Beautiful Welsh gift shop with 'all kinds of everything' inside! China, toys, sweets, biscuits,…read moreT-shirts, books, postcards, newspapers, jewellery, locally made fudge and chocolates, and many more things. Friendly people in there too. Recommended.

During all my years in Wales I have been buying a lot here…read more I like the cards made from beeswax or the water colours; there is Welsh pottery and Welsh jewellery for sale here. Also you can find candles, items which have the red dragon on, scarves and more. It is nice for a browse through - always.

I also like looking round this shop every time I'm in Brecon for a visit and there are many…read moreimaginative and unusual gifts to be found; many local home-made crafts, chocolates and some other sweets; the jewellery is very attractive and I like the cards too. However, everything is quite expensive so I usually browse for a while (to see what is new) but I haven't actually bought anything here as yet.

This is a marvellous branch of this shop as it is large and well stocked with cards and small…read moregifts. All the categories are easy to find as they're well labelled and the cards are good quality. There are cards for every occasion, gift wrap and accessories. There are gifts for special occasions including small iced cakes and balloons. There are nice pens for sale too and postcards of the area in a rack by the door.

This is one of my favourite book shops in Hay. The premises has a lot of character. It is furnished…read morewith loads of props giving it the feel of a setting from an Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes mystery. It has a good selection of first editions and the name of the book shop suggests it has a wide range of titles within the whodunnit genre. Well worth a look if you like your books bloody. Also has a decent selection of horror titles. Paperbacks are overpriced. However this seems to be symptematic of all the book shops in Hay as the town has become more of a tourist trap and less of a book lover's paradise.

This is a fantastic little shop that requires a poke around every single time I visit Hay-on-Wye…read more Selling jewellery,candles, crystals and many other beautiful gifts besides, this shop has something in it to tempt everyone. A wonderful gem of a shop.

A nice gift shop to browse in and you can find some unusual and attractive gifts too. There is a…read morelarge range of jewellery, little ornaments and novelties, greetings cards, 'hippy-type' scarves and bags, and much more. Everything is arranged attractively and there is certainly much to see in here.

It's a bookshop, in a castle! In a castle! What's not to love? This is a perfect happy little place…read morewith friendly staff and well books. Lots of books. Old dusty books and exciting things and everything you could possibly ask for from a book shop in Hay. Except as it's on a great big hill (like all the best castles) you get a stunning view across the Welsh countryside. Lucky they put a little bench outside the bookshop for added reading pleasure. The guy who was working here was pretty cute too. (Yes, if you look at that really long line of steps leading up to the caste it looks really far, but if you carry on walking through the village to the tourist information centre, you'll see a little pathway that leads to the side of the castle. Perfect for lazy feet (and London girlies carrying suitcases!)

We went to Hay-on-Wye for my birthday last April which was a lovely surprise. It is one of my…read morefavourite places in Wales! When I moved to Wales and stayed near Brecon for 8 weeks I went to Hay once a week. Last time I bought about ten books at the Hay Castle Book Shop alone, mainly novels and guides. I love the Castle Bookshop. You can find good Welsh novels here and books on art, travel and healthy living. Some real bargains. The staff was really friendly! It is a great place to find some cards and gifts, too.

Just went in for a browse and was met by a very curt shop assistant/owner. Found an item of…read moreclothing I wanted and she stuffed it into the smallest bag she had. Got home and found that she had screwed it up into a ball to get it in there. Very nice experience in Llandovery but not in this shop.

This is a fantastic gift shop and one of the best I've been in for a long time. There is a…read morestaggering amount of choice of high-quality goods, from beautiful jewellery, china, glass and ornaments to artistic fabrics, clothes, stationery and beautiful greetings cards - and so much more - in all price ranges too. There are many interesting and attractive things which I haven't seen anywhere else. I could have browsed here for hours. The two ladies serving today were very friendly and helpful and even gave me a discount on one of the items I bought because it didn't have the price on the back. I will be back there again before long and Christmas shopping here is a must!