Hay-on-Wye Festival of Literature - COACH ONLY
Literary Festival that takes place annually and you don't need a ticket to enter the festival site located on a green field called Dairy Meadows just ten minutes walk from the centre of Hay.
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Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye, 22 May–1 June 2025
World renowned for books and bookshops. Literary Festival takes place annually and you don't need a ticket to enter the festival site.
The festival site is located on a green field called Dairy Meadows (HR3 5PJ), just ten minutes walk from the centre of Hay.
Hay is situated on the edge of the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog National Park between Hereford and Brecon just off the A438. The town lies on the east bank of the River Wye on the Welsh side of the Welsh/English Border in the County of POWYS bordering with Herefordshire, England.
The small Marches town of Hay-on-Wye is the northernmost point of the Brecon Beacons National Park and stands on the southern side of the River Wye. Across the river to the north are the green hills of Radnorshire, to the south and west lies the glorious range of the Black Mountains, to the east is the Golden Valley, part of the cultivated farmlands Herefordshire. Hay is situated in some of the most varied and beautiful countryside the British Isles have to offer.
In local terms, the town was known as 'The Hay', the name deriving from Norman origin, Hay or Haie, meaning a fenced or hedged enclosure. 'Y-Gelli', the Welsh form, means 'Grove'. In Norman times, for administration purposes, it was divided into English Hay and Welsh Hay. The town was English Hay and the south and west area of countryside, the Welsh Hay. In modern times Hay is known throughout the world as 'The Town of Books'.
Anyone strolling around the town cannot fail to notice the gateway of the Norman castle which towers over the narrow streets lying beneath its walls. This castle replaces the earlier and much smaller castle built on an artificial mound close to Hay's parish church in St Mary's Road. This ancient mound can still be seen. The history of the town and the castle are inextricably bound together since William de Breos II, one of the most infamously treacherous of the Norman Marcher Lords, built the present castle c.1200.
Coach only service.
Depart approx 17.00
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
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| Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | View |
| Bristol Anchor Road East | Anchor Road Opposite @Bristol- We The Curious Eastbound Bus Stop | View |
| Bristol Tesco | Tesco's Eastville Bus stop - Jct 2 of M32 (Tesco's Car park only has a 2 Hr. parking limit) | View |
| Burnham on Sea | Burnham on Sea, Pier Street Bus Stop The Old Pier Tavern | View |
| Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop | View |
| Gordano | Gordano M5 Services CAR PARK | View |
| Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church | View |
| Weston Borough Arms | Borough Arms, Bus Shelter after main entrance to old Clarks Factory | View |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park | View |
| Worle -Queensway Centre | Worle - Food Warehouse Bus St-opposite Bridge Farm New Bristol Road | View |
| Worle-Preanes Green | Bus Stop Worle Preanes Green, New Bristol Rd. Summer Lane Bus Shelter | View |
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