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Hay-on-Wye in general

Newest Review: ... cost £40, but the buses are very infrequent. Our taxi driver was more of a guide than a cabbie and was our first taste of how friendly people in the town were going to be- a bit shocking for vicious Londoners like ourselves! Hay is beautiful and we were lucky enough to stay at the gorgeous Tinto House B&B- the breakfasts were the highlight of the trip! Tinto House faces right onto the square so we could see the hustle and bustle of this quaint Welsh town while eating our local, home cooked breakfast. I wanted to stay forever! Other highlights are the bookshops- obviously. Make sure you take a lot of bags as the town is mainly plastic b... more

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Hay-on-Wye in general: Perfect "staycation" destination (276 words)
by - written on 08/06/09 (Very useful, 4 readings)
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Sadly, I have only been to Hay once and was not quite sure what to expect after reading mixed reviews online. However now I've been once I am converted and will be returning as often as possible! We took the train to Hereford and then a taxi from the station to our hotel which did cost £40, but the buses are very infrequent. Our taxi driver was more of a guide than a cabbie and was our first taste of how friendly people in the town were going to be- a bit shocking for vicious Londoners like ourselves! Hay is beautiful and we were lucky enough to stay at the gorgeous Tinto House B&B- the breakfasts were the highlight of the trip! Tinto House ... Read the complete review

A Book-Lover's Paradise (1095 words)
by - written on 30/04/02 (Very useful, 249 readings)
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I was feeling very seriously stressed with work and my partner decided to take action and arrange a long weekend (Saturday-Tuesday) for us away from everything (she had ulterior motives as I was to find out). Being uncharacteristically decisive, she decided immediately upon Hay-on-Wye and within an hour she had arranged everything – accommodation, train tickets and even had the time and number of the bus we were to get – thanks to the extremely useful website (see Official Website above and of which a bit more later). Although she was disappointed that we could not go sooner, I felt very cared about and much happier (so her actions achieved their ... Read the complete review

Hay-on-Wye in general: Books, books and guess what more books. (433 words)
by - written on 09/10/01 (Very useful, 144 readings)
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I've been to Hay on a number of occasions before for one reason only , books, books and more books. Hay is surprisingly on the River Wye and situated close to the English border, can't give the English to many books!! It's only some half an hour from Brecon and about the same from Hereford. We decided to do something with the one night in two weeks that we are children free and go somewhere we love hence Hay. A market town its famous for its books and antiques with there being thirty seven book stores in total, and all with in easy walking distance. There are all sorts of bookshops selling old dusty books that quite bluntly do not interest me to ... Read the complete review