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Please see www.shakespeare.org.uk for up to date prices and opening times.

Opening times

Please see www.shakespeare.org.uk for up to date prices and opening times.

Telephone

01789 204016

Description

Enjoy a great day out by visiting one of the Tudor Houses and gardens, all directly linked to William Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s Birthplace Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon This timber framed town house, where William Shakespeare was born, contains both original and replica artefacts depicting the house as Shakespeare would have known it. Period Guides, dressed in replica Tudor clothing, welcome you to explore what life was like here in Tudor times. Stroll round the traditional English garden which features many plants and herbs mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays and visit the gift shop where every purchase supports and preserves the Shakespeare Houses and Gardens for future generations. Anne Hathaway’s Cottage Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon Explore the romantic surroundings of this quintessential thatched country cottage where the young Shakespeare wooed his wife to be, Anne Hathaway, at her childhood home. Stroll round the award winning country cottage garden, which overflows with blooms, shrubs and traditional vegetables. Be inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets in the growing Willow Cabin and discover the Shakespeare Tree and Sculpture Garden and Elizabethan-style yew maze. Hall's Croft Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon Visit the luxurious home of Shakespeare's daughter and her husband, Dr John Hall, an eminent physician. Explore the house’s lavish and elegant rooms many exquisite furnishings and paintings of the period are on display, as well as a small exhibition of early medicine. Nash’s House & New Place Chapel Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. Nash's House is decorated with original Tudor furnishings and features an exhibition telling the remarkable story of Shakespeare's Complete Works as one of the best-loved books in the English language. Adjacent to Nash's House are the remaining foundations of New Place, where Shakespeare died, now preserved as a picturesque garden space. Harvard House and the Museum of British Pewter High Street, Stratford-upon-Avon The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust also owns and cares for Harvard House, home to the museum of British pewter and one of Stratford-upon-Avon’s most striking Elizabethan houses. Discover pewter’s fascinating history through the centuries, try your hand at decorative pewter, take a virtual reality tour and have fun in the Pewter Power young visitor’s activity zone. The Shakespeare Houses and Gardens are owned and cared for by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust which is an independent charity. All the houses have gift shops where every purchase supports the work of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and preserves the Shakespeare Houses and Gardens for future generations. Please see www.shakespeare.org.uk for up to date prices.

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