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   Stop 1 — Visitor Information Centre

   The most convenient boarding point for first-time visitors arriving in the town centre.

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   Stop 2 — Shakespeare's Birthplace

   The half-timbered house on Henley Street where William Shakespeare was born in 1564.

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   Stop 3 — Market Square & American Fountain

   The historic heart of Stratford, home to the ornate Victorian fountain gifted by an American philanthropist.

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   Stop 4 — Shakespeare's New Place

   The site of the grand house Shakespeare bought on his return from London, now an atmospheric garden and museum.

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   Stop 5 — River Avon & Royal Shakespeare Theatre

   Stratford's iconic riverside setting, with the Royal Shakespeare Company's main house right on the water's edge.

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   Stop 6 — Hall's Croft

   The Jacobean townhouse that belonged to Shakespeare's daughter Susanna and her physician husband.

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   Stop 7 — Evesham Place

   A residential stop connecting the town centre route to the outer attractions.

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   Stop 8 — Alcester Road

   Gateway stop for the route heading towards the village of Shottery.

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   Stop 9 — Anne Hathaway's Cottage

   The picturesque thatched farmhouse in Shottery where Shakespeare's wife grew up — one of the tour's most-photographed stops.

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    Stop 10 — Mary Arden's Farm

    A working Tudor farm at Wilmcote that was home to Shakespeare's mother, with hands-on living history demonstrations.

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    Stop 11 — Maybird Shopping Park

    The final stop on the Red Route, useful for those combining sightseeing with a visit to the retail park.

Hop on and off at any stop along the route.