Statesman Benjamin Disraeli and his wife Mary Anne had a significant influence on the styling of the country manor you see today. Disraeli hired architect Edward Buckton-Lamb to complete the transformation of Hughenden from a Georgian white stuccoed building into a Victorian country retreat. As you move through the rooms you will see the personalities [...]
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Bletchley Park
23 Comments CherryPie on Jan 24th 2023
The history of the Arden Hotel:
Like many buildings in Stratford-upon-Avon, the buildings and land which constitute the Arden Hotel form part of the Royal Shakespeare Company estate. According to the RSC, the Arden has a historical association with William Shakespeare himself.
It is known that Shakespeare’s father, John, became a prominent member of society in Elizabethan [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jan 21st 2023
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Shrieve’s House 1480
Shrieve’s House currently houses the Tudor World Museum. The museum shows historical settings to display the life and time of Tudors.*
The Shrieve’s House and Barn The oldest lived-in house in Stratford (First recorded building on this site is 1196) An inn during the 16th century run by William Rogers who it is said was the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2023
The route of our river walk can be found on the following link:
Stratford-upon-Avon walks leaflet
We walked all of the route although not from A to B because we ventured into town for lunch before returning to the route.
7 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2023
Have fun spotting our resident iguanas! Prudence & Bennie are green iguanas, originating from South America. Prudence was donated to the Butterfly Farm about 8 years ago, and Bennie was donated in 2020. They like to hide up in the trees and bask in the warmth on top of the heaters where they like to [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jan 10th 2023
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Shakespeare’s Birthplace
John Shakespeare – William’s father – lived and worked in the house known today as Shakespeare’s Birthplace. John married Mary Arden in about 1557 and William was born in 1564, the third of their eight children.
In 1568 John became the Mayor of Stratford, which was the highest elective office in the town. It was because [...]
11 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2023
