Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare's Birthplace Tickets

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Visit William Shakespeare's Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon and enter the world of the most famous playwright of all time. Explore the home where he was born and raised, hear stories about his family life and watch actors perform excerpts from his plays in the Tudor garden.

Admission includes access in small groups of max. 10 people, so you can enjoy each room at your leisure and avoid the crowds. The meeting point is at the Visitors' Reception on Henley Street, to the left of the house, where you will present your digital ticket.

This tour is ideal for literature and history lovers. The tour is in English, with expert guides describing Elizabethan customs and showing the Shakespeare family glove-making workshop, where the young William learned the trade alongside his father.

  • Book your place now and walk through Shakespeare's childhood.
  • Explore each room and relive the Tudor era.
  • Enjoy live scenes from his plays in the garden.

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  • Entrance to Shakespeare's Birthplace.

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Soak up the atmosphere of Elizabethan Stratford-upon-Avon with a visit to the authentic house where William Shakespeare was born around 1564. Each room is furnished in Tudor style and recreates the family atmosphere in which the young poet grew up before his rise to fame.

Your expert guides, trained and passionate about Shakespeare's work, will tell you anecdotes of Shakespeare' s childhood, his father John's life as a glove maker and the family's role in the thriving market town of Stratford. In the glove-making workshop, you will discover traditional techniques and original tools used by John Shakespeare himself.

As you stroll through the historic gardens, you can watch actors in period costume perform classic scenes - a theatrical foretaste that connects you to the living legacy of his works. This roving outdoor moment offers an enchanting contrast between domestic life and the dramatic grandeur of his texts.

The tour progresses through the ground floor and the upper floor (access via 17 steps), where you will see the family rooms, the main hall and the chambers where the family slept. Every nook and cranny holds stories of weddings, celebrations and, according to local lore, the occasional Shakespearean ghost.

Before you leave, spend a few minutes in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's souvenir shop, where you'll find special editions, replica Tudor gloves and illustrated guides to delve deeper into the Bard's world.

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