Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare’s town

Back in 1769, actor-manager David Garrick staged the Shakespeare Jubilee in Stratford-upon-Avon: three days of pageantry, fireworks and a riverside rotunda—yet no plays, due to licensing. That curious celebration sparked centuries of literary pilgrimage. From Birmingham it’s roughly a 50-minute run via the M40 to thread a precise route: the Birthplace on Henley Street, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Shottery just 2 km west, Hall’s Croft, and Holy Trinity Church by the Avon, where Shakespeare was laid to rest in 1616.

Here’s how it works: we collect you from your Birmingham hotel, keep a Mercedes at your disposal, and while your dedicated driver handles traffic and parking, you explore, sip and compare eras at leisure. Expect a photo stop by Clopton Bridge, time in the gardens at New Place, a cream tea break, then—if desired—an evening with the Royal Shakespeare Company; your driver waits and ensures a calm late-night return, even after supper at the Dirty Duck.