Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...
Loading...

No search results found for
“”

Make sure words are spelled correctly.

Try searching for a travel destination.

Places near me Random place

Popular Destinations

  • Paris
  • London
  • New York
  • Berlin
  • Rome
  • Los Angeles
Trips Places Foods Stories Newsletters
Sign In Join
Places near me Random place
All the United Kingdom England Painswick Painswick Rococo Garden

Painswick Rococo Garden

Asthmatic Charles Hyett's son built a fantastical garden for his father to convalesce in, alas it was too late.

Painswick, England

Added By
Duncan Chappell
Email
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list
CAPTION
  duncanchappell
  duncanchappell
  rbenn250 / Atlas Obscura User
  duncanchappell
  duncanchappell
  duncanchappell
Been Here
Want to go
Added to list

About

Situated outside the beautiful Cotswold town of Painswick, and famous for its snowdrop display, the Rococo Garden is a fascinating step back to a flamboyant and sensual period of English Garden Design, when gardens were almost theatrical sets used as a backdrop to decadent garden parties.

One thing they were not great for is flower gardens, any plantings included being just light decoration around the central mini-landscape theme. This gem of a garden, which was originally laid out in the early 18th century, is set in a hidden Cotswold valley with magnificent views of the surrounding countryside.

Painswick House was built in the mid 1730s. Its owner, the asthma-suffering Charles Hyett came to Painswick to escape the smog of Gloucester, and named his new house 'Buenos Ayres'. Sadly this move was not enough and he died soon after the House was completed. It was his son, Benjamin, who created the fanciful garden in a hidden valley behind the House.

 

 

Related Tags

Gardens Plants

Know Before You Go

The Rococo Garden is situated on the B4073, 1/2 mile outside the village of Painswick. The nearest station is Stroud. There is a regular bus (No 46) from Cheltenham and Stroud.

Community Contributors

Added By

duncanchappell

Edited By

rbenn250

  • rbenn250

Published

September 13, 2010

Edit this listing

Make an Edit
Add Photos
Sources
  • http://www.rococogarden.org.uk/
Painswick Rococo Garden
Painswick, England, GL6 6RA
United Kingdom
51.792677, -2.199636
Visit Website

Nearby Places

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling

Gloucestershire, England

miles away

Gloucester Waterways Museum

Gloucester, England

miles away

Woodchester Mansion

Gloucestershire, England

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of England

England

United Kingdom

Places 2,219
Stories 145

Nearby Places

Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling

Gloucestershire, England

miles away

Gloucester Waterways Museum

Gloucester, England

miles away

Woodchester Mansion

Gloucestershire, England

miles away

Explore the Destination Guide

Photo of England

England

United Kingdom

Places 2,219
Stories 145

Related Places

  • View of the center of the garden

    Chipping Campden, England

    Ernest Wilson Memorial Garden

    A small and tranquil hidden garden in commemoration of one of the great Victorian plant collectors.

  • Kodaira, Japan

    Tokyo Metropolitan Medicinal Botanical Garden

    Home to a garden of poisonous plants and the only legal cannabis and opium farms in Tokyo.

  • Naboutini, Fiji

    Garden of the Sleeping Giant

    This garden boasts a magnificent collection of orchids and a spectacular view of the surrounding valley.

  • Dawes Arboretum Hedge

    Newark, Ohio

    Dawes Arboretum Hedge Letters

    One of the world's largest hedge letterings spells out this arboretum's name over 2,040 feet.

  • Bee balm is just one of the many plants that Native Americans relied on for medicinal and ceremonial uses.

    Montrose, Colorado

    Ute Ethnobotany Garden at the Ute Indian Museum

    This high-desert oasis spotlights some of Colorado’s most sacred native plants.

  • A rare Franciscan manzanita, similar to the one that led to Rowntree’s nighttime raid to save one of the endangered plants. She admitted that she’d “garnered it ghoulishly in a gunnysack.”

    Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

    Lester Rowntree Native Plant Garden

    Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

  • Chicago, Illinois

    Garden of the Phoenix

    Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

  • Covered Arbor for concerts and rentals

    Portland, Oregon

    Leach Botanical Garden

    A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
Atlas Obscura Membership

Become an Atlas Obscura Member


Join our community of curious explorers.

Become a Member

Get Our Email Newsletter

Follow Us

Facebook YouTube TikTok Instagram Pinterest RSS Feed

Get the app

Download the App
Download on the Apple App Store Get it on Google Play
  • All Places
  • Latest Places
  • Most Popular
  • Places to Eat
  • Random
  • Nearby
  • Add a Place
  • Stories
  • Food & Drink
  • Itineraries
  • Lists
  • Video
  • Podcast
  • Newsletters
  • All Trips
  • Family Trip
  • Food & Drink
  • History & Culture
  • Wildlife & Nature
  • FAQ
  • Membership
  • Feedback & Ideas
  • Community Guidelines
  • Product Blog
  • Unique Gifts
  • Work With Us
  • About
  • FAQ
  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertising Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use
Atlas Obscura

© 2025 Atlas Obscura. All Rights Reserved.