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Shakespeare's Stratford Walking Tour
Cotswolds

Walk from the house where Shakespeare was born to the church where he was buried, via his school, his family homes and the theatre that keeps his plays alive.

11 stops · 4.5 km

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Every Stop Has a Story

Where the Story Began

The half-timbered family home where William Shakespeare is traditionally said to have been born in 1564, and where his father ran a glove-making business.

A Connection Across the Sea

Rebuilt in 1596 by John Harvard's grandfather, this carved Elizabethan townhouse was given to the American university that bears his name.

Inspiration for a Drunkard

One of Stratford's oldest houses, home to William Rogers, the tavern keeper local tradition says was the model for Shakespeare's Falstaff.

The Master's Grand Retirement

Shakespeare bought the largest house in Stratford on this spot in 1597 and died here in 1616, though the house a later owner pulled down was not his.

Whispers of the Guild

In 1563 Shakespeare's father signed off a payment for defacing this chapel's medieval paintings, yet the limewash that covered them kept them safe.

Lessons of a Young Genius

Shakespeare almost certainly learned his Latin in this schoolroom, above the hall where he probably first saw travelling actors perform.

A Doctor in the Family

The house traditionally linked with Shakespeare's daughter Susanna and her husband, a physician whose casebooks became a textbook for doctors.

The Final Curtain Call

Shakespeare was baptised and buried in this riverside church, where his grave carries a curse on anyone who moves his bones.

The Living Legacy

The home of the Royal Shakespeare Company, rebuilt in 1932 to a design by Elisabeth Scott after fire destroyed the original Victorian theatre.

The Monument of Muses

Lord Ronald Gower spent twelve years making this monument in Paris, with Shakespeare seated above Hamlet, Lady Macbeth, Falstaff and Prince Hal.

Romance at the Farmhouse

The thatched farmhouse in Shottery where Anne Hathaway grew up, and where her family lived for 13 generations until 1911.

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