The beautiful UK market town frozen in time and right on the border with England and Wales

Hay-on-Wye clock tower. (Image: Getty) Hay-on-Wye, locally known as Hay, is a traditional market town in the historic county of Brecknockshire. With more than 30 bookstores, many specialising in out-of-print or rare copies, entice literary lovers to the market town of 2,000 people, known as the Town of Books.

Nestled in the County of Powys on the England/Wales border, Hay-on-Wye is most popular during the yearly Hay Festival at the end of May. some 80,000 visitors descend for readings and seminars and explore the town's two Norman castles, indulge in the cozy pubs and admire the pleasant stream. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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