Mondorf is such a tiny town that you will quickly hit farmland in any direction. These large, shredded-wheat-like haybales were very dramatic in the bright sun on a hot summer day!
Tag Archives | Hay
Hay Doors
The youngest building in Hay is at least 200 years old. Sadly, many of the buildings have been rendered, thereby hiding their once exposed timber exteriors. I liked the colored doors adorning many of the old buildings. Hay, Door, Wales
Three Tuns
This is the oldest surviving house in Hay-on-Wye. It was built in the 16th century as a three-bay cruck truss (the original cruck truss is still in place) timber-frame building and is now mostly encased in stone. The bar has an inviting Inglenook chimney and original features such as a dog-leg staircase are scattered throughout. […]
Kilverts
Kilverts is not just a restaurant, but a restaurant with rooms, a common Welsh institution. How does this differ from, say, an inn? Well, the focus is on the restaurant’s (usually touted) gourmet fare and the rooms are generally reasonably priced. The cost is DB&B, which includes dinner, breakfast and bed. We stumbled upon Kilverts […]
The Fudge Shop
I only associate fudge shops with seaside destinations, so it was quite a pleasure to stumble upon one in little Hay-on-Wye. The Fudge Shop has been in business for over ten years. In addition to making 16 varieties on site, the shop also offers regional sweets and fine chocolates. I tried the crunchy peanut butter […]
St. Mary’s Church Hay
St. Mary’s tower can be seen from many points in Hay-on-Wye, but it’s the old, weathered gravestones that caught my eye. The church was originally constructed in the 12th century. It was significantly renovated in the 19th century when a new nave, chancel and trio of Gothic arches were added. Today, the lower part of […]
Hay-on-Wye Clock Tower
The Hay-on-Wye clock tower is another landmark in this book-filled town. It was built in 1884 in the then-popular High Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic style. This structure was designed by J. C Haddon. The concept was a legacy of Captain Brown of Hay, whose intent was a clock tower for the parish church. The executors […]
Hay-on-Wye
I’ve wanted to visit Hay-on-Wye, the tiny Welsh town (I now know there are no other kinds) filled with antiquarian and used book shops, ever since reading Sixpence House by Paul Collins. The book tells of Collins’ attempt to relocate from San Francisco to quirky, book-laden Hay-on-Wye. His impressions of the charming town and its […]
