Bookshops

Hay-on-Wye has become world famous for its secondhand and antiquarian bookshops. Founded by Mr Richard Booth in 1961, it has become the World's largest Secondhand and antiquarian book centre.

At present there are thirty major bookshops in the town some specialising whilst others carry general stock.

The larger bookshops are open 363 days a year and during the summer, stay open until late evening. A list of Booksellers is available at the Tourist Information Bureau, Hay-on-Wye.