1. THE CHILDREN’S BOOKSHOP. Toll Cottage, Pontvaen, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EW. Tel: (01497) 821083. Just outside Hay on Wye on the Clifford road, a few hundred yards beyond the Co-op supermarket. We have a large and varied stock, covering all aspects of children’s literature. Onsite parking. Books bought (phone first, if possible). Open 9.30-5.30 Mon-Sat. Email:
[email protected]. Web: www.childrensbookshop.com 2. OXFORD HOUSE BOOKS. 21 Broad St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DB. Tel: (01497) 820191. N.B: Closing June 2017, and moving to Pego 03780, Alicante, Spain. (Please check website for details as they change, or telephone: 07583-993226) www.oxfordhousebooks. com We buy Antiquarian, fine leather bindings, sets, academic History, Philosophy, Art, Theology, Literature, Classics, Political Theory, and good, earlier Spanish books/books on Spain, as well as academic books in Spanish. Other subjects always considered. Enquiries welcome, and we can travel. Email will likely change, but at time of printing. Email:
[email protected] 3. BROAD STREET BOOK CENTRE: 6 Broad St, Hay-onWye, Hereford HR3 5DB: Tel: (01497) 821919. Email:
[email protected] Open all year April - Oct 10.30am-5.00pm; Nov - March 10.30am - 4.30pm. Saturday 10.30am - 5.00pm (all year). 20 BOOKSELLERS UNDER ONE ROOF.
Ian Kilgour : Angling, Shooting, Hunting, Country Pursuits, Dogs, Birds. Matthew Nutt : Collectable and Antiquarian books on all subjects, Welsh maps and prints. Stephen Law : Fine prints and books, incl. P.G. Wodehouse Keith Harris : General books & annuals. Red-Books : Transport, Motor Sport, Fishing, Topography, Shire Books & General Stock. Les Barrett : Good quality general books and maps SHUTTLECRAFT SF - SF, Fantasy, Comics, DVDs & Videos Gill B : MIND, BODY & SPIRIT, Esoteric, Mythology, Buddhism, Health, Green issues. Bedlam Books & Music : Paperback Fiction & Literature, History, Cookery, Military, Children’s, and Obscurities. Also a wide range of CDs @ 3 for £10.00! Broad Street Cards : Local interest items, cards, wrapping paper. Literary Cat : Osprey Books, History, Military, Cookery & More! Kestrel Books : Modern First Editions. Gerard Brookes : Natural History, Gardening. Paul Haynes Rare Books : Travel, Literature, History, Welsh Interest, etc. ANITABOOKS : Mainly Military, with some General History, Transport, Period Costume, Crafts & Cookery. www.anitabooksmilitary.co.uk McGregor Books : Paperback Literary Fiction LTS Books : Crafts, Railways, Children’s, Art, Folio Society, Theology, Topography, Maps, Transport. Hancock & Monks Music : Classical CDs, DVDs, Sheet Music, Scores & Books on Music. www.hancockandmonksmusic.co.uk Logaston Press : The Marches - History, Guides, Art, Architecture & Social History. Invicta Books : Military, Aviation, Naval, Art, Cricket
3. HANCOCK & MONKS MUSIC. 6 Broad St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DB (01591) 610555. Email:
[email protected]. Hay’s Music shop. Books on Music, Sheet Music & Scores. New & Used Classical CDs. Opera & Film DVDs. Talking Books. Online catalogue at www.hancockandmonksmusic.co.uk
4. THE OLD ELECTRIC SHOP. 10 Broad Street, Hay-onWye, HR3 5DB. Tel: 01497 821194 Email:
[email protected] Selling marvellous things of interest, with ever-changing offerings of furniture, homewares, clothes, gifts and carefully selected books. Within, we have a fantastic fully-licensed cafe with inventive, modern vegetarian food created daily, excellent locally-roasted coffee and indulgent cakes. Open 10am-5pm, closed Tuesday. Occasional evening events. www.oldelectric.co.uk 5. ROSE’S BOOKS. 14 Broad St, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR3 5DB. Tel (01497) 820013. Email:
[email protected] www.rosesbooks.com. Specialists dealing only in rare and out-of-print children’s and illustrated books. Established in 1982. Open daily. Catalogues issued. All books in stock listed on computer database. We buy single items or collections, will travel. 6. RICHARD BOOTH’S BOOKSHOP, CAFÉ AND CINEMA, 44 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA. Tel: (01497) 820322. Email:
[email protected]. Secondhand and New Books. Superbly renovated shop with café and 48-seat cinema. Basement: Crime Fiction and Thrillers, True Crime, Historical Fiction, Westerns, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Comics/Graphic Novels. Ground Floor: Art, Photography, Natural History, Gardening, Topography, History, Military History, Archeology, Economics, Law, Transport, Sport, Crafts, Children’s, Cookery and Wine, Earth Sciences.First Floor: Architecture, Literature, Foreign Languages, Anglo-Welsh Literature, Welsh Language, Poetry, Philosophy, Psychology, Music, Film, Theatre, Dance, Humour, Media, Theology, Folklore, Linguistics, Astronomy, Science, Medicine, Education, Sociology, Business and Management, Engineering, Mathematics. Open 9:30 - 5:30 Mon-Sat,11:00 - 5:00 Sunday. Later opening hours during the Hay Festival. Café open 9:30 - 4:30 Tues-Sat, 10:30 - 3:30 Sun. Open Bank Holidays and all through Hay Festival. The cinema box office on Brook Street is Open 12:00 - 6:00 Wed-Sun, or buy tickets online via our website. Closed Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. www.boothbooks.co.uk
9. ADDYMAN BOOKS. 39 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AA. Tel: (01497) 821136. www.hay-on-wyebooks.com Established 30 years ago, our unique shop houses art, photography, occult, rock music and Penguin p/bks in rooms that use the colourful wooden interior of a Transylvanian Church. We also have a Steam-Punk room, a bat-cave and a re-creation of Scott’s Antarctic Hut, a good selection of Myths & Legends, Sports, Transport, Performing Arts, Mountaineering and dedicated rooms for both Children’s and Science Fiction. Spend over £10 in one shop and get a loyalty card for future discounts. Instagram:@addymanbooks (see our daily #booksellersbreakfast). Email:
[email protected] 10. THE POETRY BOOKSHOP. (Chris & Melanie Prince). Ice House, Brook St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BQ. Tel: (01497) 821812. Email:
[email protected] The ONLY bookshop in the UK devoted entirely to Poetry; Modern, Antiquarian, Scholarly, Criticism, Biography, Small & Fine Press, Beat, War, Illustrated. Poetry in translation and much more. Open: Summer Mon-Sat 11am-5pm. Winter can vary so best to ring before you travel. Booksearch & Postal Service. Good quality books bought. www.poetrybookshop.co.uk 11. FLEUR DE LYS. 5 St. John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5BN. (Next to Kilvert’s Inn) Mike Hobday: (Tel: 07792 545675, 01874 665487) Email:
[email protected] 35 years full-time specialist in Railways and Transport. Selected good quality books, ephemera, models, railwayana and small collectables. A Spotter’s Paradise! Similar always wanted, very fair prices paid can travel worldwide. 12. CLOCK TOWER BOOKS, 5 Market Street, Hay on Wye, Hereford HR3 5AF. Email:
[email protected] Ten specialist bookdealers under one roof including C Arden Booksellers; Westwood Books of Sedbergh; Peter J Hadley Booksellers; Get2books; Backfold Books & Frontline Military Books. Excellent selection of Medieval & Modern History, Topography, Natural History, Country Life & Sports, Military (including Osprey Books), Churchill, European Royalty, Craft, Gardening, Transport, Art, Architecture, Antiquarian books, Paperback Fiction, Local Interest & much more.
7. TANGLED PARROT @ Eighteen Rabbit. 2 Lion St, Hay, HR3 5AA. 01497 822882 HR3 5AA. Selection of new and used music books alongside a selection of new and second hand vinyl and CD’s. Email:
[email protected] www.tangledparrot.com
13. DAVID LEES BOOKS (Est. 1986). Tel: 07943 987684. Email:
[email protected]. Offering an interesting selection of Secondhand and Antiquarian Books and Maps at Hay Flea Market every Friday (& some Saturdays). The Buttermarket, Market Street, Hay-on-Wye. HR3 5AF. www.davidleesbooks.co.uk
8. MURDER AND MAYHEM. 5 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5AA. Tel: (01497) 821613. Walk or stalk into the world of Detective Fiction, True Crime and Horror. The Baskerville Hound, Christie & Poe welcome you to the most bizarre and outrageously decorated bookshop in Hay-on-Wye. We are always interested in buying hardback and p/bk crime fiction especially Green Penguins and Cozies. Mon-Thurs 9.00-5.30.Fri/Sat 10.00-5.30 Sun 11.00-5.00. Instagram: @addymanbooks Email:
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14. HAY-ON-WYE BOOKSELLERS. 13/14 High Town, Hayon-Wye, Hereford. Tel: (01497) 820352. www.hayonwyebooksellers.com Quality secondhand and antiquarian books - suit scholars, collectors and light-hearted bookworms. We also offer a varied selection of new books at half-price or less. Large clearance section. Browsers welcome. We are always interested in buying libraries or small collections. We will travel anywhere. Open every day from 9am-6pm. Trade Warehouse Enquiries welcome.
15. MOSTLYMAPS.COM. 2 Castle St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DF. Tel: (01497) 820539. Email:
[email protected] Antique maps both British and foreign including folding maps and Ordnance Survey ; antique topographical, botanical, satirical prints and more. Closed Sunday & Monday. View a selection of our stock with images on www.mostlymaps.com. Worldwide postage. 16. THE KING OF HAY. (Richard Booth, M.B.E. - Life long President of the International Organization of Booktowns). www.richardkingofhay.com. 5a Castle Street, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford. HR3 5DF. Tel: (01497) 820503. Books, Prints, Old Photographs and Ephemera Email:
[email protected] www.richardkingofhay.com 17. THE ADDYMAN ANNEXE - 27 Castle St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5DF. Tel: (01497) 821600. Email:
[email protected] Described by the Antiquarian Book Review as “The jewel in the crown of this famous book town”. Our hand-picked stock covers many subjects including Eastern Religions, Poetry, a children’s section with half-price new books, Military and one of the best paperback rooms in the country. “Put me in Addyman’s and I lose all reason…” Sue Gee, Reading in Bed. Instagram: @addymanbooks www.hay-on-wyebooks.com 18. HAYSTACKS MUSIC & MUCH MORE. Backfold, 2 Castle Wall, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EQ. Tel: 07527 298199. Headline making, independent music shop, only a one minute walk from the main car park. A destination shop packed with machine cleaned vinyl records, CDs, Books and more. Covering most interests, something for everyone. It’s the real Macaw – accept no substitute. Thousands of items from £4 or less. “Turn off, Re-tune and Drop In”. 19. GREENWAYS CORNER BOOKSHOP BOOKS & MAGAZINES. Backfold, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EQ. Tel: (01497) 820443. Over 10,000 books in stock. Paper/ Hardback Fiction. Crime, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, Romance, Children?s, Classics and Literature. SIDE ROOM: Non Fiction, Field Sports, Travel, Topography, Gardening, Crafts, Art etc. Classic penguin paperbacks orange & white / green & white. Now also Comics and Magazines. Books for the reader and collector. Books bought, we can travel to you. Open daily, winter timesmay vary. Email:
[email protected] 20. BOZ BOOKS. (Peter Harries) 13A Castle St, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DF. Tel/Fax: (01497) 821277. Email:
[email protected] Web: www.bozbooks.co.uk Speciality Charles Dickens & 19th Century Lit. & Literary highlights. Inscribed copies fine bindings, academic Libraries bought . Usually open Weekdays and Saturday (bar Thursday). I plan to relocate soon to Tir Isaf, Trallong, Brecon LD3 8HP 01874 638029 and will deal on the internet and by appointment . All old customers welcome and always looking for better quality stock. Published by: Giles Morgans & Addyman Books. Artwork by: Tom Goddard Printed by: Print Plus, 126 Widemarsh Street, Hereford. Tel: 01432 272025
24. THE HAY BINDERS. The Blacksmith’s Shop, Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AD. Tel: (01497) 820840 or (01981) 510674. www.thehaybinders.co.uk A small hand bindery, specialising in the repair and rebinding of period and modern books in leather and cloth. Established in Hay in 1974. 25. THE BLACK MOUNTAINS BINDERY. Oxford Terrace, Hay- on-Wye, HR3 5AH. Tel: (01497) 821983. Open Tues-Sat 10-5.30. Craft bookbinding workshop. Sympathetic repair and restoration of old books; one-off new bindings in leather & cloth. Hand-bound sketchbooks, albums etc., for sale. Also, Hay’s illustrated poetry magazine QUIRK available £5 each, and other literary items. An electronic version of this leaflet can be downloaded at: www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/bookshops
30. BRECON BOOKS (Formerly Andrew Morton Books). Secondhand Bookshop. 11, Lion Yard , Brecon, Powys. LD37BA. Tel (01874 620086) Offers an excellent and changing stock of secondhand titles. Well worth a visit. Only 16 miles from Hay, with parking close by. Open Monday-Saturday 9.30-5.30, and Sundays in Season. BOOKS PURCHASED. HAY-ON-WYE LIBRARY. Chancery Lane, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BL. Tel: 01497 820847 www.powys.gov.uk/haylibrary. Public library with general and local interest books, large print books, audio books. Author events. Children’s area and weekly storytelling. Also newspapers, magazines, computers, WIFI, local history research. Check web for opening hours. Email:
[email protected] Facebook: /powyslibraries Twitter: @haylibrarypowys Hay Library is facing cuts by Powys County Council. HOWLS Hay-on-Wye Library Supporters is a community group set up to defend, support and encourage the delivery and development of the library service in Hay. Information and updates: www.savehaylibrary.org Email: info@ savehaylibrary.org Facebook: /savehaylibrary Twitter: @HayHOWLS
HAY TOURIST INFORMATION BUREAU. Chapel Cottage, Oxford Road, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG. Tel: (01497) 820144. Accommodation guide and information supplied on request. Open throughout the year, 7 days a week. Easter to end of October: 10.00am to 4.30pm November to Easter: 11.00am to 3.00pm Closed Christmas and New Year. Visit us online: www.hay-on-wye.co.uk
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29. MARIJANA DWORSKI BOOKS. Presteigne Tel: 01544 260403. Email:
[email protected] Postal or by appointment. Bought and sold: Grammars, Dictionaries and Linguistics in all languages, foreign, English and Celtic. Also books on the Balkans, Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
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28. THE NEW STRAND. Eardisley, Hereford, HR3 6PW. A4111 Kington/Hereford road, 8 miles from Hay. Bookshop/Café/Bar. Tel/Fax: (01544) 327285. 30,000 secondhand hard / paperbacks - all subjects. Specialities: Collectable fiction, Natural History, Children’s, Large Penguin, Sci-fi, Horror, Detective sections. New & Used Maps, Stamps, Cigarette & Postcards. Open 9.30-7 closed Tuesdays. Good food served all day. Coaches welcome by appointment.
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27. THE STORY OF BOOKS. Baskerville Hall, Clyro, HR3 5LE. Tel: (07879) 373431 www.thestoryofbooks.com . Opening in 2017, The Story of Books is a new working museum that tells the ongoing story of books. Set in a hotel with accommodation for 140 people across a range of budgets. Includes a vast collection of early printing presses that will be in daily working use. A year-round celebration of books, where stories are told and books are made. Exhibitions, workshops, events. See website and social media for news and updates. From September 2017 open daily 9am-late. Email:
[email protected] Twitter: @thestoryofbooks Instagram: @tellingstoriesmakingbooks Facebook: /tellingstoriesmakingbooks
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23. HAY-ON-WYE BOOKS - TRADE. Gypsy Castle Lane, Hay-on-Wye. Tel: (01497) 820352. Fax: (01497) 820382. www.hayonwyebooksellers.com Trade enquiries welcome. Large warehouse with publishers’ returns and over-stocks. Ideal for retail trade and wholesalers. 9-5 Mon-Fri. Other times by appointment. Reg. Office 13/14 High Town. Email:
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22. C.ARDEN Bookseller (Darren Bloodworth). The Nursery, Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5DT. Tel: 01497 820 471; website: www.ardenbooks.co.uk; Email:
[email protected] Open: Mon to Fri. 930am to 5pm and Sat. 930am to midday. New, secondhand and antiquarian books on Natural History, the New Naturalist Series, Gardening, Botany, Entomology, Ornithology and Beekeeping. Catalogues issued. We are always interested in buying large or small collections of books in our specialist subjects.
26. ASHBROOK GARAGE. Clyro, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5RZ. Tel: (01497) 821046. Bookroom - Motoring / Motor Racing, Local Interest and Automobilia. Even the garage here sells books! Open 5½ days, sometimes more, ring over weekend to check. Motoring books bought.
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21. FRANCIS EDWARDS. First Floor of Hay Cinema Bookshop. Castle St, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, HR35DF. Tel:(01497)820071. www.francisedwards.co.uk Email:
[email protected] Specialists in Antiquarian and rare books since 1855. Catalogues in all Subjects issued. 10,000 books in all subjects. We purchase single books of importance, collections and entire libraries.
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21. HAY CINEMA BOOKSHOP. Castle St, Hay-on-Wye, HR35DF. Tel: (01497) 820071. Fax: (01497) 821900. Email:
[email protected]. www.haycinemabookshop.co.uk Hay-on-Wye’s converted cinema carries a running stock of ca.200,000 secondhand and antiquarian books on all subjects. Open (inc. Bank Holidays) 9.00am-6.00pm Mon-Sat. (Sun 10.00-5.30). Easter and Summer Holidays open till 7.00pm, Hay Festival open till 9pm. Closed Easter Sunday and Christmas day. Bargain books in the sculpture garden. Picnic area. Free customer parking. theguardian ‘Independent Bookshop Directory’ (2011) ‘A cathedral of books - an enormous building, stuffed to the rafters with second-hand books on old library shelving. We visit Hay every year for a frenzy of book-buying, and the Cinema is usually our first port of call’.
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