Hay-on-Wye Attractions Y Gelli

About 21mi/33.6km northeast of Brecon lies the small border town of Hay-on-Wye (pop. 2,000), which Richard Booth, a Welsh nationalist, declared an "independent kingdom" on April 1, 1977. With an eye to publicity the "King of Hay" named it "Booktown", as it has the most books per inhabitant in the world. The antiquarian bookshop belonging to the bibliophile Booth contains more than two million volumes.