Stratford-Upon-Avon (Part 3)

We visited Shakespeare's birthplace on Saturday - inside one of the rooms was a really weird bald bloke dressed up in 15th century clobber - who told visitors about life in the house. At £8 a pop it is a licence to print money, mind you they certainly give you the impression that Shakespeare's dad was a bit of a "Del Boy". During the afternoon we went on a guided walk around the town along with a large group of other people. One bit the guide showed us was the RSC's Courtyard Theatre which is a temporary affair whilst the old theatre is redeveloped. Now the guide described the Courtyard Theatre as an innovative building - personally it looked like a gigantic rusty old container like you get off a container ship - crap!

We had dinner at a gastropub called The One Elm - recommended by Raymond Blanc no less! I would certainly recommend it if you are ever in Stratford. We weren't "invisible" this time and service was very quick.

On the way back to the guesthouse I tried in vain to explain how a canal lock works to N (we had to cross over a canal en route)... eventually I gave up!!