Shakespeare Houses

Shakespeare Houses

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 and died here in 1616. There are five houses in and around the town which are linked to Shakespeare and his family, giving you an idea of what life was like in Shakespeare’s time. In the centre of Stratford, visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition and see Shakespeare’s home as it would have been when he was a boy. A short walk from the Birthplace, is Nash’s House, which belonged to Shakespeare’s granddaughter, Elizabeth Hall and her prosperous husband Thomas Nash. Next to this house is the delightful garden of New Place, site of the house that Shakespeare bought and where he later retired and died. A short walk from here is Hall’s Croft, the family home of Shakespeare’s eldest daughter Susanna and her physician husband, John Hall.

Just out of town, in nearby Shottery is Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, a perfect English country cottage and garden which was the home of Shakespeare’s wife. In Wilmcote, 3 miles from Stratford, you can visit Mary Arden’s House and The Countryside Museum. Mary Arden was Shakespeare’s mother and you can visit her farmhouse home and learn about rural life in Shakespeare’s time. You can buy tickets for the 3 in-town houses or for all 5 houses at special rates

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