| Coordinates: | 52.073, -3.131 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 22 42 |
| Dialling code: | 01497 (Hay-on-Wye) |
Hay is a compact riverside community in Powys, Wales, lying on the banks of the River Wye close to the English border and the foothills of the Brecon Beacons. It has clear market‑town roots and a historic core punctuated by the remains and recent restoration of Hay Castle and an old parish church, giving a palpable medieval character amid surrounding farmland and rolling hills.
The town is best known as a book town and for the internationally recognised Hay Festival, which helped transform the local economy from predominantly agriculture to one centred on tourism, bookselling, arts and events; galleries, independent shops and cafés now sit alongside traditional rural businesses. Its small, engaged community attracts writers, artists and visitors, making it a lively cultural hub despite its modest size.
Postcode districts covering Hay
Most populated places nearby
- Hereford 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 24.9 miles40 km
- Ebbw Vale 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Ebbw Vale North 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Ebbw Vale South 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Brynmawr 19 miles30.6 km
- Tredegar 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Abergavenny 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Abertillery 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Leominster 19.3 miles31.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Hay-on-Wye Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Clyro Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Cusop Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Llanigon Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Clifford Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Gwernyfed Parish 4 miles6.5 km
- Glasbury Parish 4.4 miles7 km
- Whitney-on-Wye Parish 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Three Cocks Built-up area 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Brilley Parish 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Golden Valley North Ward 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Dorstone Built-up area 5.5 miles8.8 km
Example postcodes in Hay
HR3 5PH, HR3 5EG, HR3 5EJ, HR3 5TN, HR3 5EA, HR3 5BH, HR3 5DQ, HR3 5AU, HR3 5BY … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 47.6 miles76.7 km
- Bristol Airport 50.9 miles81.9 km
- Builth Road Railway Station 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Cilmeri Railway Station 14.8 miles23.9 km
Hotels near Hay Ad
- Foyles of Glasbury 5 3.6 miles5.8 km
- The Swan at Hay Hotel 4 0.1 miles0.2 km
- The Harp Inn 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Three Cocks Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Roast Ox Inn 4.4 miles7.1 km
- The Cock Hotel 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Llangoed Hall 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Castle Hotel 6.8 miles11 km
- The Swan Hotel 9.9 miles16 km
- The Burton Hotel and Cloud Nine 3 9.9 miles15.9 km
Schools in Hay
- Hay-on-Wye C.P. School Primary
Local points of interest
- Black Mountains Mountains 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Flits National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Dore (Abbey : Herefordshire, England) Historic site 12.4 miles20 km
- Mynydd Eppynt Mountains 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Hereford Racecourse Recreation 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Edgar Street Stadium 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Brecon Beacons Mountains 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Rotherwas Estate 19.2 miles30.9 km