Plan your visit
Opening hours
Visit one of the Cotswolds’ best kept secrets.
2025 opening
Our opening days and times vary throughout the year, please check the information carefully below. Last entry to the Garden is an hour before it closes.
January: we reopen 18 Jan, daily, 10 – 5pm
February: daily, 10 – 5pm
March to September: Wed – Sun, 10 – 5pm. During Gloucestershire school holidays we are open daily, please see dates listed below.
October: Thu – Sun, 10 – 5pm
November: Sat – Sun, 10 – 4pm
Daily opening for school holidays: 28 March – 12 April, 4 May (Bank Holiday) & 23 May – 31 May, 5 Jul – 7 Sept & 18 Oct – 2 Nov
An online copy of our map can be viewed here.
We recommend you allow at least two hours for your visit, plus time for refreshments and browsing the gorgeous goodies in our gift shop. And yes, we do welcome dogs on short leads.
Admission prices
Painswick Rococo Garden is a place to enjoy in every season, with something new to discover each month.
If you love visiting, why not make it a year-round experience? A season ticket lets you explore as often as you like for a whole year—perfect for families looking for a beautiful space to explore, play, and make lasting memories together.
Even better, by becoming a Friend of the Garden, you’re helping to care for and preserve the only surviving Rococo Garden in England—now and for future generations. Bonus!
Membership starts from just £37. Click here for details.
Book your Tickets
*If you’re a UK taxpayer, donating 10% above our standard entry fee allows us, as a charity, to claim back the tax you’ve already paid.
Your donation is worth an additional 25p in the pound to help us with our work.
How to find us
By car: enter GL6 6TH into your satnav, or follow the brown tourism signs on all major approach routes. Painswick Rococo Garden is 15 minutes’ drive from junction 11a of the M5. Parking is free.
By train: our nearest station is Stroud (5 miles). Trainline is a useful website. Bus services connect onwards to the Garden as below.
By bus: Stagecoach service 66 from Cheltenham to Stroud and return via Abbeydale runs hourly Monday-Saturday. Our nearest stop is within 100m of the main drive at Gyde Road. Stagecoach service 166 runs from Cheltenham to Stroud and return via Brockworth on Sundays. The nearest stop for this service is 1/2mile away at Pullens Road.
On foot: we’re just off the Cotswold Way, in beautiful countryside, and well signposted from the corner of Golf Course Road and Gloucester Road.
By bike: cyclists are very welcome. We have three sturdy bike racks located just outside our main entrance gate. We’re surrounded by hills so you’ll have earned a slice of homemade cake by the time you reach us!
Food and drink
Visit the Coffee Wagon, where you will find freshly ground coffee, hot chocolates, quality teas and delicious cakes. We also offer a variety of light lunches including paninis, cheese scones and salads. Enjoy these treats while exploring the Garden, sitting outdoors or relaxing in our tipi. The Café is open on days when the Garden is open, and currently closes at 4pm. Breakfast options are available from 10am, with lunch served between 12-2pm.
We really appreciate your support and continued visits and for bearing with us whilst we transition to our new home.
Scrumptious Afternoon tea. Book here
Getting around
The Garden itself was built in a hidden valley almost 300 years ago. Paths are both steep and uneven, and only around a fifth of the garden is accessible to wheelchairs – you can view our access guide here, if you are planning a visit and would like detailed information please call 01452 813204. If you’re concerned about accessibility, you’re very welcome to come and have a look at the Garden before purchasing a ticket – please speak to the person at the Welcome Desk on arrival.
The steepest slopes all have handrails, and there are 45 benches dotted around the Garden for when you need to rest. The Garden isn’t suitable for motorised scooters, bikes or children’s scooters.
If you’d like advice on visiting Painswick Rococo Garden with a wheelchair or buggy, or you have a question on accessibility, please call us on 01452 813204 – we’ll be glad to help.
Entry is free to carers of registered disabled visitors.