Thomas Austin

Stratford-upon-avon Travel Guide: Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights Thomas Austin

Publisher Marketing: Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire is a historic town on the river Avon. It is well known as the birthplace of the English playwright and poet, William Shakespeare. Today, Stratford-upon-Avon is the home of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and their riverside theatre. It is a major tourist destination in the United Kingdom. Introduction to Stratford-upon-Avon - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - Shakespeare's Homes - Holy Trinity Church - Tudor World Museum & The Falstaff Experience - Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) - Mechanical Art and Design (MAD) Museum - Stratford Armouries & Wellington Aviation Museum - River Avon Boat Ride - Festivals - Warwick Castle - Recommendations for the Budget Traveler - Places to Stay - Premier Inn Stratford-upon-Avon Central - Premier Inn Stratford-upon-Avon Waterways - Mercure Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Hotel - Best Western Grosvenor Hotel - Legacy Falcon Hotel - Travelodge Stratford-upon-Avon - Places to Eat & Drink - Loxleys Restaurant & Wine Bar - Bamboodle - Spoonfuls - Lambs of Sheep Street - El Greco - Places to Shop - Shakespeare Gift Shops - Chaucer Head Bookshop - Much Ado About Toys - Department Stores - Henley Street Treats & Sweets Contributor Bio:  Austin, Thomas Thomas Austin is Senior Lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Sussex, UK. He is the author of "Hollywood, Hype and Audiences: Selling and Watching Popular Film in the 1990s" (2002) and "Watching the World: Screen Documentary and Audiences" (2007). Wilma de Jong is Lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Sussex, UK. She owned an independent film company for twelve years and is co-editor of "Global Activism, Global Media" (2005).