View of Alscot Park Mansion – Royal Shakespeare Theatre loop from Preston-on-Stour

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View of Alscot Park Mansion – Royal Shakespeare Theatre loop from Preston-on-Stour

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View of Alscot Park Mansion – Royal Shakespeare Theatre loop from Preston-on-Stour

03:38

13.9km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.25 km

View of Alscot Park Mansion

Highlight • Viewpoint

Alscot Park is an English Grade I listed Georgian country house in Preston on Stour, some 3 miles (5 km) south of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. It was built in a Rococo Gothic style for James West in the early 18th century.

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2.95 km

St Helen's Church, Clifford Chambers

Highlight • Historical Site

The church of ST. HELEN is a small building of rubble with a Cotswold stone roof, heavily restored in 1886, comprising nave, chancel with north vestry and organ chamber, west …

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5.58 km

Bancroft Gardens and Recreation Grounds

Highlight • Natural

Nice place to stop on any walk around Stratford-upon-Avon. Good views of the RSC Theatre and the river, close to town centre shops for food and other refreshments and plenty of space to sit and relax.

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6.43 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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6.65 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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6.73 km

Stratford-upon-Avon Big Wheel

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stratford-Upon-Avon Big Wheel offers the most spectacular views far reaching over the Shakespearean town and surroundings.

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10.2 km

Clifford Manor

Highlight • Settlement

Clifford Manor has an early-20th-century garden surrounding an 18th- and 20th-century house. There is also an adjacent medieval moat.

Early 20th-century arts and crafts gardens attributed to Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll.

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13.6 km

St. Mary the Virgin Church, Preston-on-Stour

Highlight • Monument

The church of ST. MARY THE VIRGIN, anciently of St. Peter the apostle, comprises chancel, nave, and tower. The church is of ashlar, except for the south wall of the …

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13.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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