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Old Stratford And Drayton

Shakespeare's Birthplace – Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside loop from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

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United Kingdom
England
West Midlands Region
Warwickshire
Stratford-On-Avon
Old Stratford And Drayton

Shakespeare's Birthplace – Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside loop from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

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19

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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside loop from Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway

02:00

7.85km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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2.37 km

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal – Stratford Top Lock No. 52 (One Elm Lock)

Highlight • Structure

Stratford Top Lock No 52 is a place on the waterways on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) between Winding Hole above Stratford Top Lock No 52 (¼ furlongs to the …

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2

3.45 km

Warwickshire Firefighters Memorial, Bancroft Gardens

Highlight • Monument

More often than not there is someone performing here as it makes an intimate little ‘theatre’. Musicians, a man dressed as Shakespeare reading monologues off by heart or as in …

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3.46 km

Stratford-upon-Avon Lock No. 56

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Stratford-upon-Avon Lock No 56 is a minor waterways place on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal (Southern Section) between Winding Hole above Stratford Top Lock No 52 (4½ furlongs and 4 locks to …

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3.48 km

Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

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From here it is 'just' 185 locks to get to London ;-)

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5

4.00 km

Statue of William Shakespeare

Highlight • Monument

Very nicely done and very recent too

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4.01 km

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful and well preserved half-timbered building, you will not find many in similar style and quality around. Even if you do not enter the museum it is worth a detour to have a view.

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4.15 km

Statue of the Jester Touchstone

Highlight • Monument

A fool, a fool! I met a fool i' the forest,
A motley fool! - a miserable world!
As I do live by food, I met a fool
Who laid …

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4.57 km

Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside

Highlight • Rest Area

Refreshing and plenty to see. Well worth the short walk

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7.85 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.84 km

1.39 km

610 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

2.08 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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