Back in Stratford-upon-Avon stop off in a food shop to pick up provisions for a picnic lunch on the river. Marks and Spencer on Bridge Street - the main drag through town, is a good bet for interesting sandwiches or more ambitious finger foods and drinks.
Then, armed with munchies, make for the river for a lunch break on Day One of this Short Shakespeare Trip.
- Bancroft Cruisers leave hourly, on the half hour, from a landing in front of the Holiday Inn on Bridgefoot, beside Clopton Bridge, for a 45 minute cruise. Tickets cost £4.50.
- Avon Boating does half hour cruises in Vintage Edwardian passenger boats. Cruises leave every 20 minutes from Bancroft Gardens, next to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and cost £4.