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Historic Buildings in Warwickshire

In this category of attractions you will find heritage properties ranging from medieval schools to guildhalls, manors, Tudor farm buildings, and more. For a look at how the upper classes lived, see our list of historic houses (stately homes).

Anne Hathaway's Cottage    Near Stratford, and reachable on foot if you don't mind a bit of a walk, is the village of Shottery. Here you will find the small thatched house known as Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the home of Shakespeare's wife before their marriage. Aside from its connection with Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway's Cottage is notable as an excellent example of a half-timbered Elizabethan yeoman's house, and is well worth visiting in its own right. Cottage Lane, Shottery, Warwickshire, England, CV37 9HH Attraction Type: Historic Building Location: 1 mile from Stratford centre. Accessible by car or via footpaths from Stratford. Website: Anne Hathaway's Cottage Phone: 01789 292 100 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Location map Details of Anne Hathaway's Cottage OS SP184 548 Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Hall's Croft   Located close to Holy Trinity church is Hall's Croft, a 16th century timber-framed house named after Dr John Hall, who married Shakespeare's daughter Susanna in 1607. Susanna and her husband moved from Hall's Croft to New Place after Shakespeare died, and today the house contains exhibits on medical practices during the Tudor period, and furnishings that would have been used during the Tudor and early Stuart period. Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, Old Town Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, CV37 6BG Attraction Type: Historic Property Location: In the centre of Stratford's Old Town district Website: Hall's Croft Phone: +44 [0]1789 292107 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Location map Details of Hall's Croft OS SP200 545 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

King Edward School   King Edward School is a public (i.e. exclusive) school based around a core of historic buildings where Shakespeare himself once attended school. Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, CV37 6HB Attraction Type: Historic Property Website: King Edward School Email: office@kingedwardvi.warwickshire.sch.uk Phone: 01789 293351 Fax: 01789 293351 Location map Details of King Edward School OS SP199546 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britan Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Lord Leycester's Hospital   A collection of superb half timbered medieval buildings established as a home for aged and infirm soldiers by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, in 1571. 60 High Street, Warwick, Warwickshire, England Attraction Type: Historic Building Location: At the west end of High Street, just inside the medieval West Gate Website: Lord Leycester's Hospital Email: lordleycester@btinternet.com Details of Lord Leycester's Hospital OS SP2864 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Mary Ardens House   Three miles outside Stratford to the north lies the small village of Wilmcote. Here stands a lovely half-timbered Tudor farmhouse built of oak from the nearby Forest of Arden and stone from Wilmcote. This was the childhood home of Mary Arden, the eighth daught of a well-to-do yeoman farmer named Robert Arden. The house is indicative of how a better-off family would have lived in the late Tudor period. Station Road, Wilmscote, Warwickshire, England, CV37 9UN Attraction Type: Historic Building Website: Mary Ardens House Phone: 01789 293 455 Location map Details of Mary Ardens House OS SP166 582 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

New Place   Shakespeare purchased his retirement home of New Place in 1597, though he did not move in until 1610. At that time it was the second largest dwelling in Stratford, and the only one built of brick. Shakespeare died in 1616, but it is thought that his wife, Anne, lived at New Place until her death seven years later. Stratford-upon-Avon town centre, Chapel Street Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, CV37 6EP Attraction Type: Historic Property Website: New Place Phone: 01789 292 325 Location map Details of New Place OS SP201 548 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering

Shakespeare's Birthplace   A rambling half-timbered house on Henley Street where, it is believed, Shakespeare was born and spent his childhood years. By the time the house was purchased by a charitable trust in 1847 it had fallen into great disrepair. A careful program of refurbishment and restoration was carried out, and a modern visitor centre more lately added, so that today's visitor can get a good glimpse into what Shakespeare's early life would have been like. Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, CV37 6QW Attraction Type: Historic Property Website: Shakespeare's Birthplace Phone: 01789 201 822 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Location map Details of Shakespeare's Birthplace OS SP200 551 Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express Accommodation: nearest hotels - nearest Self catering