Hay on Wye
Hay on Wye - town of books is at the foot of the Black Mountains on the banks of the River Wye in the far east of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Richard Booth, self proclaimed King of Hay & owner of Hay castle opened his first second hand bookshop in 1961 and pursued his dream to create the largest second hand and antiguarian book selling centre in the world. The town now has over 30 bookshops but also a charming variety of galleries, antique shops & independantly owned boutiques and special interst shops.
The Wye Valley Walk & The Offa's Dyke path cross at Hay and there is fabulous walking in all directions from the town.
Hay on Wye Search Results
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The Guardian Hay Festival
- Hay on Wye Hay on Wye Powys
- phone: 0870 990 1299
We invite the writers and performers (great writers work in all media) we most admire. We try to bring the greatest contemporary practitioners and the most exciting new voices.
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Drover Holidays - Walking
- Walking Hay on Wye Powys
- phone: 01497 821134
Drover Holidays offers escorted group tours and self-guided walking holidays throughout Wales.
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Drover Holidays - Cycling
- Biking Hay on Wye Powys
- phone: 01497 821134
Drover Holidays offers bike hire, escorted group tours and self-guided cycling and mountain biking holidays throughout Wales.
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Baskerville Arms Hotel
- Inn Hay-on-Wye Powys
- phone: 01497 820670
The Baskerville Arms is an 3-star rated Inn and also caters for Weddings, Private parties, Conferences or Seminars up to 130 or so people in our restaurant, function room, bar and annex rooms.
In the heart of some of Britain's most beautiful countryside you couldn't pick a nicer spot to explore this wild and wonderful countryside. On the doorstep of the Black Mountains and the Brecon Beacons and walking distance of the River Wye, you will never be short of something to keep you occupied. -
Hay Winter Weekend 2010
- Hay on Wye Hay on Wye Powys
- phone: 0870 990 1299
Welcome to our 11th winter Festival and the fireside and mulled wine intimacy of Advent in Hay. Please join us to hang out with friends, laugh fit to burst, and to enjoy the finest stories, ideas, food and company.
The Winter Weekend runs from 3–5 December. -
Hay Oxfam Bookfest 2010
- Hay on Wye Hay on Wye Powys
- phone: 0870 990 1299
At Oxfam Bookfest, readers join in to celebrate their love of books at events in Oxfam shops, libraries, community centres and other venues around the UK, featuring a host of authors and celebrities.
Taking part in Oxfam Bookfest 2009 were Poet Laureate Carol Anne Duffy, Ian Rankin, Alexander McCall Smith, Mark Haddon, Kate Atkinson, Vikram Seth, Joanna Trollope, Anne Fine, Jonathan Coe, Marina Lewycka, Michael Faber and Nicholas Shakespeare, among many others. Names for this year’s Bookfest will be announced in spring 2010.
