Opening Times

Shakespeare’s Birthplace & Shop

From 3 November 2025 until 15 March 2026: Daily, 10am - 4pm (last entry 3.30pm) with the exception of:

24 December: OPEN 10am -2pm (last entry 1.30pm)
25 & 26 December: CLOSED
1 January 2026: OPEN 11am - 4pm (last entry 3.30pm)
5 - 16 January 2026: Shakespeare's Birthplace and Shakespeare's New Place Gardens are not accessible due to conservation work.

Shakespeare's New Place Gardens

From 3 November 2025 until 15 March 2026: Daily, 11am - 3pm (last entry 2.30pm) with the exception of:
24 December: OPEN, 11am -2pm (last entry 1.30pm)
25 & 26 December: CLOSED
5 - 16 January 2026: Shakespeare's Birthplace and Shakespeare's New Place Gardens are not accessible due to conservation work.

Anne Hathaway's Cottage

From 3 November 2025 until 15 March 2026: Daily, 10am - 4pm (last entry 3.30pm) with the exception of:

24 December: OPEN 10am -2pm (last entry 1.30pm)
25 & 26 December: CLOSED
1 January 2026: OPEN 11am - 4pm (last entry 3.30pm)

The Garden Café

Daily: 10am - 4pm

Christmas and New Year
22 - 26 December: CLOSED
27 - 30 December: OPEN, 10am - 3.30pm
31 December & 1 January 2026: CLOSED
2 - 4 January 2026: OPEN 10am - 3.30pm

Shakespeare's Schoolroom

Please visit the Shakespeare's Schoolroom and Guildhall website for opening times.

Pre-book your tickets online
To avoid disappointment it is essential to pre-book tickets online.

Mary Arden’s Farm and Hall’s Croft

Please note: Both Mary Arden’s Farm and Hall’s Croft remain closed to general visits.

Both properties continue to provide dedicated learning spaces, with Hall’s Croft hosting A-Level and higher education groups and Mary Arden’s Farm playing host to our primary school workshops where children can get hands-on and learn more about Shakespeare’s work, life and times in a secure setting.

The Reading Room is open for in-person research activity. See our Reading Room page for opening times and to book a visit.

If you have an enquiry related to a ticket you purchased for Shakespeare's family homes, please contact us by email: [email protected] or by phone: 01789 204016.