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What’s on at Painswick Rococo Garden
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...
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 &...
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...
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,...
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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...
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,...
Snowdrops Spectacle at Painswick Rococo Garden
Delicate, pure, and steeped in history, snowdrops have enchanted gardeners and plant enthusiasts for centuries. At Painswick Rococo Garden, these dainty blooms create one of the most breathtaking naturalised displays in the UK, with over five million snowdrops...
Dawn Chorus
Friday 4 April 2025, 5:45am Imagine standing in a quiet, historic garden as the first light of day begins to creep across the sky. The world is still, save for the gentle rustling of leaves. And then it begins—nature’s symphony, the Dawn Chorus, performed by...
Our Annual Review 2022
Our gorgeous garden is owned and operated by Painswick Rococo Garden Trust, a registered charity no. 1107844. The Trust's charitable aims were set by its founding trustees back in the 1980s and are "to promote for the benefit of the public the preservation,...
Reaching our communities
Painswick Rococo Garden wants to help support a wider range of local community groups. Can you help us by answering a few short survey questions about how we can support your work? By completing the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a prize draw to...
Christmas Tree Recycling
After the success of last year, we are partnering with the Longfield Community Hospice to recycle real Christmas trees locally again. The charity will collect your tree for a small donation in aid of the Hospice. Collected trees are brought to the Rococo Garden to...
Exedra Restoration Work
If you've visited recently, you may have noticed that the Exedra (white crown structure) is in need of some TLC. This is one of the key structures in the Garden and has been hit by weather damage, particularly the cold and frost of last winter. We are really...
Latest Gardener’s Blog
I’m not sure how it’s happened, or where the time’s gone, but it’s suddenly mid-May and we’re into late spring! My last blog was back in October, so I’ve got a lot to fill you in on. My last blog noted that we had been collecting seeds from some of our much loved...
Online Booking Info for Annual Membership Holders
We have a new system for this year for you to book your half-hour arrival time during snowdrops - for this you will need a few minutes, your membership number which is on your membership card (starts FRE-) and your contact details. All membership holders for whom...
Latest Gardener’s Blog
Well, since writing my last blog in August, Rococo has successfully completed its big move from its long-term operational base of the beautiful Coach House to a new, and temporary area which has turned out to be quite charming. The move was orchestrated by our...
Our New Home
Having moved out of our base of 38 years earlier this autumn, we are currently operating from interim temporary structures whilst we work on the next phase of our future visitor facilities. The new entrance to the Garden is located on the opposite side of the car...
Talks
The history and restoration of Painswick Rococo Garden
Our Garden Director, Dominic Hamilton, delivers fascinating illustrated talks on the history and restoration of our unique garden to groups of all shapes and sizes – from gardening clubs and historical societies to U3As and local interest groups.
The talk covers:
– the history of Painswick Rococo Garden;
– what is rococo?
– an armchair tour of the restoration work, before and after.
We can provide all the equipment needed (laptop, projector and screen) whatever the size of your venue. This expert talk costs £160 plus travel expenses. A small range of Garden produce will also be for sale (depending on season and subject to availability).
To book or to enquire about availability, call Dominic on 01452 813204 or drop us an email.
Alternatively, we can arrange an out-of-hours visit to the Garden for groups of 20+ with exclusive private access and an expert tour. For gardening groups, our onsite Exedra Nursery team are happy to arrange special opening and to be on hand to assist with expert advice. For more information, see our Group visits page.