* 2012 Queen's Jubilee Bank Holiday: short breaks of 3 or 4 nights are available:
* 1 to 8 June: 3 nights arriving 1, 2 or 5 June at £350; 4 nights arriving 1 June at £440; or
* 2 to 8 June: 6 nights at £550.

Rates include central heating, gas, electricity, Wi-Fi internet access, bed linen & towels and private parking for two cars. The maximum number of guests is three (plus one infant in your own travel cot). Baby and toddler equipment (including a stairgate, high-chair/booster seat, bath tub etc) is available on request, at no additional charge. A 'Mamas & Papas Metro' beechwood cot, with two sets of cot linen, can be set up in the single bedroom on request, at an additional charge of £25 per short break. Please ask for details.

Gastro Card - Save money when eating out! Enjoy exclusive special offers and discounts (up to 25%) at top restaurants and pubs with our complimentary Gastro Card - for the use of guests while staying at Heritage Mews. More details on our Stratford-upon-Avon and area page.

Make the most of your Short Break - extended parking - Guests wishing to arrive early to spend the day in Stratford can park (one car) at Heritage Mews from 10.30am and check in later after 3pm. Guests can also leave one car parked until 2.30pm after vacating on departure day. Extended parking is subject to availability - please request when you book.

You do not need a car to enjoy a short break in Stratford-upon-Avon. From Heritage Mews you can walk into town past Holy Trinity Church and along the riverside footpath past an old pedestrian chain ferry - the last of its kind in Britain. Stop off to take in the atmosphere at the celebrated Dirty Duck inn, with river views from the terrace and inside, walls of signed photographs of Royal Shakespeare Company actors, past and present. Continue along the path to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and Bancroft Gardens. Enjoy an Italian coffee on the waterfront at Cox's Yard or head up Bridge Street into town.  

Or to enjoy Stratford's varied and beautiful architecture, walk into town along Old Town, past Hall's Croft (Shakespeare's daughter's home)and down Church Street, passing many fine half-timbered buildings, including the alms houses, Guildhall (where Shakespeare is believed to have attended school) and the Garrick, Stratford's oldest inn.

Visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace and two other beautifully preserved Shakespeare Houses and Gardens in the town centre - open every day. Take a City Sightseeing Bus Tour - the bus stops outside Hall’s Croft – 3 or 4 minutes walk. The bus tours the town centre sites and nearby villages, including a visit to Anne Hathaway's Cottage in Shottery.

Visit Shakespeare’s grave in Holy Trinity Church, one of England’s most beautiful parish churches situated on the banks of the River Avon. You can see the spire from the cottage – just two or three minutes walk.

Choose from the wide variety of excellent restaurants, pubs, traditional tea rooms, coffee shops and bars in town. The nearest pub, The West End in Bull Street, Old Town, is two or three minutes walk.

Nearby Warwick Castle, “Britain’s Greatest Mediaeval Experience”, is open every day (except Christmas Day). The North Cotswolds villages are a delight out of season – Chipping Campden and Broadway are just a short drive. Batsford Arboretum, near Moreton-in-Marsh is open all year.

There are a number of National Trust properties open in winter and with Christmas events in December. Upton House is open at weekends in November and December and the grounds are also open for winter walks. At Charlecote Park, near Warwick, the restaurant, park and gardens are open throughout the year and the mansion is open at weekends in November and December. Coughton Court, near Alcester, holds a December Christmas Fair. Baddesley Clinton is open in December.

From the last Thursday in November until 5 January (Twelfth Night), you can enjoy Stratford Christmas Lights, regarded as amongst the finest in the country. There are weekly Christmas Markets, late night shopping and a variety of festive events in the weeks leading up to Christmas. You will find photos and more information on our Christmas page.

If you would like more information or check availability for our 5 star short breaks in Stratford-upon-Avon, please contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

Val & Simon