Shakespeare's Birthplace
Grade I listed birth house in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.
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Clifford Chambers’ list takes in 5 attractions, 5 museums and a historic house. No place to visit is mapped inside Clifford Chambers’ built-up area; 12 are within 5 km of its edge. Warwick Castle, 15 km away, is the best-known day out.
Along with Shakespeare's Birthplace, see 3 attractions, a zoo and a museum.
Historic houseShakespeare's Birthplace2.6 km outside town, to the north
ZooStratford Butterfly Farm2.3 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHall's Croft2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumShakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall2.2 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionShakespeare's New Place2.3 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionNash's House2.3 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
To the north is where most of the 12 nearby are.
The dashed line is Clifford Chambers’ built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Other attractions lead the count with 5; 5 are museums or galleries.
Green: inside Clifford Chambers. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 12 on the list lie within 5 km of its edge.
Grade I listed birth house in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom.
Museum in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
24 listed buildings are on Clifford Chambers’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Clifford Chambers →
Head 15 km out for Warwick Castle, the best known of 12.
CastleWarwick Castle15 km northeast
Castle · English HeritageKenilworth Castle22 km northeast
CathedralCoventry Cathedral Church of St Michael30 km northeast
Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery37 km north · 856K visitors a year
Historic house · National TrustCharlecote Park7.5 km northeast
CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester35 km westGardenGarden · National TrustHidcote Manor Garden9.6 km south
MuseumHerbert Art Gallery & Museum30 km northeast · 300K visitors a year (2010)Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court14 km northwest
CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral37 km north
Abbey or prioryEvesham Abbey18 km southwest
CastleSudeley Castle30 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Clifford Chambers (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
No attraction is mapped inside Clifford Chambers itself. Within 5 km of it are Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford Butterfly Farm, Hall's Croft and Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall.
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Clifford Chambers: Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall, Tudor World, The MAD (Mechanical Art and Design) Museum and RSC Costume Workshop.
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Kenilworth Castle (English Heritage), 22 km northeast.
Within 40 km: Warwick Castle (15 km), Kenilworth Castle (22 km), Coventry Cathedral Church of St Michael (30 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (37 km).
Clifford Chambers has 24 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Clifford Chambers when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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).
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