Come wander through these Stratford pages, get a taste of Olde England - and make your plans now. Using the Stratford district as a base, you can enjoy the delights not only of Shakespeare's hometown, but also the nearby surrounding shire counties of Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. Enjoy Blenheim Palace and the Cotswolds to the south, Worcester and the Malverns to the west, Warwick Castle and Henley in Arden to the north, and all within an hour's journey of Stratford itself.  

 

Here you will find hundreds of pages of information on: accommodation, eating out, drinking and relaxing, romantic breaks, theatres, places to visit - Shakespeare's houses and the beautiful Stratford-upon-Avon with its parks and gardens on the banks of the river Avon. 

 

Stratford is currently looking forward to a wonderful Autumn and has now received the reopening schedule for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for visitors throughout winter 2010 and the start of 2011.

If you are planning to visit Stratford plane early especially during special occasions.

The RSC theatre has a very busy schedule for winter 2010/2011 offering the following Shakespeare plays:
Antony and Cleopatra, The Rape of Lucrece, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest plus Matilda and a mixed bag of other entertainments.

Of course Stratford is also the ideal fun or family destination with the upcoming:
- the Sieving at Dig for Shakespeare, August - September, 2010,
- Stratford-upon-Avon Food Festival, from fine dining to fast food, from gourmet treats to everyday fare - the Stratford upon Avon Food Festival provides a tasty day out in a fabulous riverside setting. A range of activities and events in and around Stratford-upon-Avon. The main festival arena will be located on the Stratford recreation ground. There will also be food markets on several streets in the town centre.
- Shakespeare Aloud at Shakespeare's Birthplace (July - 5th September), players bring Shakespeare’s works to life in and around the house and garden.
- plus Christmas at the Shakespeare Houses (12th - 15th August).

See our What's On programme for more details as they become available.

For the current theatre schedule showing at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has a full set of programmes throughout 2010 through spring and summer with winter coming shortly Click for 2010 Programme Schedule.

 

Stratford-upon-Avon has a very rich and varied programme of events and activities see our What's On for 2010 throughout the year: theatres, arts, music in the parks, river racing, river cruising, walks along the river or simply relax and take in the atmosphere that is Shakespeare's Stratford.   

Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival PLUS presents:
An Evening with Alexander McCall Smith
Thursday, 7th October 2010
Prolific columnist and author of the multi-million best-selling No.1 Ladies Detective Agency 44 Scotland Street novels, and Isabel Dalhousie Series
Stratford Civic Hall, Rother Street at 7.30pm

New Tourist Office for Stratford-upon-Avon:

Stratford-on-Avon District Council in partnership with Stratford-upon-Avon College recently opened a ‘Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon' new tourist office at 62 Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon (just down the street from Shakespeare's Birthplace). They will include sales of tickets to local venues and provide an important information facility for visitors and tourists. Telephone: 01789 264 293.

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