This market town in South Warwickshire rests on the banks of the
River Avon. The town is most notably the birthplace of the
playwright and poet William Shakespeare and is home to The Royal
Shakespeare Company. Despite being one of Britain's most important
cultural centres, Stratford boasts a wide range of attractions -
from medieval architecture to historic railway links . Stay in Macdonald Alveston Manor
Hotel or Macdonald Swan's Nest Hotel
in Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare is all around you.
There are five beautifully-preserved 16th century
houses with a Shakespeare connection to explore. These include his
birthplace and future wife's home. Then, at the Holy Trinity Church
you can see where both Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway were laid to
rest. The actors of the Royal Shakespeare Company bring the bard's
words to dramatic life at their newly-refurbished theatre on the
Avon.
The river Avon is a great place to relax, walk, row, enjoy a
cruise or watch the crazy river races. There's lots more fun when
you visit the Falstaff Experience. It'll whisk you back to the days
of the Tudors with a brand of living theatre performed in a unique
venue that's genuinely haunted.
