Shakespeare's Birthplace

We felt that whilst having a holiday in the Bard's town we simply had to visit his Birthplace. It is a 16th century timber framed traditional style tudot property. It would have been quite a large property for the era. It houses Shakespeare's father's glove workshop. It is made from local oak from the forest of Arden. Looking into it before we arrived it worked out cheaper to buy the 5 house pass. you get a discount if you buy online. It was roughyl £15 which works out at £3 per propety. if buying individual tickets each house was more like £6-£7 to enter. Plus the 5 house pass lasts for 1 year so we can go back as many times in the next year as we want ...  Read the complete review

Having heard many good things about Stratford-Upon-Avon but never having been there myself, I took two days out a few weeks ago to check it out myself. I only stayed for the one night, and so didn't get as much time to look around as I would have liked because I spent the second day in Warwick. The one thing I was advised to do, if nothing else, was to see at least some of the Shakespeare tour. Because of the price, and the somewhat limited time I had, I decided to go for the 3 town houses ticket. ... Shakespeare's Birthplace : What & Where? ... Shakespeare's birthday is located in Henley Street, Stratford-Upon-Avon. For over 250 years it has ...  Read the complete review

I visited Shakespeare's Birthplace during a schooltrip. As Shakespeare is one of my favourite authors, and I love history, I was excited about visiting the place where he had lived all those centuries ago, and gaining an insight into what life in Tudor times was like. Shakespeare's house is in Henley Street, in Stratford Upon-Avon, Warwickshire. This is the house where William Shakespeare and his siblings were born and brought up. The house belonged to John Shakespeare (William's father) who seems to have purchased it in two stages, in 1556 and 1575. There is also some evidence that indicates that, before buying, John may have been ...  Read the complete review

Shakespeare's Birthplace has been called "Possibly the most famous and most visited literary landmark in Britain" by www.stratford.co.uk. I'm not sure if this rather bold claim is completely true, but it is probably not too far off. If you are planning a visit to Stratford, the Birthplace is an essential place to visit, not necessarily because it's particularly exciting in itself, but more because it is an important part of English history and heritage. The house stands in Henley Street, near the centre of Stratford, a quick and easy walk from the market, public carparks and shops. You do not enter directly into the house itself, you actually enter ...  Read the complete review