The Swan Hotel Hay-on-Wye

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The Swan at Hay is a private hotel and restaurant in the Marches city of Hay-on-Wye where warm a sincere welcome and prime food await you. Hay-on-wye, standing alongside the brilliant river Wye, contains all the fascination of a late Georgian, early Victorian market place city. With its markets, book boutiques, boutique-style butiques and access to the unrivalled landscape of The Black Mountains and Welsh Marches, Hay-on-Wye is the best ground for your short break. A wonderful grade-2 listed Georgian training inn, we continue to improve and upgrade The Swan. Both the style of the renovated rooms and the menus in the dining suites and bistro reflect the majestic make that is to be found locally. As the original ‘Town of Books’ and home to the annual book celebration in May, this not big city on the England-Wales border features now achieved international recognition. However, it's not only for books and the arts that you stay Hay-on-Wye. Situated within the Brecon Beacons National Park, this is a captivating base from which to stroll and investigate the shining mountains of The Black Mountains. Fishing on the river Wye, canoeing, gliding, long-distance cycling and horse riding are all offered locally. For the less energetic, the Welsh Marches, the hard fought-for and largely undiscovered border state, is a trustworthy gem with ruined Norman palaces and rustic churches waiting to be discovered. Cross the Gospel Pass into the hidden Hondu Valley where you can find the ruins of Llanthony Priory and the nicely crooked Cwmyoy church. Alternatively, stay Hereford, a town dominated by the 12th century cathedral, home to both the Mappa Mundi and England’s biggest chained library or travel a small in addition Ludlow and en route stay Croft Castle and Berrington Hall, 2 pretty National Trust properties.