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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

LindaD12 planned a hike

August 23, 2022

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

Easy

01:16

4.95km

3.9km/h

10m

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Overview

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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736 m

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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1.24 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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1.28 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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1.37 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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1.58 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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2.25 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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2.44 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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4.95 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.40 km

1.05 km

168 m

149 m

140 m

Surfaces

2.92 km

1.43 km

542 m

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

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Warwickshire Firefighters Memorial, Bancroft Gardens

Tramway Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon

Royal Shakespeare Theatre

Colin P Witter Lock (River Avon)

Bancroft Gardens and Recreation Grounds

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