Shipston on Stour has a charm and character of its own. A small market town in south Warwickshire, it is ideally located for visitors to Stratford upon Avon. This busy little town is full of interesting buildings and has some wonderful local inns.

The town’s name derives from being known in ancient times as ‘Sheep-wash-town’ as, for a long time, Shipston was an important sheep market town. Shipston is a place not to be missed and the surrounding countryside at the northern edge of the Cotswolds is very picturesque.
To learn more about Shipston on Stour, visit www.shipstononstour.com or www.cotswolds.info/places/shipston-on-stour.shtml