Bluff, fishing or canoeing on the Wye, cycling, pony-trekking and walking; the list of activities is endless.
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