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Visit Shakespeare's family homesA House for All Time - Hall's Croft
We urgently need your support to raise £2.5 million to conserve and protect Hall’s Croft - the Jacobean home of William Shakespeare's daughter, Susanna, and her husband, Dr John Hall.
Seasonal Opening Times
Reading Room
Access our world class Shakespeare collections
Shakespeare Shorts 2025 film competition
Discover the 2025 category winners and view the awards ceremony
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust welcomes the release of new ‘Hamnet’ film directed by Chloé Zhao
Shakespedia
Learn more about the life and works of William Shakespeare
New Exhibition
Residents Go Free
CV37 Residents Go Free to the Shakespeare Family Homes
What's on
Family Trail
Find out more about the Shakespeare’s leading women with our fun, free trail across the Shakespeare family homes.
- Family
- No booking required
- Various
Deck the Halls
Step into a Tudor Christmas at Shakespeare’s Birthplace to get you in the mood for the season
- General Interest
- No booking required
Winter at the Cottage
See Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in a new way this winter, featuring a special installation by a local artist
- Exhibition
- No booking required
Shakespeare in Salzburg: A Retreat at Schloss Leopoldskron
This three-day, fully residential retreat at the astonishing Schloss Leopoldskron
- Lecture
- Booking required
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