Mary Arden's Farm. Home of Shakespeare's mother. - William Shakespeare on Waymarking.com

Mary Arden (c. 1537 – 1608) was the mother of William Shakespeare. She was the daughter of Robert Arden and his first wife of whom we know absolutely nothing. The Ardens were a prominent Warwickshire family. She was the youngest of eight daughters, and she inherited her father's farm, now called Mary Arden's House, in Wilmcote, Warwickshire when he died in December of 1556.

Mary Arden's House, has been maintained in good condition because it had been a working farmhouse over the centuries. It was bought by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1930 and refurnished in the Tudor style.

In 2000 it was discovered that the building preserved as Mary Arden's house belonged to a friend and neighbour Adam Palmer and the house was renamed Palmer's Farm.

The house that belonged to the Arden family which was near to Palmer's Farm had been acquired by the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in 1968 for preservation as part of a farmyard without knowing its true provenance.

Location Type: Building Property Type:: Public Location notes:: Mary Arden's Farm Station Road, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 9UN 3 miles from Stratford town centre Adults £8.00 Child £4.00 Concession £7.00 Family £21.00 Summer (Jun-Aug) Mon-Sun 9.30am-5pm Mid-season (Apr-May & Sept-Oct) Mon-Sun 10.00am-5pm Winter (Nov-March) Mon-Sun 10am-4pm URL for Additional Information:: [Web Link] If other, please explain:: Not listed Date of event:: Not listed

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