Hall's Croft

Today, the property is home to our learning hub for secondary school students, university and life-long learners bringing Shakespeare to life through award-winning rogrammes across the year.

Secondary and Life-long Learning Hub
Find out more about our workshops and courses, developed by our award winning team, on our Education pages

Conservation Work
The property is underoing essential conservation works to help preserve the unaltered 17-century building for the enjoyment and stidy of future generations.

For more information see our full statement

Support Us
As a charity committed to the preserveation of the Shakespeare Family Home your support is invaluable to ensure that Hall's Croft is accessible to visitors today and for those who want to explore the Shakespeare story in the future.

To learn more, or donate, please visit our Support Us page

More about Hall’s Croft

The main part of this fine timbered property was built in 1613. For most of its history, it has been the home of prosperous, often professional people and in the mid-1800s it served as a small school. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust purchased Hall’s Croft in 1949 and, after substantial repairs and alterations, opened it to the public in 1951.

John Hall was a physician of some renown and his case notes, published in 1657, were a popular textbook for other doctors for many years. John Hall was a compassionate and diligent physician, treating both rich and poor, Catholic and Protestant patients alike. While some physicians practised astrology or blood-letting, John Hall’s preference was for treatments made from plants, herbs, animal extracts, gemstones and rocks.