The northern end of The Hayes, showing the Old Library, with St John's Church visible to the left.
The southern end of The Hayes, showing part of St David's, a Radisson Blu hotel, Alliance and the new Central Library
The Hayes (Welsh: Yr Ais) is a commercial area in the southern city centre of the Welsh capital, Cardiff. Centred on the road of that name leading south towards the east end of the city centre, the area is mostly pedestrianised and is the location of the Hayes Island Snack Bar.
At the north end of The Hayes is the Old Library, known as the Cardiff Free Library, Museum and Schools for Science and Art during its century (1882 to 1988) of use as the second incarnation of the city's central library. The latest, fourth permanent Cardiff Central Library opened in 2009 and is situated at the opposite end of the Hayes.
Scenes of BBC's Doctor Who and Torchwood have often been filmed here.[citation needed]