Local Attractions, Pen & Parchment, Stratford-Upon-Avon

From Shakespeare's Birthplace to New Place, Anne Hathaway's Cottage to the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company, you'll find echoes of the famous bard at every turn in Stratford Upon Avon. All these sites are an easy walk from The Pen & Parchment Hotel. But it's not all just about Statford Upon Avon's legendary resident; there are plenty of other things to see and do in the area too. Discover the exotic and the tropical at Stratford Butterfly Farm, take the short drive to National Trust property, Charlecote Park, or explore Compton Verney Art Gallery and Park - a Grade I listed 18th-century mansion surrounded by 120 acres of parkland, all landscaped by Capability Brown. And if you're heading for a cracking day's racing at Cheltenham Racecourse, it's just 45 minutes away.