The Shakespeare Centre
This is The Shakespeare Centre, a museum in Stratford-upon-Avon. Nearby, 13 more places to visit are within 5 km. For a second stop, Shakespeare's Birthplace is 100 m away.
Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon
Inside Stratford-upon-Avon
The Shakespeare Centre is inside Stratford-upon-Avon’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
May to September are the warmest in Stratford-upon-Avon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C.
The Shakespeare Centre
Museum.
In Stratford-upon-Avon, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Stratford-upon-Avon
Hours, entry and address
- EntryA fee is charged
Mapping The Shakespeare Centre
Numbered points are the places near The Shakespeare Centre, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Stratford-upon-Avon’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of The Shakespeare Centre
In size, Stratford-upon-Avon comes first of the 7, with 28,112 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Stratford-upon-Avon
Tiddington
Clifford Chambers
Wilmcote
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where The Shakespeare Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford-upon-Avon | It’s in town | 28,112 | 18 |
| Tiddington | 1.8 km east of it | 1,687 | 17 |
| Clifford Chambers | 2.6 km south of it | 449 | 12 |
| Wilmcote | 4.1 km northwest of it | 940 | 15 |
| Snitterfield | 4.4 km north of it | 1,055 | 16 |
| Binton | 4.9 km west of it | 373 | 9 |
| Welford-on-Avon | 5 km southwest of it | 1,692 | 11 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
Our list has 39 more within 15 km, among them 3 historic houses, 2 gardens and a castle.
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace100 m away2
CastleWarwick Castle13 km away3
ZooStratford Butterfly Farm800 m away4
Historic house · National TrustCharlecote Park5.9 km away5
GardenMary Arden's Farm4.7 km away6Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court13 km away7GardenGarden · National TrustHidcote Manor Garden13 km away8
MuseumStratford Armouries3.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting The Shakespeare Centre: the answers
Where is The Shakespeare Centre?
The Shakespeare Centre is in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Shakespeare Centre?
Museum.
When is the best time to visit The Shakespeare Centre?
May to September are the warmest months in Stratford-upon-Avon, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near The Shakespeare Centre?
Within 15 km: Shakespeare's Birthplace (100 m), Warwick Castle (13 km), Stratford Butterfly Farm (800 m) and Charlecote Park (5.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Shakespeare's Birthplace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warwick Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stratford Butterfly Farm: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlecote Park: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Arden's Farm: Elliott Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stratford Armouries: Bazmasta, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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