Shakespeare's Birthplace – Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside loop from Stratford-upon-Avon
Shakespeare's Birthplace – Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside loop from Stratford-upon-Avon
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Shakespeare's Birthplace – Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside loop from Stratford-upon-Avon
00:55
3.60km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: August 5, 2026
This route includes a ferry crossing
Tips
Includes a ferry crossing
Check ferry timetable.
After 1.44 km for 43 m
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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202 m
Shakespeare Memorial Fountain and Clock Tower
Highlight • Monument
Tip by
456 m
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Highlight • Historical Site
Tip by
832 m
Stratford-upon-Avon Waterside
Highlight • Rest Area
Tip by
1.04 km
Bancroft Basin, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal
Highlight • Rest Area
Tip by
1.94 km
Colin P Witter Lock (River Avon)
Highlight • River
The nearest place in the direction of Offenham is Seven Meadows Footbridge; 1½ furlongs away.
The nearest place in the direction of Royal Shakespeare Theatre is Colin P Witter Lock Weir Entrance (Channel leading to the Weir); ¼ furlongs away.
This is the Colin P Witter lock on the River Avon at Stratford On Avon. It is the farthest lock upstream on the river.
The river is referred to as the Stratford Avon to distinguish it from other navigable river Avons such as the Bristol Avon.
The river was navigable to Stratford from the river Severn at Tewkesbury in the late 1630s. The Upper Avon (Evesham to Stratford) fell foul of the railways and fell into disuse after 1875. It was finally restored and reopened by HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in 1974.
Nearly all the locks are named after benefactors who helped either financially or through volunteering during the restoration.
All the locks are double width locks and there are 17 of them in the 45 ½ miles from Tewkesbury to Alveston
Tip by
2.22 km
Lucy's Mill Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
Tip by
3.23 km
Stratford-upon-Avon High Street
Highlight • Historical Site
In 1863 major alterations resulted in a Hall very much as you see it today. Ill fate dogged it again in 1946 when fire, started from a cigarette, completely gutted the beautifully proportioned Ballroom, when a valuable painting by Gainsborough of David Garrick was destroyed.
The Town Hall houses many interesting and historic paintings and treasures and it is unsurprising that today smoking is definitely not permitted.
(stratford-tc.gov.uk/town-hall/history--of-the-town-hall)
Tip by
3.60 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.70 km
1.51 km
364 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
1.65 km
1.49 km
451 m
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