Thursday 18th August 2022
We spent the day looking round Hay On Wye which was really nice - a lovely town! We didn’t buy anything from the Market but it was good to see so many independent sellers and shops. The bookshops are amazing! Hay Castle was free to look around, and there was an exhibition on showing portraits connected with writers.
As we are here for a few days, we went to the tourist information office to find out about the walks and to plan one for tomorrow. The volunteer there was really friendly and helped us find a walk, as well as a discussion about music and festivals! I’m really glad we have visited Hay On Wye, it is a great town.
Friday 19th August 2022
Our aim for our walk was to get to Hay Bluff, a hill at the tip of the Black Mountains. It was quite far from the town but walkable, with some views of Hay On Wye and River Wye in the distance. It took us about 2 hours to get up to the top of Hay Bluff from Hay Castle.
It was quite windy at the top, but worth the walk again! We had lunch on the way down, before walking back into Hay On Wye to have another look around.
Saturday 20th August 2022
Our last full day in Hay On Wye! We decided we wanted to visit River Wye, having kayaked on the river when in Hereford. Before we got there, we went to The Old Electric Shop for coffee and cake, one of the nicest cafe/ shops we have visited! What made it so nice was having the bookshop and other items for sale with tables dotted around.
We followed the river, finding a nice place for a picnic. Someone who lived locally walked past with a very sweet dog who kept jumping into the river chasing sticks! It was interesting to have a chat about Hay and hear what it is like to live here.
The rest of the day was spent at the campsite doing things like washing so not very exciting!
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