FORTHCOMING CLOSURES

The Library and Archive will be closed as follows (all dates inclusive):

August Bank Holiday:  Saturday 23rd to Monday 25th August

The Shakespeare Centre Library & Archive is located next door to Shakespeare's Birthplace in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon. The Reading Room is open:

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri
10.00 am – 5.00 pm

Wed
10.00am – 7.00 pm

Saturday
9.30am –12.30pm

Lunchtimes
Books and documents cannot be produced from the strongrooms between 1.00 and 2.00pm.   Readers are encouraged to order items in advance of their visit if they are likely to arrive during the lunchtime.

National holidays
The Library and Archive is closed for national holidays. If a holiday falls on a Monday the Library and Archive is closed on the preceding Saturday.  Please contact us by email at , to confirm opening times before you visit.

Parking

The nearest public parking is a short walk away, in the multi-storey car-park (Pay and Display, open 24 hrs.) in Windsor Street (one way), situated immediately behind the coach park for visitors to Shakespeare's Birthplace. Henley Street (one-way) is restricted to pedestrians only between 11.00 and 7.00 pm each day, but there are four spaces allocated for Disabled Parking at the top of the street for those with the appropriate discs.

Disabled Access

Access for people with disabilities is not straightforward and, for wheelchair users, may mean using an alternative entrance. In particular, large electric scooters are difficult to accommodate and, if a smaller wheelchair can be used for your visit, this would be preferable. If you are able to telephone in advance of your visit (01789 201816), we can give you more precise information about access and parking. 

Before visiting the Library and Archive please read the Conditions of Access

Further Information

If you wish to discuss your requirements before your visit please contact .

For disabled access to the Education suite and to the Library and Archive a lift is available via the Shakespeare's Birthplace Visitors' Centre. Please telephone 01789 201816 for further information.