Mary Ardens Farm

VENUE INFO: Baby Facilities, Cafe, Parking
LOOKING FOR: Animals & Farms, Outdoor Play Areas, Parks & Gardens
ADDRESS: The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street
Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
POSTCODE: CV37 6QW
AGE GROUP: All Ages
TELEPHONE: 01789 204016
WEBSITE: CLICK HERE
Mary Ardens Farm
Meet the Tudors who run the farm just as Shakespeare’s mother would have done, watch craft and falconry demonstrations and explore the farmyard, playground and historic buildings.

Kids will love Mary Arden’s Farm which is situated on nine acres of beautiful woodlands and orchards, and is run as an actual working Tudor farm! You can even learn from the farmhands and meet some rare animals. From here explore the playground and get involved with craft sessions, holiday activities, folk music and seasonal events like National Poetry Day. You can also enjoy goose-herding (!) and falconry demonstrations.
  •     Explore the house in which Shakespeare was born and grew up
  •     See the home of Anne Hathaway
  •     Meet animals and enjoy activities at Mary Arden’s Farm

Mary Arden's Farm is closed for Winter and will reopen on 18 March 2017.

Winter 2016-17
31 Oct - 17 Mar: Closed

Spring/Summer/Autumn 2017
18 Mar - 29 Oct: 10am - 5pm

For prices and to book online click here.

Built by Mary’s father, Robert Arden around 1514, Mary Arden’s House has been significantly altered over time. Today, visitors to Mary Arden’s Farm can peek inside the chimney and the walls, discover how the house was built and imagine what life must have been like for Mary when she lived here with her seven sisters.

Neighbouring Palmer’s Farmhouse retains much of its original 16th Century structure. Adam Palmer would have employed several day labourers to undertake the daily work on the land and the care of the livestock, and female servants to help his wife with domestic and farmyard tasks. By 1584 Palmer had improved his house, demolishing the old hall and parlour and building a new hall, cross-passage and kitchen, to create the building we see today