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    Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
    © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
    Shaw's Corner
    Ayot St Lawrence, near Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 9BX
    Telephone: 01438 829221 (Infoline)
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    Home to George Bernard Shaw for over 40 years, Shaw's Corner is a 1902 Arts & Crafts house set in a quintessentially English garden. It feels like Shaw has just left the room, from the clothes in his wardrobe to the typewriter and glasses on the desk in his study

    Don't miss
    • Discover Shaw's revolving writing hut in the garden.
    • See the 1938 Oscar for Pygmalion.
    • Enjoy a picnic in the garden or the orchard.

    Making the most of your day
    Open-air performances of George Bernard Shaw's plays each summer in the garden. Regular events including poetry and conservation days, music evenings and family activity days

    Opening times
    House
    12-Mar - 30-Oct-10 1 - 5 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
    Garden
    12-Mar - 30-Oct-10 12 - 5:30 Closed Mondays Closed Tuesdays We Th Fr Sa Su
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    Open Bank Holiday Mondays and Good Friday. May close earlier when evening events occur. Last admission 30 minutes before closing.

    Get in touch

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


    Prices

    Standard Admission: adult £5.50, child £2.75, family £13.75. Half-price admission to cyclists and taxibus users


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    Places nearby
    • Dunstable Downs, Chilterns Gateway Centre and Whipsnade Estate
    • Pitstone Windmill
    • Ashridge Estate
    • Wimpole Hall
    • Wimpole Home Farm
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    • To find out more about Shaw's Corner buy the guide before you visit
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