Ideal Living
Painswick is enveloped in rolling countryside, set on the western edge of the Cotswold Hills and with excellent access to green spaces. Within the town, the famous churchyard of Grade I-listed St Mary’s provides a lovely space for a walk and admire the 99 yews. Just outside of town the Painswick Beacon has lovely views across the Severn Valley to the Welsh Mountains. Also nearby is the famous Rococo Garden – the only surviving example in the UK, and the Cotswold Way long distance path which runs from Chipping Campden to Bath. Painswick has a surprising number of restaurants and pubs for a small town. Part of the Calcot Manor collection of hotels (including Barnsley House and Calcot Manor), The Painswick is a Palladian boutique hotel with a Gary Rhodes-trained chef cooking for guests and locals alike in a restaurant, snug and afternoon tea room. There’s also Cardynham House with its attached bistro, St Michael’s restaurant and rooms which overlooks the famous yews, a dog-friendly coffee shop and a handful of pubs. Cheltenham and Stroud offer more options and are both a short drive away. Commuting from Painswick is easy, with the town being set between Stroud and Gloucester. Both have mainline stations with commuter services to London in about 90 minutes.
