Stratford-Upon-Avon

Stratford-Upon-Avon has got so much going for it.

Sitting along the bank of the River Avon, this medieval market town was once the home of famous play write William Shakespeare. We've picked the very best things to see and do in Stratford-Upon-Avon.

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Comedy Club
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Comedy Club

Musical comedy duo Jonny And The Baptists belt out witty political commentary to parody pop tunes. They are joined by gagsmith Peter Brush and Welshman Clint Edwards.
  • Stand-Up
  • Musical
As You Like It
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As You Like It

The Forest is a place of exile - but also of self discovery in Shakespeare's romantic comedy. David Ajao stars as Orlando with Lucy Phelps as Rosalind. The RSC production is directed by Kimberley Sykes.
  • Shakespeare
The Play's The Thing
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The Play's The Thing

A major exhibition celebrating the magic of Shakespeare on stage. Treasures on display from the RSC archives and museum collection go back more than 100 years. Plus fun activities such as The Quick Change Challenge.
  • Multimedia
  • Family
The Stratford Town Walk
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The Stratford Town Walk

An award-winning two-hour guided tour around the area where William Shakespeare lived, following in his footsteps from birthplace to grave.
  • Guided Tour
Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Shakespeare's Birthplace

A half-timbered building, with extensive grounds to the rear, where William and his brothers and sisters were born and brought up.
  • Stately Home
  • Family
Stratford Butterfly Farm
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Stratford Butterfly Farm

Hundreds of the world's most beautiful and vibrantly coloured butterflies fly free around visitors in a tropical environment full of blossom, splashing waterfalls and fish-filled pools. Other attractions include beetles, stick insects, mantids, snails, millipedes, ants, spiders and iguanas.
  • Zoo/Aquarium
  • Family Event
  • Family
Tudor World
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Tudor World

An independent, award-winning museum that allows visitors to step back in time to Shakespeare's England replete with an Elizabethan dining table and a throne to rest weary bones.
  • Museum
  • Family
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
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Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Discover where the young William Shakespeare courted his future bride Anne Hathaway at her family home.
  • Stately Home
  • Family
Down With Gravity by David Williams at The MAD Museum
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The MAD Museum

Push buttons, pull levers and interact with the expertly engineered designs and kinetic art at this showcase of weird and wonderful contraptions.
  • Museum
  • Family
View of The Library at Charlecote Park including; the fireplace, book shelves, five paintings, chairs, candlesticks, a globe, a table and books
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National Trust: Charlecote Park

For the past 700 years the house has been home to the Lucy family. With great chimneys and mellow brickwork it sums up the essence of Tudor England. Outside there is a deer park landscaped by 'Capability' Brown and a formal garden.
  • Garden/Park/Woodland
  • Family
  • Children