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Hay-on-Wye

Hay-on-Wye

It's home to around 40 bookstores and is famous across the globe for its annual Literary Festival. Click on the links below to find out more about the border town of Hay-on-Wye in Powys.

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    • Hay-on-Wye

    My Town

    Eric Lewis Pugh paints a picture of the town where his family has lived for 150 years
    2005 Festival site

    2009 Hay Festival

    Find out more about Hay's annual literary festival which attracts up to 80,000 visitors every year.
    Hay's May Fair in 1870

    Old Photos

    The 2005 festival moves to a new site just outside town
    A photograph of George Melly taken by Brian Bentley from Hay's Camera Club.

    Camera Club

    Click through a collection of photographs taken by Brian Bentley from Hay's Camera Club.
    A view of England by Jim Saunders

    Offa's Dyke

    The 1200 year-old earthwork has for centuries been the traditional boundary of Wales.
    Richard Booth

    King of Hay

    A profile of Richard Booth, founder of the world's first Book Town
    Hay on Wye

    Town Photo Tour

    Get a taste for the town by taking our photo tour
    Old photo of Hay

    Childhood Memories

    Life in Hay at the turn of the last century
    Red Kite Theatre

    Red Kite Theatre

    Playwright Margie Douglas describes the theatre company's history and purpose.
    Nigerian storyteller Atinuke at the Black History Festival held in Hay in September 2004

    Black History

    Powys' first ever Black History Month festival was held in Hay in September 2004.
    Pep Le Pew at Hay's Green Man Festival 2004

    Green Man

    Find out more about Hay's open air festival of music held every August.
    Three Tuns public house, Hay

    Hay's Oldest Pub

    Marianne Faithful, Jools Holland and the Great Train Robbers had a drink here
    The Warren meadow in Hay on Wye

    The Warren

    Find out how a medieval meadow escaped plans to turn it into a caravan park.
    Weather symbol

    Rain or Shine?

    Check the five-day forecast for the area
    Hay's old postmen

    Hay's Past Postmen

    Photos of the post office workers of Hay-on-Wye taken in the 1950s
    Football

    Hay St Marys FC

    Follow your local team in the Spar Mid Wales League
    A family photo taken in 1916

    Family Faces

    Mike Barrell from Hay has sent in a selection of family photos dating back to the turn of the 20th century.
    Webguide

    Web Guide

    Links to other websites in and around Hay

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