Shakespeare's New Place

It is one of the three places you visit whilst on your Stratford upon Avon tour. I love the place and the little engagements that they keep for people of all age. The orator is very knowledgeable and quite enthusiastic. I loved that she answered all our questions and gave us a deep insight into the new place. This is located right next to the church which can also be visited.

Spoiler alert... Shakespeare's new place was demolished over three centuries ago. However, it's still a fascinating visit. The history of the house and what replaced it is really interesting, the property next door still exists and forms part of the tour, the gardens are beautiful. The guides are friendly and knowledgeable and it's well worth engaging with them. Recommended

Visited Shakespeare’s New Place as part of our 3 site pass. Of the 3 sites we visited, this one felt the least historical - more of a museum of curated artefacts and commentary than a historical and preserved site. That being said, we learned things and enjoyed ourself. Unlike the other 2 sites with staff in different rooms providing education, this one just had a single person out in the garden doing scheduled talks. We missed the start and didn’t want to wait 30 min for the next one so we just explored without the preamble. The garden itself was the highlight for me, but overall we were only here about 30 minutes. I don’t think I’d pay to visit it independently, but worth a stop as part of the 3 site pass.

Mixed views on this site as I don't think it's a great value but they have done about as well as you could give there is no house. The reality is this is the site of the house Shakespeare bought but it was demolished in the 1700s, so is currently a garden with a small exhibition in the historic house next door. They have done well with the site given this as it has beautiful gardens, an exhibition about the site's history, and interesting 20 minute talks about the site and Shakespeare's connection to it. But the upstairs exhibition was closed when we were there, so really it was one room plus 20 minutes talk plus a stroll through gardens - so a bit less to see than the other local sites. Gardens are beautiful, and have benches throughout to enjoy. I imagine in spring they are stunning. Toilets unisex, and mostly clean. Very small shop at the end.

While very different from Shakespeare’s birthplace (because there’s no building left), this is well worth a stop in for history fans. We got a wonderful and informative 20 minute lecture, saw excellent exhibits next door, and toured the lovely gardens.

If you want to experience and learn more about the Shakespeare journey, buy the combination ticket of the birthplace, The New Place and Anne Hathaway Cottage. All 3 together is a complete picture. New Place only is not enough to fill the story. New Place gardens are beautiful and the guides are friendly and informative.

Sadly the house itself did not survive and instead the site is a beautiful garden with access to the house next door that houses an exhibit. The best part of the experience are the talks every 20 minutes that give a funny and engaging overview of Shakespeare’s life in New Place and the history of the town. The gardens are pretty and the art installations are such fun; the garden statues represent several of Shakespeare’s plays. Worth going to as part of the story ticket.

It felt like a museum curated with artefacts. As it was rebuilt and renovated multiple times over the years, it doesn't evoke that feeling of Sherlock's home like the Birth place.