Top 5 Sights & Landmarks in Hay-on-Wye, Wales

August 17, 2021 Moriah Teneyck

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

Brook Street, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BQ Wales +44 1497 821070 [email protected] http://www.brookstreetpottery.co.uk/
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5.0 based on 23 reviews

Brook Street Pottery & Gallery

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

The Drill Hall 25 Lion Street The Drill Hall, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AD Wales +44 1497 822620 http://hayfestival.com
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4.5 based on 20 reviews

Hay, Ross on Wye, Wales

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

Hay-on-Wye Wales
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4.0 based on 67 reviews

Castle Book Store

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

Castle St, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DF Wales http://haycastletrust.org
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3.5 based on 69 reviews

Hay Castle

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

Cusop, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5RF Wales
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

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