Hay Festival in Cartagena

Hay on Wye is situated just off the A438 between Brecon and Hereford. The Festival is well signposted, though signs reading ‘Hay for Sale’ lead to farmyards. The nearest railway station is Hereford, twenty miles away.

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• bus

• Hay 21 Bus: Festival bus link between Hereford and Hay

  A special bus service running up to twelve times per day throughout the festival, linking Hereford rail and bus stations and Hay-on-Wye/the festival site.

  There is also a scheduled bus service (Service 39 or 39A) from Hereford and Brecon to Hay-on-Wye operating seven days a week. Through tickets are available when purchasing rail tickets.

  Hereford to Hay 2009 timetable

  Download and print the Hereford to Hay 2009 timetable

  Festival bus tickets:
  Adults	single £5	return £9
  Children	single £2.50	return £4.50

  
  

  This service is sponsored by Visit Wales and Traveline Cymru

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• coach

  Coach enquiries:
  08705 80 80 80
  nationalexpress.com

• Hereford bus station is served by coaches as follows:

  From London Victoria, London Heathrow, Cirencester and Gloucester
  From Bradford, Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Birmingham and Worcester

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• shuttle bus

• Booth's Books Bus
  A regular shuttle bus service running between the Festival site and Hay town centre throughout the festival. Day tickets for the shuttle bus are £1 unless a valid festival parking ticket is presented. Pick-up and drop-off points are at the Clock Tower, Oxford Road car park and the Festival site.

  The shuttle bus is sponsored by Booth's Books and by Hay and District Chamber of Commerce.

  Sky Shuttle Bus Service
  For visitors without a vehicle or for those who want to leave the car behind, a dedicated Sky Shuttle Bus will be driving between the Festival site and surrounding villages throughout the festival. Calling at village centres in Llanigon, Glasbury, Llowes, Clyro and the festival site every hour from 8.30am to 7.30pm, with a final service at 11pm.

  Download Hay to surrounding villages 2009 timetable

  Sky Shuttle Bus between Brecon and Hay
  There will be an additional, regular Sky Shuttle Bus driving between the Festival site and Brecon, calling at Glasbury, Three Cocks, Bronllys, Felinfach and Brecon Bus Station.

  Download the Hay to Brecon 2009 timetable

  The shuttle bus is generously provided by Sky
  Tickets cost £2 per day ticket
  All proceeds are donated to Global Action Plan

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• train

  Railway enquiries: 08457 48 49 50
  www.nationalrail.co.uk

• The nearest railway station is Hereford, twenty miles away.

  Hereford train station is served by regular through trains as follows:

  1. First Great Western from London Paddington, Reading (rail/air link from London Heathrow) and Oxford
  2. Arriva Trains Wales from South West Wales, Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran and Abergavenny
  3. Arriva Trains Wales from Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport, Wilmslow, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ludlow and Leominster
  4. Arriva Trains Wales from North Wales, Chester, Wrexham and Gobowen (Oswestry)
  5. London Midland Trains from Birmingham New Street, Bromsgrove, Worcester Foregate Street, Great Malvern and Ledbury

  There is a regular, direct festival shuttle bus link between Hereford rail and bus stations and Hay-on-Wye / the festival site, which connects with train arrivals and departures.

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• local taxis

• Taxi-share scheme is available from:

  A2B Taxis	01874 754007
  Julie’s	07899 846592
  A1 Cabs	07910 931999

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• walking

• The Festival site is a short five-minute walk along Brecon Road into the centre of Hay. For the more adventurous, there is a wealth of challenging, enjoyable, breathtaking and health-inducing walks to be had around Hay.

  Walking bus
  In cahoots with Ramblers Cymru, we also offered a 'walking bus' on Saturday 23 May 2009. This roundabout 30-minute walk from the town centre to the Festival site and back along the river bank gave ramblers a chance to discover some of the hidden delights of Hay, and improve their health! The walking bus was led twice in each direction and entertained with local snippets and insights by Helen Lloyd Jones, Chair of Ramblers Cymru.

  Click here to download a PDF of the linear walking route through Hay

  Click here to download a PDF of the circular walking route around Hay

  departs from	departure time	arrives at	arrival time
  Hay TIC (main car park)	10am	Festival site	10.30am
  Festival site (from layby on Brecon Road)	11.30am	Hay TIC	12pm
  Hay TIC (main car park)	4pm	Festival site	4.30am
  Festival site (from layby on Brecon Road)	5.30am	Hay TIC	6pm

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• bicycle

• Hay-on-Wye is cycle-friendly and you can hire bikes in town at Drover Holidays on Oxford Road. Drover Holidays runs a secure stewarded cycle park on the festival site and also offer a cycle repair service. Local bike trail information can be found through Mountain Biking Brecon Beacons and Mountain Biking Wales.