Birmingham Airport 48 min
National Trust - Hidcote (19 min)
Sizable 20th-century gardens with narrow paths, lawn games, 2 cafes and great views. National Trust. Royal Shakespeare Theatre (23 min)
Dedicated to Shakespearean works, this imposing red-brick RSC theater also has a rooftop restaurant. Broadway Tower (13 min)
Historic folly, by Capability Brown, with exhibitions and links to the Arts and Craft Movement. Anne Hathaway's Cottage (20 min)
A wattle-and-daub cottage, family home of Shakespeare's wife, with original items of furniture. National Trust Snowshill Manor and Garden (14 min)
Large, diverse collection of objects displayed in a 16th-century manor house with a lush garden. Sudeley Castle (23 min)
15th-century stately home with formal gardens, flamboyant peacocks and art by Turner and Rubens. Cotswold Farm Park (23 min)
Educational venue holding 50 collections of British rare breed animals, with games and activities. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (17 min)
Historic steam railway offering scenic 28-mile round-trip rides through the Cotswolds. Shakespeare's Birthplace (24 min)
Half-timbered shrine to the Bard, with memorabilia, period furnishings and changing exhibitions. Batsford Arboretum and Garden Centre (21 min)
Dog-friendly, 56-acre gardens with trees and shrubs from around the world, a plant centre and cafe. All Things Wild (9 min)
Scenic retreat with farm animals, lemurs, camels & more, plus a train ride past dinosaur statues. Ragley Hall, Park & Gardens (15 min)
Country estate with a Palladian mansion, designed by Robert Hooke and open in summer, plus gardens. Kiftsgate Court Gardens (18 min)
Female-created gardens, awash with bluebells, fragrant roses and lime trees plus Malvern Hill views. Holy Trinity Church (22 min)
Medieval CofE church with the William Shakespeare's grace as well as his baptism and burial records. Hailes Abbey (19 min)
Cloister ruins of a Cistercian abbey dating from 1246, with audio tours and a museum of site finds. | 
