Shakespeare Country

Celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee in Shakespeare Country!

In June 2012 Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate her Diamond  Jubilee - 60 years on the throne.

Celebrate this momentous occasion with a visit to Shakespeare Country which boasts a range of exciting activities and events for visitors to enjoy over the Jubilee weekend!

For individuals, or married couples with the names Elizabeth or Philip (or Liz or Phil), a number of attractions are offering a special promotion during the Jubilee weekend under the guise of 'Free Liz and Phil '.

The Big Ticket

A major new initiative has been launched to encourage Olympic tourists and other visitors to stay in Coventry and Warwickshire for longer this summer. The C&W Big Ticket will allow tourists to access a range of the area's attractions on a single ticket.

The Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), Ricoh Arena and Coventry Transport Museum have spearheaded the initiative to showcase the area's cultural, family friendly and historical hotspots.

The Royal Shakespeare Company Launches the World Shakespeare Festival

The Royal Shakespeare Company launches the World Shakespeare Festival today (Monday 23rd April 2012)  with a new sonnet from Mark Ravenhill to mark Shakespeare's 448th birthday and celebrate his role as the world's playwright.

The World Shakespeare Festival is produced by the RSC, for London 2012 Festival. It is the biggest Shakespeare festival ever staged and involves over 70 partners coming together to celebrate Shakespeare as the world's playwright, with more than 70 productions, plus events, exhibitions and broadcasts. One million tickets are available and the festival runs from today, 23 April, to November 2012.

Out of Darkness Cometh Delight
Graham Young visited the MAD Museum for the Birmingham Mail

Graham Young wrote up his visit to the MAD Musuem for the 'Days Out:' section of the Birmingham Mail.

"I'VE no idea what the Bard would have made of the latest tourist attraction in his home town. But if you are heading to Stratford-upon-Avon this weekend for his annual birthday celebrations, you might be tempted to make your own mind up.

You don't have to be MAD to go to the Mechanical Art & Design Museum which has sprung up down a little alleyway at the side of Cafe Pasta on Sheep Street.  But it probably helps......"

The Exact Olympic Torch Route Through Shakespeare Country on Sunday 1st July 2012 Has Now Been Announced

The exact route that the Olympic Torch Relay will take through Warwickshire on Sunday 1st July has now been announced. It goes from Birmingham through Warwickshire taking in Alcester, Evesham, Wickhamford,  Broadway, Chipping Campden, Newbold on Stour, Alderminster, Stratford upon Avon, Warwick, RoyaL Leamington Spa, Kenilworth,  and then on to Coventry.

Click on either the TORCH IMAGE above, or the LINK BOX below, to be taken to the interactive map on the Olympic Torch Relay website.  Select 1st July 2012 and it will show the route, including timings. Clicking on the appropriate town will show the exact route, street by street.

Clicking on VIEW TORCHBEARERS will bring up details of the torch bearers for that section of the route.