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There is so much to see and do in Stratford upon Avon. Timeout list 18 great things to keep you occupied and there are also a host of National Trust properties to visit in the area.

18 best things to do

Warwickshire National Trust

Stratford Upon Avon Literary Festival

Throughout the summer The Holloway Garden Theatre is returning to Stratford with an outdoor production of ‘As You Like It’.  Performances run from 18 July to 1 September.

Just opened in the main theatre is ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ with favourite Shakespeare character Falstaff at the centre, played wonderfully by John Hodgkinson.  It’s a lively, colourful production with lots of very funny moments as the ladies of the town plot against his amorous advances.

Also this summer, the RSC presents a new play ‘Kyoto’ described as a political thriller and Sheridan’s 18th century classic comedy  ‘School for Scandal’ promising big wigs and even bigger laughs.

Two more Shakespeare plays feature later in the summer season - ‘an outdoor production of ‘As You Like It’ in the Swan Theatre gardens and the rarely performed ‘Pericles’ with Alfred Enoch in the lead role.


From The Guardian (13/6/2024) - 5 star review


With abounding silliness, this is a comedy so polished it gleams. A summer belter.

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Old Town Cottage, holiday cottage in Stratford upon Avon

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