Join & support us
Membership
Painswick Rococo Garden is a place to visit again and again.
There really is something new to discover every month, and every season.
If you love visiting our Garden, a season ticket lets you visit as often as you like for a whole year. What’s more, by becoming a member you’re helping our charity, as the Friends of Painswick Rococo Garden, to look after and restore the Garden for this generation and the next. Bonus!
Single membership: £27.50
Joint membership: £48.50
Family (one adult and up to four children): £51.50
Family (two adults and up to four children): £69
Student: £17.50
Corporate: £150
To apply for a season ticket, complete our membership form and either post it to us with a cheque in full payment, or hand it in at reception next time you visit, when you can pay by credit or debit card, or cash.
Friends of the Garden
Members automatically become a Friend of Painswick Rococo Garden – a part of our organisation that exists to support the restoration and care of our beautiful garden.
The Friends of Painswick Rococo Garden organise regular events to raise money for the Garden. Over the years they’ve donated thousands of pounds to fund everything from lawnmowers and gates to staff training and bulb planting.
Friends receive a regular newsletter as well as free admission to the Garden. Some volunteer with us, and become part of a sociable, welcoming group of like-minded individuals.
Work for us
Part-time gardener & events assistant vacancy
We are currently on the lookout for a part-time gardener & events assistant who will help with the practical maintenance and development of the stunning eighteenth-century garden in our care. The role also involves supporting the team with our successful programme of events.
A key member of our charity’s friendly Garden team, you will have a horticultural qualification, at least a year’s practical experience of gardening and be comfortable running simple events. Working effectively with our wider family of staff and volunteers, you will be enthusiastic, well-organised, dependable and a good communicator.
This is a permanent contract of 24 hours per week. Salary £18,533 per annum pro rata + benefits.
Before applying, please read carefully the job description and person specification by clicking here.
To apply, please email a CV detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role along with a covering letter to , marked for the attention of Head Gardener, Roger Standley.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact the office on 01452 813204 Mon-Fri, 9.30-1.
Closing date: 11pm Tuesday 28 September 2021.
Interviews: Wednesday 6 October 2021.
Part-time finance assistant vacancy
We’re looking for a part-time finance assistant to join us. The successful candidate will support us in the good financial management of the charity which owns and operates the Garden.
A key member of our charity’s friendly team, you will have or be working towards an accounting qualification, have some practical experience of bookkeeping and be very comfortable using IT systems. Working effectively with our wider family of staff and volunteers and reporting to the Finance Officer, you will have excellent attention to detail, be well-organised, dependable and a good communicator.
This is a permanent contract of 10 hours per week. Salary £20,155 per annum pro rata + benefits.
Before applying, please read carefully the job description and person specification by clicking here.
To apply, please email a CV detailing how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role along with a covering letter to , marked for the attention of Finance Officer, Jackie Cox.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact the office on 01452 813204 Mon-Fri, 9.30-1.
Closing date: 11pm Thursday 7 October.
Interviews: Thursday 21 October.
Volunteer with us
Painswick Rococo Garden Trust is a registered charity operated by a small core of staff and supported by a large number of dedicated volunteers. We rely on our friendly team to keep our Garden looking beautiful and to develop the education side of our work.
Join our meet and greet team
Do you love meeting people and providing great customer service? Could you spare a few hours each week?
Our welcome desk volunteers meet and greet thousands of visitors each year, providing a warm welcome, helping in our Shop and operating a simple till system. The role will best suit someone who enjoys meeting people and can remain calm and focused under pressure.
If you’d like to join our friendly team, download our role profile or call 01452 813204 or email us to find out more.
Become a specialist volunteer
We rely on all sorts of skills to help us maintain and restore our special garden in the Cotswolds: from quantity surveying to law, and from accountancy to archiving, our volunteer family is broad and extraordinarily skilled!
If you have a little time to spare regularly, skills to offer and an interest in contributing to our success, email Dominic, our Garden Director, or call 01452 813204 to find out more about joining us as a specialist volunteer.
Join our Garden team
We’re currently in the very happy position of having a full team of Garden volunteers, but if you would be interested in volunteering in the future, please email and we will be in touch when we have room. Garden volunteers normally work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and you’re welcome to come as many days a week as you’d like.
Whether you want to develop your garden knowledge, spend more time working outdoors, or simply support the work we do here, email our Garden team or call 01452 813204.
Become a trustee
With ambitious plans to continue the restoration of the Garden and ensure a sustainable future for it, these are exciting times for Painswick Rococo Garden. We’re on the lookout for individuals with the right experience and skills to join our board of trustees – at the moment we are specifically looking for someone with skills and experience in fundraising. To find out what’s involved in this leadership role, read our trustee role profile and more about the fundraising role.
To find out more or for an informal, no-obligation chat, email Dominic, our Garden Director, or ring 01452 813204.