Stratford Coach Walk

The walks - Stratford-upon-Avon

The three walks will take us along sections of the Shakespeare’s Way, which totals 146 miles and the trail starts from the Shakespeare Centre in Stratford to the Globe Theatre in London. The walk includes some surfaced roads as well as fields and woods.

Stratford-upon-Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon is a medieval market town with over 800 years of history, it is known as the birth place for William Shakespeare and has many buildings that survive today, that he would have been familiar with. Stratford was also the centre of a considerable amount of activity and fighting during the Civil War, as it was strategically important for both the Parliamentarians and Royalists.

It is a famous tourist attraction with many of the town's earliest and most important buildings located along what is known as Stratford's Historic Spine, which was once the main route from the town centre to the parish church. The route begins at Shakespeare's Birthplace in Henley Street, to the top end of Bridge Street and into the High Street where many Elizabethan buildings are located, including Harvard House. The route carries on through Chapel Street where Nash's House and New Place are sited. The Historic Spine continues along Church Street where the Guild buildings are located dating back to the 15th century, as well as 18th and 19th century properties. The route then finishes in the Old Town, which includes Hall's Croft and the Holy Trinity Church.