# Shakespeare's Way: Walk from Stratford to London

> Learn about Shakespeare's Way, a waymarked 146-mile path from Stratford-upon-Avon to the Globe in London, passing the Cotswolds, Blenheim and Oxford.

URL: https://cotswolds.info/places/stratford-upon-avon/shakespeares-way-walk.shtml  
Section: Villages & Towns  
Location: Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire (52.1917, -1.7073)  
Last updated: 2021-03-12

![Cotswolds Way Walk National Trail](https://cotswolds.info/images/index-page/cotswoldsinfologo.jpg)

The Shakespeare Hospice and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust have launched the new long-distance path between the Bard's birthplace in Warwickshire and the re-creation of Shakespeare's Globe on Bankside, London.

![Peter Tichmarsh with Dominic Dromgoole](https://cotswolds.info/images/activities/shakespeare's_way_walk.jpg)
**Peter Titchmarsh and Dominic Dromgoole**

![Shakespears Birthpace Trust logo](https://cotswolds.info/images/activities/shakespeares_birthplace_trust_logo.jpg)Shakespeare's Way was devised by Peter Titchmarsh who set off on the ![The Shakespeare's Hospice](https://cotswolds.info/images/activities/shakespeares_hospice_logo.jpg)new route after its launch at the Shakespeare Centre in Stratford-upon-Avon on 19 April 2006. Peter arrived at the Globe on Tuesday where he was greeted by the Globe's new artistic director Dominic Dromgoole. Dominic exchanged his book with a copy of Peter's guide to the pathway, . In his book, Dominic Dromgoole describes the adventures of walking a similar route to Shakespeare's Way.

Totalling a distance of 146 miles, the fully waymarked Shakespeare's Way takes in some significant visitor destinations, including the Cotswolds, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock and Oxford.

-   For information about Walking the Cotswolds

It is intended that the new pathway will help raise funds for the Shakespeare Hospice - an independent charity with minimal government support which relies on the generosity and support of the community to carry out its work.

"No matter how short a route you choose you could sponsor yourself for a small sum per mile and encourage your friends, family and colleagues to also raise funds for the Shakespeare Hospice," explains Peter Titchmarsh.

-   Peter Titchmarsh's book . is an 80-page, full colour guide to the pathway and is available from the Shakespeare's Way Association, St Mary's Barn, Pillerton Priors, Warwick CV35 0PG for £7.75 including postage.

### Route of Shakespeare's Way Walk

![Route of Shakespeare's Walk](https://cotswolds.info/images/activities/shakespears_walk.jpg)

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## Shakespeare's Way Walk

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