Rental Rates include central heating, gas, electricity, Wi-Fi internet access, bed linen & towels and private parking for two cars. Guests can arrive / check-in from 3pm on arrival day and must vacate the cottage no later than 10am on departure day. The maximum number of guests is three (plus one infant in a cot). Baby and toddler equipment (including a stairgate, bed rail, 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.

Booking: for information on how to book and our Terms and Conditions of Hire, please see our Booking page.

Gastro Card - Save money when eating out! Enjoy exclusive special offers and discounts 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 with 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, 3pm onwards. Guests can also leave one car parked until 2.30pm after vacating the cottage at 10am on departure day. Extended parking is subject to availability - please request in advance.

You do not need a car to enjoy a short break in Stratford-upon-Avon. There are two picturesque walks from Heritage Mews taking you into the town centre. You can walk into town past Holy Trinity Church and along the riverside footpath, or along Southern Lane, 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, about 3 minutes' walk from the cottage. The bus tours the town centre sites and nearby villages, including a visit to Anne Hathaway's Cottage in Shottery and from 18 March to 27 October 2013, Mary Arden's Farm in Wilmcote (closed in winter).

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 Thursday 21 November 2013, you can enjoy Stratford's Christmas Lights, regarded as amongst the finest in the country. There are weekly 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 Breaks 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