Plan your visit
Opening hours
Visit one of the Cotswolds’ best kept secrets.
2024 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 20 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: 25 Mar – 5 April, 6 May (Bank Holiday) & 27 – 31 May, 22 Jul – 30 Aug & 28 Oct – 1 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
Rococo Garden season ticket holder FREE. Membership prices start from only £35, click here for details.
On the days we’re open, we also welcome members of: Historic Houses (HH) all year round, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and Gardeners’ World 2 for 1 cards are valid from the 1 March (including bank holidays). We offer NHS Blue Light Card holders 20% discount on admission prices, please bring your card with you and show it on arrival.
*If you are a UK taxpayer, please consider paying the Gift Aid price which includes a donation of at least 10% of your admission fee. As a registered charity no.1107844 this will allow us to reclaim the tax you have paid on the whole amount.
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Your donation is worth an additional 25p in the pound to help us with our work.
How to find us
By train: our nearest station is Stroud (5 miles). Trainline is a useful website.
By bus: Stagecoach service 66 from Cheltenham to Stroud via Brockworth (Mon-Sat), Our nearest stop is Pullens Road. Service 166 on Sundays.
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 don’t have bike racks but you’re welcome to lock your bike near the café. We’re surrounded by hills so you’ll have earned a slice of homemade cake by the time you reach us!
Food and drink
Apologies for our ‘slightly unfinished’ appearance, we are still awaiting the necessary permissions to complete our new Welcome Area. In the meantime, our Coffee Wagon is open, serving 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.