Browsing local attractions within 8 miles of Twelfth Night

Holiday Inn Stratford, Bridgefoot, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6YR, (0.6 miles, 1kms), Tel: 01789 269 669, Email, www.bancroftcruisers.co.uk

Bancroft Cruisers provide frequent sightseeing cruises with live commentary. Also private parties, wedding celebrations, champagne receptions & corporate events. Onboard bar and a full range of hot and cold buffets and on location BBQs.

40 Sheep Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6EE, (0.4 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 0872 435 7095, Email, www.falstaffexperience.co.uk/

This multi award winning attraction is set in one of Stratford's most beautiful and historic buildings and depicts Tudor life in a series of authentic and interesting recreations. Fun ghost tours by lantern light every evening.

Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6QW, (0.3 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 01789 204016, Email, www.shakespeare.org.uk

The five Shakespeare Houses are owned and cared for by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. They are an independent charity who depend entirely on the public for support to maintain and preserve the World's Shakespeare Heritage.

Sheep Street, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6EF, (0.4 miles, 0.6kms), Tel: 01789 269 356, Email, www.TheMADMuseum.co.uk

Come and get lost in a bizarre world of futuristic mechanisms, clever mind-blowing designs and 1890s-inspired contraptions made up of the intricate workings of gears, sprockets and pulleys!

Warwick, CV34 4, (6 miles, 10kms), Tel: 0871 978 0851, Email, www.theopenroad.co.uk

Leave your modern car at home and hire one of our Great British Classic Cars to enjoy the thrills of the open road.

Cottage Lane, Shottery, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9HH, (1 miles, 2kms), Tel: 01789 204016, Email, www.shakespeare.org.uk

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. This world-famous thatched cottage continued to be owned by Anne Hathaway's descendants until the late 19th century .

Swans Nest Boathouse, Swans Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 7LS, (0.6 miles, 0.9kms), Tel: 01789 267073, Email, www.avon-boating.co.uk/river-cruises

Half-hour cruises on the River Avon. Regular departures from the Bancroft Gardens adjacent to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Rowing boats, punts, canoes and motor boats available for hire from our Boathouse on the other side of the river.

Avenue Farm Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 0HS, (0.5 miles, 0.8kms), Tel: 01789 412680, Email, www.citysightseeing-stratford.com

Open-top bus tours of Stratford-upon-Avon departing from the Pen & Parchment at regular intervals. Hop on and off as often as you wish to visit the five Shakespeare Houses and places of interest.

Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6BG, (0.2 miles, 0.4kms), Tel: 01789 204016, Email, www.shakespeare.org.uk

Named after Dr John Hall, who married Shakespeare's daughter Susanna. This impressive 16th century house, with Jacobean additions, includes outstanding furniture and paintings as well as an exhibition about medicine in Shakespeare's time.

Dark Lane, Hatton, Warwick, CV35 8XA, (8 miles, 13kms), Tel: 01926 843411, Email, www.hattonworld.com

Enjoy a meander around the converted Victorian farm buildings that are home to Hatton’s Shopping Village, a walk or drive to Hatton Locks and for those with children a visit to Hatton Farm Village or Family Camping.

Hidcote Bartrim, Nr Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LR, (7 miles, 12kms), Tel: 01386 438333, Email, www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote

Hidcote Manor is one of England's great Art and Craft gardens,famous for its rare trees, shrubs, herbaceous borders and unusual plants from all over the world. The garden is divided by tall hedges and walls to create a series of "rooms".

Station Road, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 9UN, (3 miles, 5kms), Tel: 01789 204016, Email, www.shakespeare.org.uk

Mary Arden's Farm. Wilmcote, 5 miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon. Great for a family outing, the timbered farmhouse was the home of Shakespeare's mother before she married John Shakespeare.