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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Statue of William Shakespeare loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Statue of William Shakespeare loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Statue of William Shakespeare loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

01:43

6.72km

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

Start point

Train Station

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888 m

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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896 m

Statue of William Shakespeare

Highlight • Monument

Very nicely done and very recent too

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2.07 km

Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

Highlight • Religious Site

Holy Trinity Church dates to around 1210 and is the oldest building in Stratford-upon-Avon. The church is most famous for its links to the playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), who is …

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2.79 km

Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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2.81 km

Stratford-upon-Avon Lock No. 56

Highlight • Bridge

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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2.83 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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2.92 km

Tramway Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon

Highlight • River

On August Bank Holiday Monday, 1874, despite a “dull threatening sky”, many Stratfordians and visitors flooded down to the Avon to watch a Regatta, the first to be held in …

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3.79 km

Colin P Witter Lock (River Avon)

Highlight • River

Colin P Witter Lock is a minor waterways place on the River Avon - Warwickshire (Upper Avon Navigation) between Offenham (16 miles and 2½ furlongs and 8 locks to the west) and Royal Shakespeare Theatre (2¾ furlongs to the northeast).

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4.95 km

New Place

Archaeological Site

6.72 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.22 km

1.86 km

274 m

243 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.28 km

2.64 km

695 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 13 May

13°C

6°C

82 %

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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Statue of William Shakespeare loop from Stratford-upon-Avon

Shakespeare's Birthplace

Statue of William Shakespeare

Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon

Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Stratford-upon-Avon Lock No. 56

Warwickshire Firefighters Memorial, Bancroft Gardens

Tramway Bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon

Colin P Witter Lock (River Avon)

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