# Things to see in Hay-in-Wye (United Kingdom): 52 places and when to go

> Hay-in-Wye is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 52 places in and around it, mainly Nature (29), Mountains (22), History (13). The best known are Black Mountain, Bronllys Castle and Hay Castle. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 31. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hay-in-wye/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 52.0819, -3.1205
- **Places:** 52 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (29) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/montana/) (22) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (13) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (5) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/senderismo/) (3)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** BRS Bristol, 83 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Waun Fach, at 811 m.

## What to see in Hay-in-Wye

The places in and around Hay-in-Wye, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Black Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-mountain/): Mountain (703.6m) on the Welsh-English border in the UK · 8.1 km
- [Bronllys Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bronllys-castle/): Grade I listed castle in Powys, Wales, UK · 12 km
- [Hay Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hay-castle/): Castle and Jacobean mansion in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, UK · 971 m
- [Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arthurs-stone/): Dolmen in England · 8.6 km
- [Clifford Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clifford-castle/): Building in Herefordshire, England, UK · 2.7 km
- [Hergest Ridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hergest-ridge/): Hill in England and Wales · 13 km
- [Pen y Gadair Fawr](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pen-y-gadair-fawr/): Mountain (800m) in Powys · 14 km
- [Castell Dinas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/castell-dinas/): Castle in Powys · 14 km
- [Chwarel y Fan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/chwarel-y-fan/): Mountain (679m) in Monmouthshire · 14 km
- [Hay Bluff](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hay-bluff/): Hill (677m) in Powys · 6.7 km
- [Black Mountain South Top](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-mountain-south-top/): Hill (637.4m) on the boundary of Herefordshire, in England, and Powys, in Wales, UK · 11 km
- [Twmpa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lord-herefords-knob/): Mountain (690m) in Powys · 8.2 km
- [Painscastle Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/painscastle-castle/): Castle in Painscastle, Powys, Wales · 7.3 km
- [Waun Fach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/waun-fach/): Mountain (811m) in Powys · 13 km
- [Gwaunceste Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gwaunceste-hill/): Hill (542m) in Powys · 14 km
- [Llanthomas Castle Mound](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/llanthomas-castle-mound/): Castle in Powys, Wales, UK · 3.7 km
- [Church of St Mary, Kington](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin/): Church in Kington, Herefordshire, England, UK · 15 km
- [Penywyrlod Chambered Tomb](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/penywyrlod-chambered-tomb/): Chambered cairn in Talgarth, Powys, Wales · 14 km
- [Rhos Dirion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rhos-dirion/): Hill (713.4m) in Powys · 10 km
- [Severn Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/severn-way/): Long-distance footpath in the United Kingdom · 12 km
- [St Ellyw's Church, Llanelieu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-ellyw-s-church/): Church in Llanelieu, Powys, Wales · 10 km
- [Llanthony Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-monastery/): Grade II listed building in Capel-y-Ffin · 12 km
- [Craswall Priory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/craswall-priory/): Monastery in Craswall, Herefordshire, England, UK · 6.8 km
- [Kington Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/kington-museum/): Museum in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom · 15 km

And the other 28, by what you come to do:

- **Temples**: [Maesyronnen Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/maesyronnen-chapel/), [St David's Church, Glascwm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-david-s-church/)
- **Nature**: [Newchurch Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/newchurch-hill/), [Red Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/red-hill/), [Rhos Goch National Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/rhos-goch-national-nature-reserve/), [The Begwns](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/the-begwns/), [Twyn Tal-y-cefn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/twyn-talycefn/), [Birches Farm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/birches-farm/), [Brilley Green Dingle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brilley-green-dingle/), [Burl Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/burl-hill/), [Glasbury Cutting Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/glasbury-cutting-nature-reserve/), [Hanter Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hanter-hill/), [Little Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/little-hill/), [Llanfraith Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/llan-fraith-hill/), [Paddocks Hill](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/paddocks-hill/), [Protected Species](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/protected-species/), [Pwll y Wrach Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/pwll-y-wrach-nature-reserve/), [Upper Welson Marsh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/upper-welson-marsh/), [Worsell Wood](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worsell-wood/), [Yr Allt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/yr-allt/)
- **History**: [Urishay Castle Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/urishay-castle-chapel/), [Whitney-on-Wye toll bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/whitney-on-wye-toll-bridge/)
- **Hiking**: [Grwyne Fawr](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/grwyne-fawr/), [Wye Valley Walk](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wye-valley-walk/)
- **Food and drink**: [Lucky 7 Beer Co](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/lucky-7-beer-co/), [The Market Hall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/market-hall/), [Sobremesa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sobremesa/)
- **With kids**: [Small Breeds Farm Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/small-breeds-farm-park/)

## When to go to Hay-in-Wye

The best time to visit Hay-in-Wye is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h |
| February | Possible | 9 h 39 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 31 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 38 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 27 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 29 |
| July | Best time | 16 h 03 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 27 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 23 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 20 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 28 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 31 |

In June there are 16 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 31. In April, 52 of the 52 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Hay-in-Wye

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS, Bristol), 83 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.0819%2C-3.1205)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.0819%2C-3.1205)

## Other towns nearby

- [Hereford](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hereford/): 32 places · 28 km
- [Blaenavon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/blaenavon/): 58 places · 35 km
- [Market Street](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/market-street/): 26 places · 41 km
- [Monmouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/monmouth/): 60 places · 41 km
- [Ludlow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ludlow/): 26 places · 44 km
- [Salop Street](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/salop-street/): 26 places · 47 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Hay-in-Wye?

The best known: [Black Mountain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/black-mountain/), [Bronllys Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/bronllys-castle/), [Hay Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/hay-castle/), [Arthur's Stone, Herefordshire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/arthurs-stone/), [Clifford Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/clifford-castle/). In all, 52 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Hay-in-Wye?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 29 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 31.

### How do you get to Hay-in-Wye?

The nearest main airport is Bristol Airport (BRS), 83 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=52.0819%2C-3.1205) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Hay-in-Wye as the destination and these 52 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).