We are currently open daily for snowdrop season, 10am-5pm. Advance online booking is essential 1-28 February.
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Our opening times and days can vary, please check them here:
Welcome to Painswick Rococo Garden!
Dogs on short leads are very welcome.
Plan your visit
Experience the great outdoors, with a cheeky peek into the flamboyant frivolity of the early 1700s, in the UK’s only complete surviving rococo garden.
What's on
From stunning art exhibits and fun family trails to outdoor theatre on balmy summer evenings – check out our latest events and courses.
Exedra Nursery
Based at Painswick Rococo Garden, we are a traditional nursery, growing many of our perennials on site, and in peat-free compost too.
About our Garden
Painswick Rococo Garden is quirky and pretty unique.
Designed in the 1740s as a fanciful pleasure garden for the owner of Painswick House and his guests, today it’s a place to roam free, to get up close and personal with nature, or to feel the warmth of the sun on your face as you take in the spectacular views of the Cotswold countryside and magical follies.
Our Events
Read on for a taster of our upcoming events…
A Beautiful Thread: Thomas Hardy in Words and Music, Featuring Anton Lesser
Saturday 21 June 2025, 3:30pm and 7:30pm‘I shall astonish you all’ Following last summer’s sold out production of Red Sky at Sunrise - Laurie Lee in Words & Music, Hambletts and Orchestra of the Swan return to celebrate Thomas Hardy in his own words, poetry,...
Handlebards Present – Much Ado About Nothing
26, 27, 28 June at 7pm Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues...
Gardening Workshops at Rococo Garden
Book an inspiring gardening workshop at Painswick Rococo Garden, in partnership with Exedra Nursery. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just starting out, our workshops are designed to spark creativity and deepen your connection with nature. Lifting &...
2025 at Rococo Garden, A Blooming Marvellous Year of Fun
Painswick Rococo Garden was designed to captivate, enchant, and whisk visitors away from the ordinary routines of Georgian life. It was a haven for laughter, a stage for entertainment, and a place where friendships bloomed amidst beauty and whimsy. Today, we...
A Magical Evening of Opera
Fri 1 Aug 2025 6:15 PM - 9:30 PM Wild Arts return to the beautiful Bowling Green for a third year, with a new evening of great opera - intrigue, jealousy, comedy, idealism and pure love. Our opera evening is a love story built around your favourite opera classics,...
A garden for all seasons…
You may know us as one of the best places in the Cotswolds to see carpets of snowdrops during early spring, but Painswick Rococo Garden is a fascinating place to visit all year round.
Read our guide to the seasonal highlights of one of Gloucestershire’s best-kept secrets.
Photo credit: Annie Blick
Come here often?
Experience Painswick Rococo Garden all year round with an annual season ticket.
Not just a cost-effective way to visit again and again, but a great way to support our Garden charity and help to fund our ongoing restoration. Bonus!
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