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Shakespeare's Birthplace
Henley Street Stratford-Upon-Avon Warwickshire CV37 6QW
For the throngs of Shakespeare fans that visit Stratford every year, this is their first port of call, birthplace of the Bard in 1564, and these days a shrine to the world's greatest playwright. The sixteenth-century half-timber house has been carefully restored along with its beautiful garden, and there are presentations and exhibitions that bring aspects of his youth to life, as well as character actors who will help you discover more about the man, and the events which shaped Stratford’s most famous resident.
