Hay-on-Wye hasn't always been known as a book haven. Sitting on the Welsh/English border in Powys, the market town dates back to the Middle Ages. It's also home to the Norman-built Hay Castle - which local legend says was built in a day and served as an important buffer between England and Wales. (Hay Castle even has an honesty bookshop propped up against the castle walls.)
Countless copycat book towns have sprung up since ( Wigtown in Scotland and Sedbergh in England to name two), but few have been able to rival the original. And that's without mentioning the annual literary Hay Festival!
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