Stratford-upon-Avon and the Heart of England
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in Stratford-upon-Avon and the Heart of England - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
The most picturesque of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust properties, this thatched cottage on the western outskirts of Stratford is the family...Read More
Built in 1785 by George Steuart (architect of the church of St. Chad in Shrewsbury) for the first Lord Berwick, this elegant stone mansion has...Read More
The eminent architectural historian Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described this as “the perfect late medieval manor house” and it’s hard to argue with...Read More
This 26-acre museum on social history gives insight into what life was like centuries ago for the men and women who worked in the coal-producing...Read More
Just outside the village of Much Marcle, 4 miles southwest of Ledbury, lies the beautiful 17th-century manor of Hellens, kept like a time capsule...Read More
The romantic ruins of Kenilworth give some sense of the turbulent times the castle has witnessed in its 900-year history. In 1326 King Edward...Read More
This is the spot where Shakespeare lived for the last 19 years of his life and where he wrote many of his plays, including The Tempest . Though...Read More
A half-timber house typical of its time, the playwright's birthplace is a much-visited shrine that has been altered and restored since Shakespeare...Read More
The vast bulk of this medieval castle rests on a cliff overlooking the Avon River and is considered "the fairest monument of ancient and chivalrous...Read More
View Tours and ActivitiesYou can see old architecture typical of Worcestershire at this 19-acre open-air museum 15 miles outside the city center, which has rescued more...Read More
The early-18th-century Cathedral Church of St. Philip, a few blocks from Victoria Square, contains some lovely plasterwork in its elegant, gilded...Read More
The half-timber Old House, crisscrossed with black beams and whitewashed walls, is a fine example of domestic Jacobean architecture. Built in...Read More
A celebrated house in the village of Hampton Lucy just outside Stratford, Charlecote Park is a Prodigy house, built in 1558 by Sir Thomas Lucy...Read More
Chester’s unique Rows, which originated in the 12th and 13th centuries, are essentially double rows of stores, one at street level and the other...Read More
Before World War II, Coventry, like York and Canterbury, was virtually defined by its cathedral. After the war, to raise national morale, the...Read More
Looming dramatically over the River Wye at Kerne Bridge, from the south the castle looks like a fortress from the Rhineland amid the green fields...Read More
This 13th-century church on the banks of the River Avon is the final resting place of William Shakespeare. He was buried here not because he...Read More
For more than two centuries, jewelers have worked in the district of Hockley, northwest of the city center; today hundreds of manufacturing...Read More
It’s worth a detour to explore the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The sandstone building, beautifully sited by a tree-fringed...Read More
Unattractive postwar development has spoiled much of Warwick’s town center, but look for the 14th-century half-timber Lord Leycester Hospital...Read More
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