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Hay-on-Wye (Welsh; Y Gelli or Y Gelli Gandryll) [1] is a small town (population 1,300) in Mid Wales, on the River Wye, very close to the English border and within the borders of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

A "town of books", with at least 41 separate bookshops (mostly second-hand / antiquarian / collectors), Hay-on-Wye is probably best known as the location of a prestigious annual Hay Festival, sponsored by the Guardian newspaper. The dates for the most recent Festival was 24 May - 3 June 2007.

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Since 1988, Hay-on-Wye has been the worthy venue for a literary festival which draws over 80,000 bibliophile visitors over 10 days at the end of May / beginning of June, in order to buy books, attend book launches and to see and hear big literary names from all over the world. High profile visitors to the Book Fair have included former US President Bill Clinton.

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From London, follow the M4 motorway over the Severn Bridge to Junction 24 (near Newport). Take the A449 and then the A40 to Abergavenny. Stay on the A40 until just after the village of Crickhowell, then turn right onto the A479 to Talgarth. From here take the road sign-posted to Three Cocks & Hay-on- Wye (A4079 end then right onto the A438), on reaching Three Cocks stay on the same road and continue on into Hay (B4350). Alternatively... Take the M40 to the outskirts of Oxford and then the A40 to Cheltenham and onto Gloucester, stay on the A40 around Gloucester and on to Ross-on-Wye. At the Wilton roundabout outside Ross take the A49 to Hereford. After passing through Harewood End take the left turning for Hay-on-Wye (B4348). Stay with the B4348 and follow the sign posts for Hay.

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The nearest train station to Hay-on-Wye for most of the United Kingdom is some 22 miles east at Hereford. For travellers coming from Wales, another station lies 19 miles west at Builth Wells.

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• Books, of course! Numerous outlets exist....

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• Hay Castle [2]

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• The Guardian Hay Festival. A literary festival, which Bill Clinton aptly described as 'The Woodstock for the Mind.' [3] 22 May-1 June 2008.

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Accommodation options abound in and around Hay-on-Wye, though travelers to the annual festival should note that there is a dramatic increase in room rates during this period. Staying in a nearby town is also an option.

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