Shakespeare's Birthplace – Royal Shakespeare Theatre loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Royal Shakespeare Theatre loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Royal Shakespeare Theatre loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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7.35km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.14 km

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful and well preserved half-timbered building, you will not find many in similar style and quality around. Even if you do not enter the museum it is worth a detour to have a view.

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1.15 km

Statue of William Shakespeare

Highlight • Monument

Very nicely done and very recent too

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1.66 km

Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

From here it is 'just' 185 locks to get to London ;-)

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1.70 km

Warwickshire Firefighters Memorial, Bancroft Gardens

Highlight • Monument

More often than not there is someone performing here as it makes an intimate little ‘theatre’. Musicians, a man dressed as Shakespeare reading monologues off by heart or as in …

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1.79 km

Tramway Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon

Highlight • River

On August Bank Holiday Monday, 1874, despite a “dull threatening sky”, many Stratfordians and visitors flooded down to the Avon to watch a Regatta, the first to be held in …

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2.00 km

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Highlight • Cafe

Obviously not the original Shakespeare Theatre, but a similar touristy place as the on ein London - much less 'into the face' though. The shop has quite some nice items, …

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4.10 km

Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

Highlight • Religious Site

Holy Trinity Church dates to around 1210 and is the oldest building in Stratford-upon-Avon. The church is most famous for its links to the playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), who is …

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4.74 km

Colin P Witter Lock (River Avon)

Highlight • River

Colin P Witter Lock is a minor waterways place on the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) between Offenham (16 miles and 2½ furlongs and 8 locks to the west) and Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2¾ furlongs to the northeast).

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7.35 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.66 km

1.83 km

674 m

193 m

Surfaces

5.44 km