The Sinister Side of Shakespeare's Stratford Ghost Walk

By Joe Rukin, Herald of Mercia

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See the sights of Shakespeare's Stratford against sinister and haunted backdrop
Hear stories of ghosts, witches, torture, murder, plague, raw sewage and school
Find out what sort of treatment you would have got from Doctor John Hall
Discover the gruesome home-town tragedies that may have inspired Shakespeare
Visit the graveyard and hear the stories of those buried in Holy Trinity church

- The Platinum Jubilee Tree, Sheep St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF, UK | Meet your guide at the TOP corner of Sheep Street (CV37 6EE) and High Street (CV37 6FD), opposite the Town Council, the Old Bank and the Garrick Inn, next to Red Hot Mammas Pizzeria in an area with both a red phone box and a red pillar box. There are pins dropped on Google Maps for Sinister Stratford and the Platinum Jubilee Tree (a tree planted in 2022 as part of the "Queens Green Canopy" to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II).
- Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom

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Hear about the hidden dark side of Stratford-upon-Avon on a thrilling guided walking tour.

Meet your guide at the corner of Sheep Street and High Street and begin your journey into the macabre. Stroll through the birthplace of Shakespeare and see the town's darker side.

As you walk through the streets, listen to exhilarating tales of murder, torture, and plague. Hear about the women accused of witchcraft, the state of medicine, sanitation and schooling back in the day, and of course the ghost stories of the town.

- The Platinum Jubilee Tree, Sheep St, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6EF, UK | Meet your guide at the TOP corner of Sheep Street (CV37 6EE) and High Street (CV37 6FD), opposite the Town Council, the Old Bank and the Garrick Inn, next to Red Hot Mammas Pizzeria in an area with both a red phone box and a red pillar box. There are pins dropped on Google Maps for Sinister Stratford and the Platinum Jubilee Tree (a tree planted in 2022 as part of the "Queens Green Canopy" to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II).
- Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom