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Nearby Attractions

• Harvard House (<1 Mile)* Harvard House is not currently open to the public.Harvard House was the home of Katherine Rogers, mother of John Harvard, whose bequest made possible the foundation of Harvard University. Harvard House is the home of the Museum of British Pewter.
  
• Nash's House and New Place (<1 Mile)* At the end of Chapel Street, you will find the beautiful old building from the sixteenth century, known as Nash's House. In the garden, you can see the foundations of New Place - Shakespeare's fine house.
  
• Shakespeare's Birthplace (<1 Mile)* The Man of the Millennium - William Shakespeare, was born in 1564 in the half-timbered house in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. You can still visit this house today.
  
• Hall's Croft (<1 Mile)* Halls Croft was the home of Dr. John Hall and Shakespeare's eldest daughter Susanna, whom he married in 1607.
  
• Royal Shakespeare Company (<1 Mile)* One of the world's best-known theatre ensembles, the Royal Shakespeare Company performs the works of Shakespeare, other renaissance dramatists and contemporary writers all year round in its home in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  
• Anne Hathaway's Cottage (1 Mile)* The most romantic of all the Shakespearean properties, is Anne Hathaway's Cottage, which lies in the beautiful hamlet of Shottery, just outside Stratford-upon-Avon.
  
• Stratford on Avon Racecourse (1 Mile)* Steeplechasing has taken place at Stratford Racecourse since 1755. Nowadays, we have eighteen meetings a year, between March and November.
  
• Mary Arden's House And Countryside Museum (3 Miles)* The farmhouse at Wilmcote, just three miles outside Stratford-upon-Avon, the home of William Shakespeare's mother, is now a countryside museum; devoted to showing country life from Tudor times to the present day.
  
• Charlecote Park (4 Miles)* A visit to Charlecote Park is a chance to follow the fortunes of the Lucy family who came to England during the time of William the Conqueror.
  
• Hidcote Manor Garden (7 Miles)* Hidcote Manor Garden is one of those gardens which can only be found in England! It was created by keen horticulturist, Major Lawrence Johnston, on a Cotswold property bought for him by his mother.
  

Nearby Towns

• Alcester (7 Miles)* Alcester is an ancient Roman town in southwest Warwickshire. Lying seven miles west of Stratford-upon-Avon, it has plenty of architectural attractions for visitors to enjoy without the crowds.
  
• Henley in Arden (7 Miles)* Do you want to eat or have a drink at a 16th century coaching inn or in a 15th century timber framed building? Then, come to Henley-in-Arden!
  
• Bishops Tachbrook (8 Miles)* Bishops Tachbrook is a small rural village, situated near to Royal Leamington Spa and Warwick, situated close to the M40 motorway.
  
• Warwick (8 Miles)* Warwick is probably best known for its magnificent castle - one of England's top attractions set in gardens landscaped by Capability Brown. The historic town itself is well worth exploring.
  
• Chipping Campden (10 Miles)* The historic town of Chipping Campden in north Gloucestershire is a Mecca for visitors, from home and abroad. Chipping Campden is set on the edge of the Cotswolds.
  
• Royal Leamington Spa (10 Miles)* Just three miles from Warwick, Royal Leamington Spa is a fashionable town with its Georgian and Victorian architecture, tree lined avenues and squares and glorious gardens.
  
• Shipston on Stour (10 Miles)* Shipston-on-Stour is a small town and civil parish within the Stratford-on-Avon district of the southern part of Warwickshire, England. It is close to the borders with Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
  
• Stretton-on-Fosse (11 Miles)* Stretton-on-Fosse is a small quiet village, which has fewer than 200 houses, most built of Cotswold stone and locally-made red brick.
  
• Evesham (12 Miles)* Evesham nestles at the foot of the Cotswold Hills, on the banks of the River Avon, at the heart of the fruit growing industry of the Vale of Evesham. An old market town, Evesham is still a lively shopping centre.
  
• Kenilworth (12 Miles)* Kenilworth is a small town with an exceptionally good choice of restaurants and smaller shops. Enjoy excellent English, French, Chinese, Italian, Indian or even Thai cuisine. There are some good English pubs too!