Must-see attractions in Stratford-upon-Avon

  • New Place garden, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England; Shutterstock ID 138746273; Your name (First / Last): Emma Sparks; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Best in Europe POI updates

    Shakespeare's New Place

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    When Shakespeare retired, he swapped the bright lights of London for a comfortable town house at New Place, where he died of unknown causes in April 1616…

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    Shakespeare's Birthplace

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Start your Shakespeare quest at the house where the renowned playwright was born in 1564 and spent his childhood days. John Shakespeare owned the house…

  • Ancient historic home and farm of Mary Arden, mother of William Shakespeare, built around the 15th century in the village of Wilmcote - UK

    Mary Arden's Farm

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Shakespeare genealogists can trace the family tree to the childhood home of the Bard's mother at Wilmcote, 3 miles west of Stratford. Aimed squarely at…

  • Shakespeare Memorial, donated by Lord Ronald Gower, in the Bancroft Gardens next to the River Avon, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK

    Gower Memorial

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Aristocratic sculptor Lord Ronald Gower is the master behind this multisculpture homage to Shakespeare, which features the characters of Hamlet …

  • The American Memorial Fountain, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England

    American Fountain

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Gifted by American publisher George W Childs in 1887 to mark Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, and designed by Birmingham architect Jethro Cossins, this…

  • Anne Hathaway's (William Shakespeare's wife) famous thatched cottage and garden at Shottery, just outside Stratford upon Avon, England.

    Anne Hathaway's Cottage

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Before tying the knot with Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway lived in Shottery, 1 mile west of the centre of Stratford, in this delightful thatched farmhouse. As…

  • Holy Trinity Church on the banks of the river Avon in Stratford upon Avon, UK. The grave of playright William Shakespeare is in the church.

    Holy Trinity Church

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    The final resting place of the Bard, where he was also baptised and where he worshipped, is said to be the most visited parish church in England. Inside…

  • Stratford-upon-Avon is a famous town in England, known as Shakespeare's birthplace. This is house and garden of Hall's Croft, one of 3 historical houses connected with his life - place where his daughter and her family had lived.

    Hall's Croft

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    The handsome Jacobean town house belonging to Shakespeare's daughter Susanna and her husband, respected doctor John Hall, stands south of Stratford's…

  • Charlecote Park

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    A youthful Shakespeare allegedly poached deer in the grounds of this lavish Elizabethan pile on the River Avon, 5 miles east of Stratford-upon-Avon…

  • Guild Chapel

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    The Guild Chapel was founded in 1269 and is painted with motivational frescoes showing the fate of the damned in the 15th and early 16th centuries…

  • Shakespeare's School Room

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Shakespeare's alma mater, King Edward VI School (still a prestigious grammar school today), incorporates a vast black-and-white timbered building, dating…

  • MAD Museum

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Fun, hands-on exhibits at Stratford's Mechanical Art & Design Museum (aka MAD) make physics accessible for kids, who can build their own gravity-propelled…