Since members of the Hathaway family lived in this cottage until the nineteenth century, tourists will find period furnishings dating from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century. Several pieces were owned by the Hathaway family, including the Hathaway bed. The adjoining Shakespeare Tree Garden provides tourists with a thought-provoking challenge, since it is planted with trees mentioned in Shakespeare s plays. It is believed that Shakespeare s daughter Susana and her husband John Hall moved into this house when they married. Since Hall was a physician, this home contains several artifacts of special interest to tourists in the medical profession.
Tourists often enjoy examining the herb garden behind the house before concluding their tour.
A restaurant and tea room are open during tour hours. Mary Arden s House and the Shakespeare Countryside Museum Wilmcote, Nr. This farmhouse is believed to have been the childhood home of Shakespeare s mother. It was purchased in 1930 by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and serves as a museum of Stratford country life. Tourists can visualize life and work from Shakespeare s time to the twentieth century.