Stratford-upon-Avon, commonly known as just Stratford, is a quaint market town in the West Midlands region of England. The town is most famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare. With such a talented playwright at its core, Stratford has built its cultural world around the world of theatre becoming home to the Royal Shakespeare Company and Theatre. Walk the cobbled streets which the Bard himself used to walk down, visit the house Shakespeare was born in, visit his wife, Anne Hathaway's house and then go and see one of his many plays at the theatre!