Shakespeare's Story

Offer applies to the The Shakespeare Story ticket, excludes Family ticket.

*The Shakespeare Story ticket includes entrance to Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shakespeare's Birthplace and Shakespeare's New Place. New Place is closed until March 2025. All tickets are valid for one year and include repeat visits.

Advance Booking Required

Discover where the world's most famous playwright was born on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon at the iconic Birthplace, followed by a trip to the cottage where a young William Shakespeare courted his future bride at the most romantic of the Shakespeare Houses, Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Fall in love with this thatched Tudor gem with some of the original family furniture, nestling in acres of beautiful grounds and heritage orchards.

Experienced guides are on hand at all the houses to share tales of the man and his family who lived there. Round your trip off with a visit to New Place, the site of what was the second biggest house in town when he bought it as a successful businessman and playwright. Although no longer standing, beautiful gardens and artworks await you.