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Shakespeare's Birthplace

This half-timbered house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 is Stratford's most cherished historic place. Descendants of the dramatist lived here until the 19th century, and it has been a place of pilgrimage for more than 250 years.

Shakespeare's Birthplace and the Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon

Warwickshire

http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk

November to March, Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm, Sundays 10.30am-4pm. April to May, Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Sundays 10.30am-5pm. June to August, Monday to Saturday, 9am-5pm, 9.30am-5pm

Adults £6.70; children £2.60; seniors £5.50; family £15

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