Top Things to do in Hay-on-Wye
Top 5 Sights & Landmarks in Hay-on-Wye, Wales
More than thirty bookstores, many specializing in out of print or hard to locate titles, lure literary lovers to this market town of 2000, known as the Town of Books. Snugly nestled in the County of Powys at the English border, Hay-on-Wye is most popular during the annual Guardian Hay Festival during the last few weeks of May, when 80,000 visitors descend for readings and seminars. Hay-on-Wye, or Y Gelli as it is in Welsh, also has two Norman castles, a plethora of pubs and a pleasant stream.
Restaurants in Hay-on-Wye
1. Brook Street Pottery & Gallery
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5.0 based on 23 reviews
Beautiful pottery shop and gallery exhibiting a carefully curated range of British contemporary ceramics . The gallery also has jewellery and prints for sale. In the upper floor gallery space there are changing exhibitions of applied arts. The 300 year old building also houses a working pottery making frostproof hand thrown studio terracotta for the garden. Owner and potter Simon Hulbert makes original and functional garden pots and fellow potter Bill Parkes makes a range of standard useful garden pots like Half pans and Long Toms. Simon has also recently been to China and now makes collection of small porcelain vessels including vases , dishes, espresso cups and lidded boxes.
Reviewed By jojo1essex2019 - Newport, United Kingdom
Lovely gallery and lots of pottery for sale with a good range of prices. Definitely worth a look. There was an exhibition on when I visited. Very reasonably priced earthenware for the garden too.
2. Hay, Ross on Wye, Wales
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4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By MTBC1962 - Chichester, United Kingdom
Lovely place to visit. Renowned for the many books shops. Lots of antique shops, cafes, well worth a visit.
3. Castle Book Store
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4.0 based on 67 reviews
Combine a love of reading with history at this unique bookstore that is housed in an entire 12th-century castle.
Reviewed By 923Dan - Swindon, United Kingdom
Walking through the grounds of Hay Castle, we came across the Castle Book Store. An honesty book store with no shop keeper, where people are free to browse the books and purchase them by putting money into a slot. I think it was only £1 per book. We did look, but couldn't find anything to our likening, but still an excellent local charity venture!
4. Hay Castle
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3.5 based on 69 reviews
This place is temporarily closed.
Reviewed By dougy222 - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Slightly disappointed that we were unable to access the castle due to renovation. I am sure that a future trip will be in order. Hope the renovation goes well. Doug
5. St Mary's Church
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
