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The town is a popular spot for people to visit and book lovers have been raving about it, saying that it's "the best" place ...
Hay on Wye was named as the world's first 'book town' back in 1962 and has attracted book lovers from around the globe ever ...
A town in Wales has been deemed "perfect" thanks to its love for books and wonderful shops and cafes to explore.
I found myself in Hay-on-Wye on the museum's opening day in May 2022, as Hay Castle opened to the public for the first time in its 900-year history. Hay Castle's 12th-Century Norman keep ...
Hay Castle sits in the heart of the Powys market town of Hay-on-Wye. Having been in private ownership for the best part of 900 years, this project has adapted the castle and its grounds into a unique ...
The town of Hay-on-Wye is ready for a crowd of book lovers to descend on the Powys community for the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts. Celebrating creativity, literature, writing and words, the ...
One of the great medieval defence structures still standing. The castle is located in Hay-on-Wye on the border of England and Wales and was built in the late 12th century. The tour lasts approximately ...
The eccentric Booth once bought a local castle and claimed Hay-on-Wye was an independent country (and he was the king). Whether serious or stunt, the resulting publicity helped the book town idea ...
This eccentric town is world-famous for being the ‘Town of Books’ as it is home to over 20 bookshops and hosts a yearly book festival which has been described as “the Woodstock of the mind ...
carried out for the Hay Castle Trust between 2015 and 2022, involved the extensive conservation-led renovation of Hay-on-Wye’s Grade I-listed 12th century castle. MICA Architects transformed the ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...