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A Short Break in Stratford
Ambleside Guest House makes the perfect base to explore Stratford and the surrounding countryside |
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We are within a short drive (45 minutes or less) of all the following:
- Coughton Court (National Trust)
- Charlecote House (National Trust)
- Anne Hathaway's Cottage
- The Shakespeare Houses
- Warwick Castle
- Kenilworth Castle
- Blenheim Palace
- Ragley Hall
- The Butterfly Farm
The Cotswold villages of
- Moreton-in-Marsh
- Stow-on-the-Wold
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Chipping Campden
- Broadway
- Burford
- Bibury
For those of you who appreciate beautiful gardens, the following are a must to visit:
- Hidcote Manor Gardens near Chipping Campden
- Kiftsgate Garden also near Chipping Campden
- Throckmorton Family Gardens near Coughton Court, Alcester (with its world famous rose labyrinth)
- Batsford Arboretum at Moreton in Marsh
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Day 1
Visit Shakespeare's birthplace, stroll around the Bancroft Gardens and walk to Holy Trinity Church to see Shakespeare's grave. Have lunch in town at a pub or restaurant. Take the bus tour, stopping to look at the other Shakespeare houses - Mary Arden's House and Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Enjoy afternoon tea and scones at the Posh Corner Shop before seeing a play in the evening at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Day 2
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Spend the day at the big attraction of Warwick Castle and explore the county town of Warwick where there is a fine choice of pubs, cafes and restaurants.
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Take a tour of the numerous Cotswold villages, browsing village stores and antique shops in Stow on the Wold, Broadway, Bourton on the Water, Chipping Campden and Moreton in Marsh.
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Visit Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, at Woodstock. Drive on to Oxford to visit the city's beautiful architecture and famous university.
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