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    Walks around Hay-on-Wye

    Hay-on-Wye, or Y Gelli, is an unusual borderland town on the edge of the spectacular Brecon Beacons National Park. Until the arrival of bookshops its primary function was as a cattle market, where farmers came in from surrounding areas to buy and sell stock. They drove in sheep and ponies from the hills through the…

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  • Branch Lines Around Hay-on-Wye

    Branch Lines Around Hay-on-Wye

    The route from Hereford to Three Cocks Junction forms the main part of this volume. This was operated by the Midland Railway and its successors for most of its life and so the trains differ from those on the surrounding lines. The route south of Titley Junction and the charming Golden Valley byway are extensively…

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  • Brecon Beacons: 40 favourite walks

    Brecon Beacons: 40 favourite walks

    The Brecon Beacons National Park is home to some of the most spectacular mountain and moorland scenery in Britain. Bridging South and Mid Wales, the park can be divided into three distinct upland areas, with the central flat-topped peaks of the Brecon Beacons massif sandwiched by the rolling ridges of the Black Mountains in the…

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  • Best Road Trips: Great Britain

    Best Road Trips: Great Britain

    Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet’s Great Britain’s Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 36 amazing drives, from 3-day escapes to 3-week adventures. Explore the majestic Welsh mountains, gaze at the mysterious Stonehenge and cruise grand Scottish moors. Get to Great Britain, rent a car, and hit the road!…

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