Hay-on-wye, United Kingdom Travel Journals & Blogs

Bavarian Pathfinders Knights of the Island 2019
- May 13, 2019, 3:54pm Altitude: 464 m
  Llanigon Capel-y-ffin Pen y Beacon 52.029383, -3.11033152°1'46" N 3°6'37" W
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Der Ritter (mit) der Kokosnuss
May 13, 2019 in the United Kingdom
Und kaum sitzt man wieder im Auto, "läuft" einem schon die nächste Photo Competition über den Weg. Im Roadbook als Monthy Python and the Holy Grail bezeichnet, also dem englischen Titel der Ritter der Kokosnuss, sollte man als Ritter verkleidet, auf einem Pferd sitzend eine Kokosnuss halten.

Nun ja, meiner Erinnerung nach, hatten die Ritter der Kokosnuss gar keine Pferde, sondern eben nur Kokosnüsse, deswegen reichte uns auch das Bild neben diesem zutraulichen walisischem Hochland-Pony ;)Read more
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Michelle Creasy Europe
- Oct 13, 2016, 5:15am · 🌙 7 °C Altitude: 97 m
  Hay-on-wye Hay Castle 52.07362, -3.12735252°4'25" N 3°7'38" W
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A bookish day
October 13, 2016 in the United Kingdom ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Before going to Sedburgh I wasn't that fussed about going to Hay-on-Wye. There are many things that would be nice to do had I unlimited time.
However being so close and nothing else planned between Roth and Cardiff, why not?

It would be too simple to go straight there so I went via The Brecon Beacons. The scenery wasn't as spectacular as some I've seen this trip but it was still a nice drive.

I said something yesterday about random pubs serving good food? I found the exception to the rule today. Nothing on the menu appealed so I went with the carvery. Big mistake, although the seasoning was nice.

Hay-on-Wye is a cute little town. It has a lot of antique shops and other independent shops.

(For those who aren't aware Hay-on-Wye is the original book town. It has over 20 second hand book shops).

I wasn't really expecting to buy much as I have heard the books I am interested in can be quite expensive. This was true in the two specialist children's bookshops. I'm both they had dust jacketed Chalet School books behind glass that I only looked at through the glass. The CS books on the shelves ranged £25 to £80 so imagine what the expensive ones must have been.

I did find some good buys though and I enjoyed walking through the town.
I wasn't impressed with the public toilet though. If I'm going to pay 20p to use the toilet I expect a toilet seat. Thank goodness for wet wipes.

From Hay-on-Wye I made my way to Hereford where I found Elinor Brent-Dyer's house, where she ran a school and lived for many years. it was getting dark by then but I did manage a couple of photos.

The drive to Cardiff was in the dark. There are no street lights but enough cars that you can't use high beam but not enough to not need high beam. I'm staying in the city by the central train station, I managed to join the taxi rank but once the taxi drivers realised I wasn't there to pick someone up, thus using their space illegally and instead was there by accident they helped me turn around and directed me in the right direction!

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Books! (From the Children's Bookshop)
Brecon Beacons
Bookshop in Hay-on-Wye
EBD plaque on her house
EBD's house
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TeamBalticTaxi 2019 - Knights of the Island
- May 13, 2019, 1:50pm · ⛅ 13 °C Altitude: 463 m
  Llanigon Capel-y-ffin Pen y Beacon 52.029084, -3.10996852°1'45" N 3°6'36" W
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T+3: Green Hills of Wales
May 13, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
So lovely!

Narrow roads.
Large green and hilly landscape.
Super great weather.

Wales at its best.

Could even stay longer.
Tolle Bilder -- machen richtig Fernweh.
5/13/19Reply
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Knight of the island
- May 13, 2019, 2:41pm · ⛅ 17 °C Altitude: 109 m
  Hay-on-wye Hay Castle 52.07333, -3.1266752°4'24" N 3°7'36" W
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Hay-on-wye
May 13, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
DICHT
Ziet er toch goed uit.
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Rachel Calder Lon Las Cymru
- Sep 19, 2016, 1:14pm · ☀️ 14 °C Altitude: 325 ft
  Hay-on-wye Hay Castle 52.07365, -3.1266352°4'25" N 3°7'36" W
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Coffee surprise
September 19, 2016 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
I was keen for an Islamic State tea at Hay on Wye but ISIS were closed today.
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Wistful Wanderings Pond Cottage June 2019
- Jun 22, 2019, 10:57am · ⛅ 16 °C Altitude: 778 ft
  Clyro 52.10791, -3.14662552°6'28" N 3°8'48" W
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Sun at last
June 22, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
After so many weeks of rain we are blessed with sun for our first day in beautiful pond cottage
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K and A's road trip Big Adventure
- Nov 4, 2019 · ⛅ 10 °C Altitude: 99 m
  Hay-on-wye 52.069788, -3.13174452°4'11" N 3°7'54" W
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Hay on Wye
November 4, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We stayed three nights at Hay-on-Wye which is a lovely little town right on the Wales/England border. Our site was adjacent to the fields where they hold the annual book festival. We had a look at the town on our first day and walked along the riverside. The town is full of second hand book shops, we looked in nearly every one but could not find the two books we were looking for.
The following day we set off for a long walk through the town again and then pitched off to the south to take in some of the Offa's Dyke pathway. We rose high above the valley onto the Black Mountains, passing through the tree line onto the high moor and eventually reaching the ridge top at about 1500 ft where we stopped for our packed lunch. The ground under foot was very wet and in some places very slippery but the views and the autumnal colours in the trees were once again worth it.
Coming off the ridge we tried to follow another path through woods and farm land but the going was very boggy and the footpath not very well way marked. We quickly decided it would be safer to return by road. We walked circa 9 miles and enjoyed every bit of it.
Our lazy third day was interrupted by a phone call to say that the fridge part had arrived at the motorhome dealership - so we returned to Cross Hands to get it installed. The route we took across the Brecon Beacons was quite spectacular - had we had time we would have stopped to admire the scenery. Fridge fixed we returned to Hay in rain and darkness.Read more
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Wistful Wanderings Wales 2018
- Jun 26, 2018, 3:55pm · ☀️ 27 °C Altitude: 374 ft
  Hay-on-wye Hay Castle 52.0742, -3.12568652°4'27" N 3°7'32" W
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Trip to Hay on Wye
June 26, 2018 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
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Interesting old town with lots of book shops and a castle
Wistful Wanderings
More hippies here than Totness!!
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Wistful Wanderings Pond Cottage June 2019
- Jun 24, 2019, 12:57pm · ☁️ 19 °C Altitude: 778 ft
  Clyro 52.107841, -3.14658652°6'28" N 3°8'48" W
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Foraging and Gin making
June 24, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
What a great treat for our anniversary we had a lady come to our cottage to do foraging then added flowers and herbs to jars of vodka to make our own gin
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Wistful Wanderings Pond Cottage June 2019
- Jun 22, 2019, 6:57pm · ⛅ 19 °C Altitude: 801 ft
  Clyro 52.107613, -3.14656152°6'27" N 3°8'48" W
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Hot dogs and BBQs
June 22, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
BBQ and making friends with the farm dogs
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