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Hay on Wye lies on the Welsh border with England and is within the Brecon Beacons National Park. Hay is the UK's Mecca for bibliophiles which boasts in the region of thirty bookshops with a thriving market for second hand and rare books.
The town comes to life for 9 days of the year in May/June with the Guardian Hay Literacy Festival. The festival attracts in the region of 80,000 people a year. Its originator, Richard Booth declared Hay in 1977 as an independent kingdom and declared himself as its monarch.
Hay has also recently been twinned with Timbuktu in Mali.
| Brecon Beacons National Park |
| The Wye Valley |
| The Elan Valley |
| Brecon |
| Hay on Wye |
| Abergavenny |
| Crickhowell |
| Llanwrtyd Wells |
| Walking Routes |