Discover over the weekend…..
Stratford-upon-Avon is a beautiful place to visit whatever the time of year, so why not make a weekend of it?
Start planning your stay through shakespeares-england it is the best site to get an overview of our locality and the easiest to navigate round and the site offers planned days out for your entire family.
The ever changing and engaging Stratford Literary Festival stratfordliteraryfestival is running during Spring and Winter sessions with speakers for both children, families and adults, so do go and enjoy!
Combine the historical and the contemporary Stratford-upon-Avon and the local area as it has a wealth of places to visit – Shakespeare Birthplace Trust shakespeare with all things Shakespeare, the Royal Shakespeare Company RSC 08448001110 who bring to life the very best of Shakespeare’s plays and his contemporaries, Warwick Castle warwick-castlethe ancestral home of the King Makers, Bicester Village for discount Designer wear, English Heritage sites and of course the National Trust.
Pick up a free Stratford-upon-Avon Essential Guide essential-stratford for clear maps and local information at the Visitor Information Centre on Bridgefoot.
Visit the Mad Museum who showcases the world’s finest pieces of Kinetic Art and Automata belonging to pioneering artists, themadmuseum , have afternoon tea in the fabulous MOR cafe and bakery morbakery
Contact accessiblestratforduponavon 07850 715782 for any issues of accessibility.
Further afield visit the stunning Compton Verney near Kineton comptonverney 01926 645500 for an award winning gallery set in 120 acres of Capability Brown parkland complete with children’s play area.
If you are passionate about cars you must not miss the Heritage Motor Centre, near Gaydon that has the biggest collection of motorcars and tells the history of car manufacture from the 1880s to the present day along with the Land Rover Test track.
Honestly you will find that there are so many things to discover you may even have to stay longer than a weekend….