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Places to visit in Stratford on Avon & Warwickshire
| Stratford on Avon is
Shakespeare's hometown and you cannot miss this fact when you visit.
Lots of pretty Tudor buildings. The town will not take a long time
to look through then you can have a wander by the river where the
theatre is sited. The river is much what one might expect and smells
of hot lazy summer days even when its not hot with swans and boats
doing their stuff.
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Shakespeare's Birthplace is not far from
the river and is what one would expect - Elizabethan half timbered
which was resorted some time ago. You really can't visit Stratford
without visiting the birthplace with its relics of Will.
Shakespeare's Birthplace, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon,CV37
6QW.
Tel: +44 (0) 01789 204 016
Anne Hathaway's Cottage is a
mile out of town in Shottery. It's a pretty thatched 12 room
farmhouse where Anne grew up. Will married Anne when he was 18.
Mary Arden's house where
Shakespeare's mother grew up is in Wilmcote about three miles from
town. Hall's Croft, the home of Shakespeare's daughter is in the
town. There is also Nash's House where Shakespeare lived in
retirement. If you would like to visit his grave then it is in the
riverside Holy Trinity Church.
Other
Shakespeare houses web
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Royal Shakespeare Company -
is the very best and performs in Stratford year round. Be sure and
see a play. See what's on and book tickets with the
RSC
RSC's London Season
New London Theatre: 0870 890 0141.
Soho Theatre: 0870 429 6883.
Roundhouse Theatre 0870 389 1846.
Tricycle Theatre 0207 328 1000
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Bancroft Cruisers provide private, charter
and sightseeing river cruises on the beautiful River Avon.
Based at Stratford upon Avon we are well equipped to provide you and
your family with a perfect walk-on sightseeing, or pre-booked, river
cruise of 45 minutes or longer |
Warwick Castle
A fine medieval cast first
began construction in
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Close by is
Warwick which lies on the river Avon. A pretty town with
Tudor buildings.
Collegiate Church of St Mary
Warwick. St Mary’s is a busy working church, set in the centre
of the ancient town of Warwick. People have worshipped on this site
for over 1,000 years, and have left evidence of their faith in the
architecture and decoration of the building — one of the largest and
most interesting Churches in England
The hidden hedged gardens of
Warwick's
Hill Close Gardens ...
are rare survivals of Victorian gardens once used by townsfolk
living above their business to escape from the crowded town.
Discover how owners came here after work or on Sundays to tend their
plots or to relax
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Birmingham. Midlands.
Not exactly a tourist destination but a host of people visit every
year. Places like the NEC, National Indoor Arena and Symphony Hall
bring folk in in their droves. Visit The Water's Edge at
Brindleyplace, an award-winning waterfront with pedestrian-friendly
squares and streets. I suppose we can't not mention
Cadbury World, no prizes for guessing what's there. |
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Charlecote Park,
Warwick, Warwickshire CV35 9ER
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01789 470277
Superb Tudor house and landscape deer park
Photo: The parterre at Charlecote Park
with a decorative stone
wall surrounding it. The border contains roses and the bed has a
privet border surrounding the flowers. |
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Coventry Cathedral Like a
phoenix from the ashes bringing words of reconciliation which are
needed as much today as they were fifty years ago.
"To walk from the ruins of the old Cathedral into
the splendour of the new is to walk from Good Friday to Easter, from
the ravages of human self-destruction to the glorious hope of
resurrection. Your heart is lifted, your spirit is renewed and you
feel that there is hope for the world. Thanks to God's mercy,
reconciliation is possible" - John Irvine
The Dean of Coventry Cathedral
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Coughton Court,
nr Alcester, Warwickshire B49 5JA
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01789 762435 (Infoline
Imposing Tudor house set in beautiful gardens with a fascinating
collection of Catholic treasures
The Throckmorton family manages the gardens and plant sales. A
charge applies for the walled garden for NT members. The
Throckmorton family runs a number of events in the gardens at
Coughton Court, including a new literary festival on 19–21
September. For more details visit
www.coughtoncourt.co.uk
Photo: The Saloon at Coughton Court,
Warwickshire. The room was
used as a Chapel until 1853 and created in its present form in
1910. The chandelier was made by Perry & Co of Birmingham
sometime between 1870 and 1910. |
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Chesterton Windmill is just off the Fosse
Way (an old Roman Road also known as the B4455), about five miles to
the south of Leamington Spa, near the village of Harbury in
Warwickshire. Stands on six stone pillars. Built
in 1632, and worked until 1910 Hardly your
ordinary windmill. OS Grid reference SP348594 |
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Compton Verney is an award
winning art gallery in Warwickshire. Compton Verney is set in more
than 120 acres of classical parkland landscaped by Lancelot
'Capability' Brown Compton Verney opened to the public in March
2004, with gallery spaces on three floors, a shop and café, and a
purpose-built learning centre. |
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See the flight of 21 locks at
Hatton on the Grand Union Canal near Warwick. Hatton Locks
and Café are located 3 miles west of Warwick on the A4177, Jct 15
off the M40 |
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Hidcote Manor Garden nr
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6LR. One of England's
greatest gardens, an Arts & Crafts masterpiece. Series of outdoor
rooms each with its own unique character. Old roses, unusual plants
and trees from around the world. Nestled in the Cotswolds with
stunning panoramas across the Vale of Evesham. Telephone:
01386 438333 |
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Kenilworth Castle Take your family to one of England’s
most spectacular castle ruins in Warwickshire, and discover links to
some major historical figures – including ‘Bad’ King John, Henry V,
and Henry VIII. However, Kenilworth is most famously associated with
Robert Dudley and Queen Elizabeth I. Elizabeth kept Dudley’s last
letter to her in a casket by her bed until she died. View a copy of
this letter, and explore Leicester’s gatehouse where Dudley courted
his Queen – both part of a multi-million pound investment. This
includes two exhibitions, a brand new audio tour that brings
Kenilworth’s eventful past to life and the recreation of the
original Elizabethan garden. |
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Credit: Rod J. Edwards |
Kinwarton Dovecote,
Kinwarton, nr Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6HB
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01789 400777
Circular 14th-century dovecote
Photo: Kinwarton Dovecote, a circular
building, dating from the
C14th. with a fine example of an ogee doorway.
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Stoneleigh
Abbey, founded in 1154 by a group of
Cistercian monks, reflects a rich mix of more than 800 years of
history. The estate was the home of the Leigh family from 1561 until
the late twentieth century.
Many famous people have connections with the Abbey: Charles I was
entertained here when the gates of Coventry were closed against him,
Jane Austen stayed at the Abbey and uses descriptions of its grand
interiors and gardens in two of her novels, and in 1858 Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert stayed at Stoneleigh.
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Upton House and Gardens,
nr Banbury, Warwickshire OX15 6HT
Nat Trust
Telephone: 01295 670266
Outstanding art and porcelain collections in a 17th-century
mansion, with superb terraced gardens For safety some areas of
the gardens may be closed during bad weather
Photo: Candelabra primulas and emerging
foliage in late spring
in the Bog Garden at Upton House, Warwickshire. |
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