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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Antic Disposition: Henry V
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Antic Disposition: Henry V

The Bard's partly fictionalised account of the young Lancastrian monarch's French campaign is brought to life in a thrilling version which sets the action in a First World War field hospital.
  • Shakespeare
Tartuffe
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Tartuffe

BAFTA and Emmy-Award winning writers Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto - best known for The Office, Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars At No. 42 - now turn their attention to Moliere's classic 17th-century comedy.
  • Comedy
Whistler And Nature
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Whistler And Nature

Based on new research this exhibition re-examines Whistler's work in the context of his family's army background and his own training as a military mapmaker, both of which shaped Whistler's attitude towards nature.
  • Painting
  • Drawings/Illustration
Tamburlaine
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Tamburlaine

Michael Boyd directs Christopher Marlowe's story of a poor shepherd who rises to power to live out his blood-soaked fantasy of conquering the world.
  • Drama
Car SOS
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Car SOS

The exhibition features seven of the 60 cars that have been rebuilt by presenters Fuzz Townshend and Tim Shaw as part of National Geographic's popular motoring TV show Car S.O.S.
  • Tourist Attraction
  • Family
1968: Belfast-born George Best on the pitch for Manchester United
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Stratford Literary Festival: Sir Michael Parkinson: George Best And Other Heroes

The chat show host and celebrity journalist chats to his son, Mike, about his various encounters with the dazzling Manchester United and Northern Ireland footballer, accompanied by clips from the Parkinson archive.
  • Talk
Lantern-Lit Ghost Tour
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Lantern-Lit Ghost Tour

A costumed guide leads visitors through the ancient building after hours, relating stories of ghostly sightings within the historic premises.
  • Tourist Attraction
  • Adult
Hall's Croft
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Hall's Croft

The timber-framed Jacobean building, built in 1613, was home to Dr John Hall and Susanna, William Shakespeare's daughter. The house features a rare collection of 16th and 17th century furniture and paintings.
  • Museum
  • Family
Troilus And Cressida
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Troilus And Cressida

Gregory Doran directs Shakespeare's cynical love story, set during the weary seventh year of the Trojan War. Virtuoso percussionist Evelyn Glennie contributes the music.
  • Shakespeare
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