Stratford - Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Anne Hathaway's Cottage is situated in Shottery, 1mi/1.6km west of Stratford town center. This country house, a brick building with half-timbering, a thatched roof and a delightful garden, remains in almost the exact state as it was when Shakespeare won the hand of his wife, Anne, here. Until 1899 it was inhabited by descendants of the Hathaway family. Since then it has been furnished again in the style of the 16th/17th centuries. A small park has been laid out behind the fruit garden. It has been planted with all the trees mentioned in Shakespeare's works.