Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon

Private Stratford upon Avon Tours

“Sweet swan of the Avon! My Shakespeare …..  He was not of an age, but for all time!”   Ben Jonson

Stratford upon Avon is an attractive English market town – and also the birthplace of our best-known writer, William Shakespeare. Several homes associated with Shakespeare and his family have survived and can be visited, including his own birthplace. The church where he was baptised, and later buried, stands on the banks of the River Avon, only a short stroll from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatre.

PRICES

All tours are by car, for up to 6 people, with your own private driver-guide. Tour prices from £840

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & the Cotswolds

Stratford & the Cotswolds

Crossing the Cotswolds to Stratford upon Avon, you can choose how to divide your time. One option would be to visit on or two pretty Cotswold villages, and maybe lunch in a rural Cotswold pub. The other would be to spend longer in Stratford.

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & Oxford

Stratford upon Avon & Oxford

We would have time to visit one of the Oxford University colleges before driving on across the Cotswolds to Stratford upon Avon. Lunch in a pub is a possibility. Then, in Stratford, visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace and the church where he is buried.

 

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & Blenheim Palace

Stratford upon Avon & Blenheim Palace

See the very contrasting birthplaces of two famous Englishmen in one day. Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford will seem little more than a humble cottage in comparison with the magnificent Blenheim Palace, where Sir Winston Churchill was born.

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & Warwick Castle

Stratford upon Avon & Warwick Castle

Visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace, or if you have children with you, take them to Mary Arden’s Farm. This childhood home of Shakespeare’s mother has lots of activities to capture their imagination.

Then, on to Warwick Castle, to a world of knights in armour, ghosts, battlements and dungeons.

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & Coughton Court garden

Stratford upon Avon & a garden visit

Both Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage have lovely gardens. Then, from Stratford you can follow the history of Shakespeare’s times via the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 to Coughton Court, which is nowadays more famous for its roses than its political conspiracies.

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon

Just Stratford

An early start would enable you to see Shakespeare’s Birthplace before attending a matinée performance at the Royal Shakespeare Company theatre.

Alternatively, spend all day exploring Stratford. You might catch some of the events commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in 2016. Children would love some of the activities at the childhood home of Shakespeare’s mother, Mary Arden’s farm.

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon & Holy Trinity church

Holy Trinity church, Stratford upon Avon

Private Tours to Stratford upon Avon

Swans on the River Avon

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