Stratford to Wilmcote Canal Walk

3.2 miles (5.2 km)

This walk takes you from Stratford to Wilmcote along the Stratford Upon Avon Canal. It's just over 3 miles from the canal basin to the pretty village.... Along the way there's fine views of the surrounding countryside and the photogenic Wilmcote lock flight to see.
At Wilmcote you will find Mary Arden's Farm, the farmhouse of Mary Shakespeare (née Arden), the mother of William Shakespeare. The houses and farm are presented as a "working Tudor farm" with rare breeds including Tamworth pigs, Cotswold sheep, Longhorn cattle, Bagot and Golden Guernsey goats, geese and birds of prey. The farm gives you a good idea of what life would have been like for the young Mary, working on the farm in the early 16th century. The building is Grade I listed and dates from 1514.
You can extend the walk by continuing along the canal to the historic village of Wootton Wawen.