Hay Festival, is one of the world’s biggest and best literary festivals
View Dates & BookFor a town of 1,500, Hay-on-Wye punches well above its weight. Famed as a booktown ever since King Richard Booth opened the first secondhand bookshop 50 years ago, the launch of Hay Festival in 1988 earned it a place on the literary and global map.
One of the worlds biggest and best literary festivals happens every year in late spring in the little borders town of Hay on Wye. Dreamed up around a kitchen table by Peter Florence and his parents over 30 years ago, the first Hay Festival was held in the modest surroundings of a pub garden. These days it attracts 100,000-plus visitors to engage with the worlds great writers, poets, philosophers, historians, scientists, comedians and musicians. Its moved to a large tented village on the outskirts of town with 10 venues, pop-up cafes, shops and restaurants.
Between sessions, visitors can relax in deckchairs on the village green, browse the stalls and visit a festival bookshop which stocks 55,000 titles by visiting speakers. Evenings are devoted to music, comedy and film.
Includes
Return coach travel
Free time
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
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Arnold | High Street Bus Stop, Outside Leisure Centre Car Park, Arnold, NG5 7EE |
Derby | Bus Station, Bay 27 & 28, Derby, DE1 2AY |
Mansfield | Bus Stop, Walkden Street Mansfield, NG18 1QN |
Nottingham | Mount Street, Alongside the Grosvenor Casino, Nottingham, NG1 6HE |
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