The huge oak gates of The Shrieves House have opened to reveal some of its many secrets. A short walk along its ancient cobbled courtyard brings you face to face with its fascinating history.

Always a prominent feature on Stratford's landscape, the stories about the house are told from the early days of 1196, many for the first time.

Having survived two great fires, The Plague and Civil War, it has a lot to say. Hidden priestholes, recent hauntings, secret chambers, plus historic fact, make this section of the Falstaffs Experience a thought provoking journey through time.

An eerie reconstruction of Emm's Court, Stratford's most notorious slum, that lay directly opposite The Shrieves House, much too close for comfort. A place of fear and superstition where danger lurks in every shadow.

During the dark days of the Reformation, where practising your chosen religion was to risk your life, we find the story of these luckless pilgrims where every knock on the door could mean impending execution.

Becareful as you hover in the doorway of our Haunted Chamber as the souls of the less fortunate still inhabit these walls and are often seen by visitors to the attraction.