A magnificent Tudor-style farmhouse just four miles northwest of Stratford, Mary Arden's Farm in Wilmcote was the home of Shakespeare's mother.

 Now a museum, visitors can experience the daily routine, skills, and crafts that the young Shakespeare would have known from visits to his grandparents in the 1570s. 

Hands-on things to do include basket-weaving and traditional chores such as threshing, bread making, gardening, and animal tending at Palmer's Farm.