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    Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
    © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
    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
    KEY: Dark blue=open
    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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