Do make sure you go to Hall's Croft, which is slightly further out - quite close to Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare and his family are buried in the swankiest locations in the place. It's worth getting to the Birthplace early if you plan to do that one, before the tourist hordes get there and it's impossible to breathe.

I hope the weather is reasonable - some of the places have lovely gardens, even if they are digging up the area by the theatre. Don't forget to have a drink at the Black Swan, aka the Dirty Duck, neatly between the old theatre and the Courtyard. It's where a lot of the actors hang out after the show...

Have fun. I thought it was stupendous and my students still haven't stopped squeeing!