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Stratford tourist information centre Spend time in Shakespeare Country and leave with your own wonderful story to tell. You'll be sure to find something for everyone when you plan your holiday in Shakespeare Country.

Warwick Castle

Imagine a totally electrifying, full day out at Britain's ultimate castle. Where you can immerse yourself in a thousand years of jaw-dropping history. Full of ancient myths and tales.

Official Stratford-upon-Avon tourist guide The birthplace of William Shakespeare, steeped in culture and history. Set in the beautiful rural Warwickshire countryside, on the banks of the river Avon.

Mary Arden's House

And Countryside Museum The farmhouse at Wilmcote, the home of William Shakespeare's mother, is now a countryside museum; showing country life from Tudor times to the present day.

Visit Stratford-upon-Avon

A market town with more than 800 years of history containing not only buildings that survive to-day and would have been familiar to Shakespeare, but also a thriving community.

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

The most romantic of all Shakespearean properties, is Anne Hathaway's Cottage, which lies in the beautiful hamlet of Shottery. This is where Anne Hathaway spent her childhood and youth.