Local Recommendations

🐾 = dog friendly

FOR YOUR STOMACH - For proper pub grub -

The Golden Cross 🐾<3 minutes drive - turn right out of the gates, and stay on the lane until you see the pub on the right hand side.

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The Blue Boar 🐾 <5 minutes drive - turn right out of the gates, take the next right onto New Road, at the crossroads by the school turn right, then stay on that lane until you leave the village then the pub is on your left.

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For something more Gastro-pub –

The Four Alls 🐾 <5 mins drive - turn left out of the gates, left at the junction, then stay on the Stratford Road until you see a sign for Welford on Avon on your right; turn right over the bridge and you'll see the restaurant on the left on the water.

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The Arrow Mill 🐾<10 minutes drive - turn right out of the gates, and stay on the lane until you come to a T junction in Wixford; turn right, follow the road until you come to another juction; turn right towards Alcester, and Arrow Mill is two minutes down on the right hand side.

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For something special –

Loxleys & The Vintner (Sheep Street, Stratford) ~15 mins drive - in the town centre - turn left out of the gates and left at the junction, stay on the main road until you reach a roundabout, go straight over then just before the set of traffic lights take a right. From here, Google is your best bet for finding car parks (always space in the one on Church Street) otherwise try your luck at finding a street parking spot (free after 6pm)

For something really special -

Salt (Mitchelin Star)~15 mins drive - in the town centre - instructions as above. Often booked up weeks in advance but you can get lucky for a small table or grabbing a cancellation slot, so worth a try!

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For takeaways -

We don't personally have take aways that often but have had great meals from these places: (not sure on delivery as we collect)

Balti Hot Indian in Bidford

Kingfisher Fish and chips, Ely Street, Stratford

Sabai Sabai Thai, Stratford

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FOR DOGS 🐾 There's lots of lovely off-road walks right from the doorstep - an OS map and a guide is included in the cottage! 

The Greenway is also a nice place to walk, and there’s lots of options of where to start and finish along various points of the River Avon.

Lots of the shops & cafés in the town are dog friendly including;

Joules

Fat Face

Vinegar Hill

The White Stuff

Coffee No 1

Crew Clothing

Pandora

Pragnell's and heaps more

FOR YOUR CHILDREN

All Things Wild (real animals and a dinosaur trail)

Stratford butterfly farm

Stratford Garden centre (has a small soft play)

The Farm at Snitterfield has animals, an outdoor play area and a tasty child friendly cafe

FOR YOUR EYES

Other nearby attractions/points of interest

Coughton Court

Charlecote Park

Ragley Hall

Dobbies Garden Centre

Stratford Garden Centre

Broadway & Broadway Tower

FOR INCREASING YOUR HEART RATE

The Wildmoor Spa (10 mins away) has a fully kitted out gym (apparently…) and tennis available

Welford golf allows day visitors

Pragnells jewellers (a different kind of heart rate increase!)

Stratford racecourse

FOR YOUR MIND

All of Stratford's theatres offer great shows of different genres and you can often get great deals on same day performances 🎭 Check out The Bear Pit, The Swan and The Other Place - https://www.rsc.org.uk/ and The Playhouse

FOR YOUR SANITY

The Wildmoor Spa offers day passes for around £40 and has an amazing pool/spa/sauna/steam combo to soothe the soul

At pretty much the same junction, turn one way into the Spa, or turn the other way to visit the Shakespeare Distillery, full of delicious craft gins

THE NEAREST ****

Little shop - Co-op, Bidford

Big shop - Morrisons/Tesco, Stratford

Pharmacy - Crabtree pharmacy at Bidford health Centre

Petrol – Esso MFG, Bidford, opposite Co-Op (Petrol also at Morrisons & Tesco)

A&E – Warwick Hospital