Hay Literary Festival
Events and Places to Visit
Here are some of the places you can visit on your cycling holiday. Big events during the summer are the "Hay Literary Festival" and the "Ludlow Food and Drink Festivals". But the best events are the ones you come upon by chance, village fetes, beer festivals, stone skimming, Morris dancing, open mic nights, pub quizzes and any other event you can imagine.
Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
May 4 - 5 | Green Man | Clun |
May 9 - 11 | Food Festival | Ludlow |
May 22 - June 1 | Hay Literary Festival | Hay On Wye |
June 14 - 20 | Fringe Festival | Ludlow |
July 21 - 24 | Royal Welsh Show | Builth Wells |
July 24 - 27 | Live Music Festival | Ludlow Castle |
August 2 | Clun Carnival | Clun |
August 7 | Burwarton Show | Burwarton |
August 7-9 | Jazz Festival | Brecon |
August 23-25 | Arts Festival | Presteigne |
August 25 | Sun Inn Beer Festival | Leintwardine |
September 6-14 | H.Art Open Studios | Herefordshire |
September 12-14 | Food and Drink Festival | Ludlow |
September 12 -21 | Heritage Open Days | Free entry |
September 20 | Michaelmas Fair | Bishops Castle |
Hay Castle, open everyday to public with excellent teashop
As seen on BBC's Victorian Farm
Lots of tea shops on all our cycle routes
With a 5000 year old tree!
Unique fortified manor house managed by English Heritage
Unique gardens to visit in Herefordshire
Local produce
Badger faced sheep - prize winners
UNESCO World Heritage site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, now a peaceful valley with world class museums