Situated in the heart of England on the banks of the River Avon, Stratford-upon-Avon attracts visitors from all over the world.
Stratford-upon-Avon
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Courtyard Theatre
Southern Lane
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Information from the RSC Box Office is available on 0844 800 1114 (calls cost 5p per minute from a BT landline).
Travelling by car
Stratford-upon-Avon, located in Warwickshire, is just a short drive from Junction 15 of the M40, giving good access to the M42, M5, M6 and M25. There are a number of pay and display car parks in town, as well as metered street parking (free after 6pm).
There are a variety of car parks in Stratford-upon-Avon which charge a fee . The car park closest to The Courtyard Theatre is on Church Street (open Mon - Fri, 6pm - midnight, Sat and bank holidays all day).
There are ongoing roadworks on the A46 between Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. Please allow additional time for your journey. For more information please visit the Highways Agency.
Travelling by rail
Stratford-upon-Avon train station has services north to Birmingham and south to London Marylebone (via Warwick, Leamington Spa, Banbury and Bicester North). Taxis are available at Warwick and Leamington Spa stations.
For national rail enquiries, please ring 08457 484950.
Travelling by bus or coach
For details of local bus services from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon please ring 0870 6082608. For local bus services from Oxford please ring 0870 5808080.
For national enquiries, please ring 08705 808080 or visit National Express.
Travelling from further afield
Travelling by air
Stratford-upon-Avon is served by Birmingham International Airport and East Midlands Airport to the north and Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport to the south.
Maps of the area
- click here to download a map of the town
- click here to view a map of the area from Streetmap.co.uk
If you need this information in a different format, please email access@rsc.org.uk
