Day Trip to Shakespeare's Birthplace

Sat Nov 09 2024 at 10:30 am to 01:00 pm UTC+00:00

Shakespeare's Birthplace | Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire County Council Migration Team
Publisher/HostWarwickshire County Council Migration Team
Day Trip to Shakespeare's Birthplace
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A day trip to Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford.
About this Event

Details:

Date: 9th November 2024 (Saturday)

Time: 10:30am – 1:00pm

Venue: The Shakespeare Centre (Henley St,

Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW)

Price: £1.79 / person (£1 for the ticket and 79p for the Eventbrite administration fee)

(Remarks: All the participants MUST present the proof to support your refugee status in the UK at the Visitor Welcome Team on arrival. If without this, a full price ticket will need to be purchased that day.)


About Shakespeare’s Birthplace

John Shakespeare – William’s father – lived and worked in the house known today as Shakespeare’s Birthplace. John married Mary Arden in about 1557 and William was born in 1564, the third of their eight children.

In 1568 John became the Mayor of Stratford, which was the highest elective office in the town. It was because of his father’s status as Mayor that William was privileged enough to have attended the local grammar school to begin his education.

In 1582, at the age of 18, William married Anne Hathaway. The young couple continued to live with his parents in the Birthplace. It is where their own children, Susanna, Judith and Hamnet were born.

John Shakespeare died in 1601 and being the eldest surviving son, William inherited the house. William leased the small, two-room cottage adjoining the main house to his sister, Joan Hart. The remainder of the family home was also leased and became an inn, called the Maidenhead. It was later renamed the Swan and Maidenhead Inn, which remain in operation until 1847. When Shakespeare died in 1616 he left the property to his elder daughter Susanna, and when she died she left it to her only child, Elizabeth.

In order to save the building where William Shakespeare was born a public campaign was launched, supported by Charles Dickens. The property was purchased at auction by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1847 for £3,000. We have cared for it ever since.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Shakespeare's Birthplace, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 1.79

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