About Shipston
The historic market town of Shipston on Stour and has many shops including antique shops, art galleries. restaurants, tea shops and other attractions that makes this town one that must be visited.
There are many charming buildings from different ages. There is a good selection of accommodation and is the perfect place to stay within distance of visiting Stratford and other picturesque places that are in the Cotswolds. Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish within the Stratford-on-Avon district of the southern part of Warwickshire. It is close to the borders with Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
The collection of buildings from different ages gives Shipston an attractive air and reminds us of the long documented history.The charm of this town is that it has not been affected by modernisation. The splendid Georgian buildings stand proudly in this small market town. Shipston, at one time had one of the largest sheep markets in the country and the demand for local wool would have been high.
