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Overview

    • See the sights of Shakespeare's Stratford against sinister and haunted backdrop
    • Hear stories of ghosts, witches, torture, murder, plague, raw sewage and school
    • Find out what sort of treatment you would have got from Doctor John Hall
    • Discover the gruesome home-town tragedies that may have inspired Shakespeare
    • Visit the graveyard and hear the stories of those buried in Holy Trinity church

Activity location

    • Stratford-upon-Avon
    • Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • The Platinum Jubilee Tree, Sheep St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF, UK | Meet your guide at the TOP corner of Sheep Street (CV37 6EE) and High Street (CV37 6FD), opposite the Town Council, the Old Bank and the Garrick Inn, next to Red Hot Mammas Pizzeria in an area with both a red phone box and a red pillar box. There are pins dropped on Google Maps for Sinister Stratford and the Platinum Jubilee Tree (a tree planted in 2022 as part of the "Queens Green Canopy" to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II).
    • Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

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What you can expect

  • Hear about the hidden dark side of Stratford-upon-Avon on a thrilling guided walking tour.

    Meet your guide at the corner of Sheep Street and High Street and begin your journey into the macabre. Stroll through the birthplace of Shakespeare and see the town's darker side.

    As you walk through the streets, listen to exhilarating tales of murder, torture, and plague. Hear about the women accused of witchcraft, the state of medicine, sanitation and schooling back in the day, and of course the ghost stories of the town.

Location

Activity location

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    • Stratford-upon-Avon
    • Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • The Platinum Jubilee Tree, Sheep St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF, UK | Meet your guide at the TOP corner of Sheep Street (CV37 6EE) and High Street (CV37 6FD), opposite the Town Council, the Old Bank and the Garrick Inn, next to Red Hot Mammas Pizzeria in an area with both a red phone box and a red pillar box. There are pins dropped on Google Maps for Sinister Stratford and the Platinum Jubilee Tree (a tree planted in 2022 as part of the "Queens Green Canopy" to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II).
    • Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom