The Shakespeare Houses

The Shakespeare Houses (Henley Street): Five beautiful historic houses and gardens, all associated with William Shakespeare and his family. Mary Arden´s Farm - home to Shakespeare´s mother (Wilmcote, 3 miles from Stratford-upon-Avon). Step back into the 1570s and spend a day on a real working farm with Mary Arden´s neighbours the Palmer Family as they cook over the open fire, make butter and cheese, clean, work the fields and care for the animals. Meet our rare breeds: Cotswold Sheep, Longhorn Cattle, and Gloucester Old Spot Pigs. New for 2008: Ox-cart rides, Tudor games, meet the animals, outdoor plays, music and dance, enchanted trail. Shakespeare´s Birthplace - visit the house where the world´s most famous playwright was born and raised and discover the fascinating story of William Shakespeare´s life. See the house as Shakespeare would have known it as a boy of ten, brought to life by our costumed guides. Watch demonstrations of the ancient craft practised by Shakespeare´s father in the glover´s workshop. To the rear is a traditional English garden featuring many of the plants and herbs mentioned in Shakespeare´s plays. Anne Hathaway´s Cottage (Shottery, 1 mile from Stratford-upon-Avon): Discover the most romantic of the Shakeapeare Houses, where William courted his future wife, at her family home. Visit England´s most famous thatched cottage and see how the Hathaway family lived between the 16th and early 20th century. Stroll through the award-winning cottage garden which overflows with old-fashioned plants, shrubs and traditional vegetables. Be inspired by Shakespeare´s sonnets in the romantic Willow Cabin and enjoy the Shakespeare Sculpture and Tree Garden and pretty woodland walk. Hall´s Croft (Old Town): Home to William´s daughter and her husband Dr John Hall, an eminent physician. Explore the lavish and elegant rooms with many exquisite furnishings and paintings. Visit displays of John Hall´s consultatiing room with medical artefacts and equipment of the day. Enjoy the tranquil garden filled with beautiful roses, herbs and herbaceous borders. Reputed to be the most haunted of the Shakespeare Houses. Nash´s House and New Place (Chapel Street): The last chapter in the life of William Shakespeare. Nash´s House was owned by Shakespeare´s granddaughter Elizabeth and adjoins the site of New Place, where the Shakespeare story ended in 1616. Find out why New Place, Shakespeare´s final home, came to be demolished. Admission includes entry to the Complete Works of Shakespeare Exhibition telling the fascinating story of one of the most influential books in the English language. Harvard House and the Museum of British Pewter: Stratford´s most striking Elizabethan house, once home to Katherine Rogers, mother of John Harvard after whom Harvard University is named. 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 Birthplace Trust Library: Comprises the combined collections of the Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company and is one of the world´s major resources for Shakespearian study. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Records Office: The local history study centre for Stratford and the surrounding area.

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Henley Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW

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