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Hay-on-Wye was the world's first Book Town and lies on the border between England and Wales. The town square is dominated by Hay Castle a semi-restored building of great charm.One of the major events of the year for Hay is the Hay Festival of Literature. Booktown has in stock all of the books of the authors and speakers at this years festival. You can buy them all online here.....
Situated on the River Wye and nestling beneath the Black Mountains. The Black Mountains are part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. You can participate in walking, pony trekking, hang-gliding and other open air sports in the beautiful countryside around the town. See our leisure pages for more info.
1961 was the year Richard Booth founded the Book Town at Hay, there are over 100 accommodation providers, and tourists come from all over the world to stay in Hay-on-Wye and browse the bookshops. We have brought this phenomenon on-line with links to many secondand books and over 1.2 million new titles @ www.booktown.co.uk