Whether its our great bedrooms, fantastic location or free onsite parking (we’re too modest to mention the hospitable hosts!!) more and more guests are booking Avonlea to meet up with friends and family. If booking Avonlea for exclusive use we have discovered the perfect way for friends and family to start their time together – […]

Swan Theatre re-opening season continues with four extraordinary human dramas which offer new perspectives on familiar narratives: Tanika Gupta’s The Empress; a new production directed by Pooja Ghai opening in the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with a transfer to the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre Falkland Sound; a new play by Brad Birch directed by Aaron Parsons telling […]

Why limit Valentine’s Day to the 14th February? Avonlea’s Valentine offer runs throughout the whole of February. Book three consecutive nights in February using the code VAL22 and we’ll give you a complimentary copy of The Complete Sonnets and Poems of William Shakespeare (arguably the most romantic work in the English language) and another surprise treat. […]

Stratford-upon-Avon isn’t just about Shakespeare – and it isn’t just a summer destination: There’s plenty to do all year round, whatever the weather. Here’s just a few ideas for your winter break at Avonlea, including walking routes, antique hunting, shopping, gin making, historic castles and art galleries.  Walking around Stratford There are a couple of […]

ENJOY A CHRISTMAS CAROL AT THE RSC THIS WINTER Adrian Edmondson will play Ebenezer Scrooge in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s revival of David Edgar’s adaptation of Dickens’ much-loved classic story A Christmas Carol.  The production, directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, runs in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon between 26 October 2022 – 1 January 2023. Talking about A Christmas […]