Moving to the UK

Starford-upon-Avon

Moving to Stratford-upon-Avon
Atlantic International Movers regularly move families to and from Stratford. Moving to Stratford from within Europe is usually by road. From further afield it is usually by sea, with more urgent items coming by air freight. Further details of the various options can be viewed in our shipping guidance. 

 

Stratford-upon-Avon
Stratford- upon-Avon is a market town set on the banks of the river Avon in South Warwickshire, England. The town is a popular tourist destination given its status as the birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare.  It receives over 3 million tourists per annum, a substantial figure when considering its population is just about 24,000. As a result of its theatrical association notable actors such as David tenant and Patrick Stuart have the graced the stage at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford.  

The Cotswolds, a range of hills designated as an area of outstanding natural beauty is located 10 miles to the south of the Stratford. Due to the ideal conditions it has been a major-sheep producing area since medieval times. Shakespeare’s own father traded wool in Stratford. Some of the street names reflect this historic industry ‘Sheep Street’ was the road along which animals from the Cotswolds were driven to be traded. Today Stratford’s industry has some what evolved with tourism becoming the main employer locally, events like the annual Shakespeare birthday celebrations, a tremendous spectacle which really attracts the crowds. 

Recent notoriety associated with the town was sparked by Indie band Klaxons whose members are local to Stratford paying homage to the town on receiving the coveted Mercury Music Prize in 2007. The Old Bull Inn located just outside Stratford is the place where long-running radio serial ‘The Archers’ based its fictional pub ‘The bull’ upon.  At the Old Bull Inn it is possible to see memorabilia and photographs of the cast who regularly visit.