The trip, in order
Follow the route day by day. Times and prices can change, so check official information before you travel.
Castle and Shakespeare
Warwick / Stratford-upon-Avon
- 1
Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle is worth allowing time for because it combines fortified architecture and the way successive periods remain visible in walls, towers and domestic ranges. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are principal towers and defensive walls and historic residential or service ranges. Its position in or near Warwick also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Shakespeare's Birthplace
Shakespeare's Birthplace is worth allowing time for because it combines well-presented collections that connect objects and evidence with wider British and international history. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are permanent collection galleries, objects and displays linked to the site’s central story and historic urban setting. Its position in or near Stratford-upon-Avon also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Museums and Black Country
Birmingham / Dudley
- 1
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is worth allowing time for because it combines well-presented collections that connect objects and evidence with wider British and international history. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are permanent collection galleries, objects and displays linked to the site’s central story and historic urban setting. Its position in or near Birmingham also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Black Country Living Museum
Black Country Living Museum is worth allowing time for because it combines well-presented collections that connect objects and evidence with wider British and international history. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are permanent collection galleries and objects and displays linked to the site’s central story. Its position in or near Dudley also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Severn heritage
Ironbridge / Ludlow
- 1
Ironbridge Gorge
Ironbridge Gorge is worth allowing time for because it combines well-presented collections that connect objects and evidence with wider British and international history. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are permanent collection galleries and objects and displays linked to the site’s central story. Its position in or near Ironbridge also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Ludlow Castle
Ludlow Castle is worth allowing time for because it combines fortified architecture and the way successive periods remain visible in walls, towers and domestic ranges. The site is more useful than a quick photograph: its surviving features give clear evidence of how the place developed and how people used it. Key things to concentrate on are principal towers and defensive walls and historic residential or service ranges. Its position in or near Ludlow also makes it a practical anchor for exploring the surrounding region without reducing the visit to a simple landmark stop.
- Duration
- 150 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current official information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.