Step back in time to Mary Arden's Farm
Get back to nature at Mary Arden’s Farm and relive the daily routine and skills that the young William Shakespeare would have known from visits to his Grandparents house in the 16th Century. Watch the farmer's wife prepare home-grown food over the fire in the farmhouse kitchen and learn about Tudor table manners. Help with tasks like basket-weaving, bread-making and animal-tending and experience the real workings of a Tudor farm. Why not extend your stay at Northmere Cottages in the heart of rural Warwickshire and experience farm life in the 21st Century!
Visit Britain’s ultimate castle- Warwick Castle
Visit Britain’s ultimate Castle – Warwick Castle and discover centuries of Horrible Histories™. Nuggets and foul facts from history come to life with activities inspired by the children’s books and devised especially to reflect important chapters in the story of WarwickCastle. Set in the grounds of the medieval castle, Horrible Histories™ promises medieval mayhem at wicked Warwick!
Stay nearby in one of the many family friendly B&B’s in historic Warwick.
Family adventures in Stratford-upon-Avon
Quirky contraptions, dancing lasers, rolling ball machines, roaring mechanical dinosaur heads and whirligigs are bound to send you and the kids mad at the MAD Museum – a family museum with a difference in Stratford-upon-Avon! Keep the adrenaline going with a visit to Arachnoland at Stratford Butterfly Farm and get up close and personal with spiders, stick insects and beetles. Let little ones watch in awe as hundreds of spectacular and vibrantly coloured butterflies fly overhead in an exotic environment with splashing waterfalls and fish-filled pools. After all the fun, relax with a family break at the Crowne Plaza, Startford-Upon-Avon where kids can let off steam in the swimming pool and adults can recharge with a glass of wine overlooking the River Avon.