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Good morning! My name is Sarahi, Im your tour guide ,  we  take a magnificent tour at Stantford upon Avon. 

1. The First stop  is a SHAKESPEARE´S BIRHTPLACE is a typical middle class furniture of the time, in this place Shakespeare born in upstairs room and has a window with signatures of other famous playwrights.

2. Then we´re passing the HALL´S CROFT is a medieval house, is the home of Shakespeare´s daughter, Susanna, who married Dr Hall an eminent local doctor, this house contains 16th and 17th century medical equipment.

3. If we continued we have NEW PLACE, bought by Shakespeare in 1597, his permanent residence from 1611 till he died in 1616

4. In the fourth stop we have the NASH´S HOUSE where Elizabeth Hall the  granddaugher of Shakespeare´s lived that today is a museum of the Stanford story from prehistoric times.

5. In the next street on your  right see the ROYAL SHAKESPEAER THEATRE is built in 1962 here produces Shakespearean plays  and it has picture gallery and museum with paintings and costumes of famous artists and actors

6. Forward we have the home of John Hardvare, who later emigrated to USA and founded Harvard University called the  HARDVARD HOUSE.

7. The seventh stop is THE SHAKESPEARE CENTRE founden in 1964, commemorates 400th annieversary of Shakespeare´s birth , actually is a study centre.

8. To end the tour  we see HOLY TRINITY CHURCH it was the place where Shakespeare´s baptism and burial records.

 

Will we stop and in 20 min the bus leaves.

We hope you enjoyed the tour. Thank you !