Stratford & a Shakespearean New Year

This morning we will be joined by a local guide who will accompany us to visit two key properties in Shakespeare’s history. We will travel to Anne Hathaway’s cottage where you can explore the history of the house and the gardens. We will then go on to Shakespeare’s Birthplace, a small cottage amongst the high street of Stratford. We will have some free time for lunch, before we head to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre to watch a matinee performance of The Magician’s Elephant - a brand new musical adapted from Kate DiCamillo's prize-winning novel. It is directed by Sarah Tipple (Associate Director for The Boy in the Dress) and designed by Colin Richmond (Wendy & Peter Pan). We return to our hotel for dinner this evening.

Today we travel by coach to Cheltenham where we enjoy a one-way trip on the Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway. The train travels along part of the route of the former Western Railway’s main line. We alight in Broadway where you’ll have some free time in this quaint picture postcard village.  After some free time, we return to our hotel ready for our New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner.

 

Today is yours to spend at leisure, doing as much or as little as you like. Relax in the hotel or explore Stratford-upon-Avon and take a walk along the river, taking in the pretty half-timbered buildings of this medieval market town. Dinner is served at the hotel this evening. 

 

 

Please note: We cannot guarantee that all rail journeys will be steam hauled. The running order of the itinerary will be confirmed in your final travel documents.