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Hi everyone,
I'm planning a trip to Straford-u-A in a couple of weeks and I'm wondering if anyone has good tips about things to do, places to eat, to stay, things we shouldn't miss,...
I'd like some good info!
Thanks,
Adinda
You can get some good ideas for places to stay at www.smoothhoung.co.uk. It's a lovely part of England... have a great trip.
I'd recommend the Shakespeare centre and Shakespeare's birthplace. Depending on how long you are staying, you may also wish to see Anne Hathaway's cottage and Harvard House. I think you can buy a ticket which gives cheaper access to all these sights. I'd also recommend visiting the RSC - i think they are showing "The Tempest" and "A Winter's Tale" at the moment.
and a good website for Stratford-upon-Avon is
http://www.stratford-upon-avon.co.uk/
The Clopton Bridge is the main traversal of the River Avon in central Stratford. It is also officially a "Scheduled Ancient Monument" in Britain!
It was originally built in 1480, financed by a certain Hugh Clopton of nearby Clopton House, a leading gentry-man who later served as Lord Mayor of London. Its 14 spans now carry the A3400 across the river.
We saw a group of Morris dancers performing when we were in Stratford. My friend wanted to see them because she had heard about them but hadn't been able to imagine what it would look like. I hadn't heard of them at all before. It made me think that our clog dancing must be something like it. Though i have never yet seen that so can't compare really.
It seems that Morris dancing is a tradition that goes back at least 600 years. Mostly performed by men as it seems. And from what i saw that seems true. The whole group of dancers we saw were male. And for the few dances where they invited the public to join, they only invited the men. Which was fine with us at the time because it was rather warm weather and the dancing looked like heavy work...
And i won't comment on the hats...
Find the park and tourist information center along the Avon then look up the river. You'll see a church spire about a mile down. You can follow the road along the river and arrive at Trinity Church, a small parish church overlooking the river, surrounded by shady trees. This is the church William Shakespeare was baptized and buried in. His marble memorial tomb is still there in a corner. The church charges no entrance fee but suggests a pound donation.
Yes Stratford has a Maccas. I went there for a quick fix and was a bit disapointed. As is to be expected it was very busy and I could only get a seat { or should I say a perch } downstairs. The place was a pigsty. Hadn't been cleaned for ages...left over food trays on the tables and litter on the floor. I know McDonald's stores can get a bit like that but this was too much. Anyhow the food was ok but not the best Maccas I've had.
The Guild Chapel dates from the 13th century, though most of the existing building is from the 15th. It is nest door to New Place, Shakespeare's 'retirement home' and he would certainly have been familiar with it.
The guild of the Holy Cross was an influential and wealthy group of local religious, with business and property-owning interests. They built the chapel, but they were later 'suppressed' by Henry Vlll's Reformation. The chapel is also the chapel for the King Edward Vl Grammar School next door.
It is only a small place, but worth visiting for its Medieval wall-paintings. These were uncovered during renovations in the early 1800s, and include one of the largest Doom paitings still existing in England. I have more info and details here.
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