In recent years Hay has been put even more firmly on the map, with its annual literary festival, held every May, and considered one of the most prestigious in the world. Not bad for a market town of 1500 people! Around 80,000 people from all over the world crowd into the town and surrounding countryside to mingle with authors and other people from the world of books and media.
And if you do get tired of looking at all of those millions of books? Well, Hay is conveniently situated near one of Britain’s most beautiful and scenic areas – the Black Mountains. One of Britain’s famous long distance footpaths – the Offa’s Dyke path which runs along the border between England and Wales, also passes through the town.