Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour in Stratford-upon-Avon: Explore Shakespeare's Birthplace and More
4.1
247 Ratings
Warwickshire

Discover Stratford-upon-Avon with a flexible hop-on hop-off bus tour. Explore Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, and more. Book your adventure today!

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Red Route (Route)

Operating Schedule: The first bus departs from Stop 1 at 9:30 am, with the final departure at 5:00 pm. Buses are scheduled every 30 minutes.
Stops marked with a are request stops. Please inform the driver if you wish to stop there.
1. Pen & Parchment
Visitor Information Centre
2. *Swan Theatre
River Avon &…

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What's Included
  • On-board audio commentary
  • 24 or 48 hour hop-on hop-off bus pass
  • Vouchers valid for 12 months from travel date selected at check-out
  • Discounts to local attractions
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop off
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information

Discover Stratford-Upon-Avon with a 24-hour or 48-hour ticket for an open-top double-decker City Sightseeing bus! Effortlessly visit Stratford’s top landmarks and attractions with our flexible hop-on hop-off option – allowing you to board and disembark at any of the 11 stops along the route! Get off and explore notable sites such as Shakespeare’s…

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Location
Pen & Parchment
Bridge Foot
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ian_j
Jul 15, 2025
On the buses ... - Good experience enjoyed it mom and I instreading facts around the tour very good bus driver deserves a rise ..would recommend your company to others in a heart beat...
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Xfactor74
Jul 15, 2025
Lovely time - Really enjoyed the tour around Stratford upon Avon,bus driver helpful,audio system meant we learnt more..lovely way to spend time touring the beautiful place
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Traceyjos2025
Jul 13, 2025
Great Service in Stratford Upon Avon - Really great service, picked up at the Tourist Information Centre (who were also very helpful and let us stay in their air conditioned office in Stratford Upon Avon) great way to see Stratford Upon Avon and be able to get on and off at the various sites enroute - very reasonable price as well. Kept us informed of lateness due to an accident - many thanks
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Dawlishgirl
Jun 26, 2025
Very good - It was very good. Driver was pleasant. The commentary was interesting and informative. Aircon on the bus would have been nice, but otherwise a good trip.
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Sandylindsay
Jun 4, 2025
A very useful experience. - As we do in so many cities, we decided to use the City Sightseeing hop-on hop-off bus to have a look around Stratford and decide what sites we wanted to visit. There was a 50p difference between the cost of a 24 hour pass and a 48 hour pass, so we chose the 48 hour pass. After doing a complete circuit, and listening to a very comprehensive commentary, we went for coffee and an opportunity to decide which sites to visit. During the next 48 hours we made extensive use of the pass to travel between many different places. This is very highly recommended, especially if you have difficulty walking too far and don't want to be bothered trying to find parking.
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Dreamer01836465931
Aug 3, 2025
Interesting ride - A lovely ride around Stratford upon Avon. Very interesting facts and plenty to see along the way. Beware if you are on the top deck, be careful of the trees as they will hit you in the face ! And it can be very windy.
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Patou6140vt
Aug 24, 2025
Missing stops and no updates on website - Very disappointed. We joined bus initially on sat 23rd August at bus stop by RSC, lovely big market on.. Couldn't get audio working at front of bus on one of head sets so had to move around until found two together that worked Bus quite messy, and didnt feel clean. Nice drivers though Went to same stop on Sunday, saw bus leave 1st stop as it made its way to our stop, but it never arrived. Dashed through markets to get to stop One, where we were informed they'd cut out stops 2, 3 and 4, so only picked up at stop 5 before heading off to Anne Hathaways Cottage and Mary Ardens Farm.. As previously mentioned those other stops are do able on foot, but not the point I said to driver how we'd been waiting and told, We dont do them on market days..They did on the Saturday! How is a visitor to know this, as I said there wasn't an update on web page, to which replied, no, dont tend to update !! No schedule of pick up.times in brochure, which we know can be -ish times, as expect a 5 min here and there for congestion hold ups, but felt very underwhelmed by experience and couldnt access any discount vouchers, either on website or leaflet.. As I say, we were very disappointed Also.. No idea when 'live guides' where going to be onboard over the weekend
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Happyrambler2016
Aug 22, 2025
Not a good service in Stratford - Waited for over 30 mins for a bus at stop 5 didn’t arrive . Tried to find stop 4 using the route map but couldn’t find it and even the traffic warden wasn’t aware. Eventually went back to stop 5 where a couple had been waiting for 40 mins . Driver grumpy and drove at speed bouncing us all over the place at one stage before we even got to the bumpy road sign! Not as good as Bath, Belfast, Seville or Cardiff
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Lucielockert
Aug 16, 2025
Total waste of money! - Total waste of money. The only place needed a bus for is Ann Hathaway Cottage . Everything else is walkable. Bus times were not accessible , nor was the actual bus stops. Many confused people. Bus at Ann Hathaways cottage drove straight off , without letting us on, so a half hour wait for next bus!
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Anneelizabethr2015
Jul 14, 2025
Disabled travellers using ramp access - Don't use this if you are disabled and need to access the bus by the ramp! 2nd bus the driver didn't know how to operate it or make bus kneel. It's unreliable!
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