HOLIDAY TIME Cosy evenings in
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In Peterchurch, the threebedroom, 17th century Mill Cottage is a 10-minute drive from Hay-on-Wye. It overlooks an ancient hay meadow, and is surrounded by the Black Mountains, Brecon Beacons and Herefordshire trail. It’s a walker’s dream – if you can bear to leave your comfy lodgings!
Reach for the stars
Sky’s the limit
Novel days out
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Enjoy fresh country air with a spot of stargazing. Just south of Hayon-Wye lies Hay Bluff – a place of outstanding natural beauty and listed by the Brecon Beacons National Park as one of its top 10 places to see the stars. Overlooking the Wye Valley, its low light-pollution levels allow for hours of peaceful viewing.
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Browse the bookshops
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Lose yourself in the peace of the Welsh countryside, and soak up the literary and cultural heritage of this ‘town of books’
The town of Hay is a treat for second-hand book browsers. After Richard Booth opened his first bookshop in 1961, there came many others, and the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts launched in 1988. At the 10-day event, you can enjoy all things literary and talks by writers from around the world.
