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About Hay

Hay perches on the Welsh-English border where the River Wye winds through the Black Mountains. This small market town blends with Hay-on-Wye to form a single community of about 1,500 people, world-renowned for its literary connections. The A438 provides the main route, linking Hereford (24 miles east) with Brecon (20 miles west), whilst the town boasts over 30 independent bookshops packed into its medieval streets.

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Hay is in Wales, at 52.070, -3.127 - about 6 km north-east of Tregoyd.

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