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Top 5 reasons to buy a Shakespeare Family Homes annual pass

They’re the big five of Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s New Place, Hall’s Croft and Mary Arden’s Farm – the must-see tourist attractions that chronicle the home life of the world’s greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare.

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Visit The Play’s The Thing

Visit The Play’s The Thing in Stratford-upon-Avon to dive into the world of theatre. Run by the Royal Shakespeare Company and situated within the Swan Wing of their riverside theatre building, The Play’s The Thing is a family-friendly, hands-on attraction and well worth a visit.

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Visit Mary Arden’s Farm

Mary Arden’s Farm, near Stratford-upon-Avon, is the childhood home of William Shakespeare’s mother. A working Tudor farm, Mary Arden’s Farm is a family attraction, with farm animals, birds of prey displays, special events, daily indoor and outdoor activities, and children’s playgrounds.

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Top 5 pushchair-friendly cafes in Stratford-upon-Avon

I don’t like to make a fuss. I want a coffee. I have child. If someone has to help me drag a pushchair up steps or wrangle with seventeen tables just to let me and the gargantuan pile of plastic through, that’s making a fuss. And I don’t like to make a fuss.

(By the way, I don’t like pushchairs either. But it’s not always practical to carry both baby and all their stuff like some sort of over-sized, double-shelled turtle.)

So where, as a parent with pushchair, can you enjoy a much-needed caffeine hit?

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