Museum · 10:00–11:30 (1h30m)
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Pick up the free family trail at the door.
An indoor and outdoor museum in Stratford upon Avon.
Check pricesIndoors & out
Photo: ianpudsey
See where Shakespeare was born, take to the river in a rowing boat or a short cruise, then spend the afternoon in the orchards and sculpture trail of Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage.
One dayAges 8–12Sunny dayCost ££10:00–16:003 stops
The plan
- 10:001
- 12:002
Water Activities · 12:00–13:00 (1h)
Avon Boating
Hire a rowing boat or take the 30-minute cruise; lunch by the river after.
Rowing boats, punts and motor boats for hire on the Avon by Bancroft Gardens, plus short public river cruises from the Waterside by the theatre.
PaidOutdoors - 14:003
Landmark · 14:00–16:00 (2h)
Anne Hathaway's Cottage
Borrow a nature explorer backpack for the gardens.
A thatched farmhouse over 500 years old with orchards, gardens and a sculpture trail. Families can borrow nature explorer backpacks, and there is a garden café.
PaidIndoors & out- Café on site
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK
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