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Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
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Shaw's Corner
Ayot St Lawrence, nr Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 9BX
Telephone: 01438 829221 (Infoline)
House  Garden  Shop  Picnics  Events  1944 
Home of famous Irish playwright G. B. Shaw
  • Edwardian Arts & Crafts-influenced house
  • Home to George Bernard Shaw for more than 40 years
  • See the great dramatist's revolving Writing Hut
  • Many literary and personal effects, including his Oscar and Nobel Prize
  • Open-air performances of Shaw's plays

What's new this year
New events programme

Points to noteAccess roads very narrow

Opening arrangements
House
 15 Mar–2 Nov 08  1–5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
Garden
 15 Mar–2 Nov 08  12–5:30 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
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Open BH Mons and Good Fri. May close earlier when evening events occur. Last admission 30mins before closing

Contact details

01438 829221 (Infoline)
01438 820307
Email: shawscorner@nationaltrust.org.uk


Admission prices

Standard Admission: £4.95, child £2.50, family £12.40. Groups £3.80, child £1.90. Half-price admission to cyclists and taxibus users


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  • Ashridge Estate
  • Chilterns Gateway Centre
  • Pitstone Windmill
  • Wimpole Hall
  • Wimpole Home Farm
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