Accessibility Guide for Painswick Rococo Garden

Welcome

A visit to Painswick Rococo Garden will take you back to the the early 1700s. This was a time when gardens were fashionable theatrical sets, providing a stunning backdrop to decadent garden parties.

Instead of a flower garden, you will happen across a stunning kitchen garden, beautifully-framed views of the surrounding countryside and fanciful garden buildings. You can lose yourself amongst the lofty trees of our leafy woodland walk, snuggle up in our follies and watch friends and family battle to find the centre of our unusual maze. And afterwards, enjoy delicious homemade cakes or a light lunch in our cosy cafe.

Watch the video: Garden short intro

Level access

The main entrance has level access.

There is level access from the main entrance to:

Anniversary Maze The Exedra Garden The Plunge Pool Welcome Desk Welcome Desk (January - March)Toilet Block Café Main Shop Main Shop (January - March)Painswick Rococo Garden Garden from the entrance gate

There is level access from the car park to:

Car park/Entrance area picnic facilities

Access with steps

There are steps from the main entrance to:

Red House Eagle House

Visual

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

General

We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.

Getting here

Gloucester Rd

Painswick

GL6 6TH

Travel by public transport

You can get to Painswick Rococo Garden by bus.

In Painswick village centre, outside the Falcon Inn, opposite the church. The bus stop is 0.5 miles / 0.8 km from Painswick Rococo Garden.

Walk from bus stop is uphill.

Travel by taxi

You can get a taxi with Rob Lewis by calling 07833 444607.

Parking

We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. Parking is free.

There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.

From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. The path is sloped.

The route is 900mm wide, or more.

Please note that some of the paving slabs along the centre of the gravel entrance route are missing.

proximity of disabled bays to main entrance

Arrival

Path to main entrance

From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.

The path is 900mm wide, or more.

The path is sloped.

Main entrance

The main entrance has level access.

The door is 1100mm wide.

The main door is side hung and manual.

Main entrance is via a gate which is fixed open during public opening hours.

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment - General Information

Some parts of the venue have low lighting.

Pigeon House entrance to upstairs and low lighting

Ticket/ information desk

Welcome Desk

From the main entrance to the desk, there is level access. There is a portable ramp.

Ticket/ information desk

Welcome Desk (January - March)

From the main entrance to the desk, there is level access. The route is 800mm wide, or more.

The door is 800mm wide, or more.

We use our Orangery for our Welcome Desk are during our Snowdrop season from January until the end of March. This area also includes the on site shop during these months as well.

Things to See and Do

We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.

Red House

From the main entrance to this area, there is 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.

Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

The Red House is situated within the Gardens and can be reached along gravel paths from the main entrance.

There is 1 step into the Red House.

Eagle House

From the main entrance to this area, there is 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.

Some display information is low, for wheelchair users.

The Eagle House is situated with the Gardens and can be reached along gravel paths from the main entrance. There is 1 step into the Eagle House.

Anniversary Maze

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 900mm wide, or more.

Our Anniversary Maze can be reached by gravel paths and bark chipped paths from the main entrance. There are no steps but the slopes are steep.

The Exedra Garden

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 900mm wide, or more. Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

The Exedra Garden can be reached by gravel paths from the main entrance. There are no steps but the most direct route involves steep slopes. There is a slightly less direct route that is a more gentle slope.

The Plunge Pool

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 900mm wide, or more. Some display information is low, for wheelchair users. There are seats.

The Plunge Pool is located half way down the Garden and can be reached via gravel and bark chipped paths. There are slopes involved and the Plunge Pool itself has a gravel surround.

Public toilet

Toilet Block

There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.

From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. The route is 1200mm wide, or more.

The toilet door is 820mm wide.

The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the right.

There is 850mm at the side of the toilet. There is 650mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 500mm high. The toilets have handrails.

Access to the toilet facilities from the cafe/welcome desk include a gravel pathway that slopes up to the block, there is a handrail to one side of the pathway. The disabled toilet includes a red emergency pull cord.

Shop

Main Shop

From the main entrance to the shop, there is level access. There is a portable ramp. The route is 1600mm wide, or more. The door is 1600mm wide.

From the main entrance to the shop, there is 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.

The route through the shop is 800mm wide, or more.

Shop

Main Shop (January - March)

From the main entrance to the shop, there is level access. The route is 800mm wide, or more. The door is 800mm wide.

The route through the shop is 800mm wide, or more.

We use our Orangery for our Shop are during our Snowdrop season from January until the end of March. This area also includes the Welcome Desk during these months as well.

Door from Shop (Jan - March) leading to Main Garden

Place to eat and drink

Café

From the main entrance to the dining area, there is level access. There is a portable ramp. The route is 1600mm wide, or more. The door is 1600mm wide.

From the main entrance to the dining area, there is 1 step. There is no lift and no ramp.

To get to a table, there are no steps.

The route through the dining area is 800mm wide, or more.

There is background music sometimes.

The table and plates have high colour contrast.

We cater for vegetarian, gluten free (celiacs), lactose free (dairy free), nut free and vegan specific diets.

Specific dietary foods not always available or could be sold out.

Cafe is counter service, not table service.

Getting around outside

Painswick Rococo Garden

From the main entrance to the gardens, there is level access.

There is a portable ramp.

The route is sloped. The route is 950mm wide, or more.

There is one step up into the cafe/welcome desk building, there is a portable ramp to assist with step if required. There is a very gentle slope between the main buildings and the garden entrance gates

Picnic Area

Car park/Entrance area picnic facilities

From the car park to the picnic area, there is level access. The path is 3000mm wide, or more.

The entrance is 3000mm wide.

You can bring your own food to the picnic area.

Picnic benches are provided on a large grassy area, the area is gently sloping with easy access to the car park area. This picnic area is not available January - March.

Garden from the entrance gate

From the main entrance to this area, there is level access. The route is 1100mm wide, or more. The entrance is 1100mm wide.

Please be aware that garden is in a valley with paths accessing all areas, but some of the paths are steep and very challenging for wheelchair use. In the top half of the garden (from the entrance gate as far as the main duck pond) the paths are primarily solid with a light gravel topping. The lower half of the garden is more natural woodland and the paths are bark chipped. Some paths are quite steep and some areas are uneven and during wet winter months paths can become muddy.

The welcome desk can provide a map showing the least hilly walk around the garden, it may be necessary to double back on the route in order to leave the garden via the more gentle slope. There are benches at regular points throughout the garden.

Play area

The play area lies at the bottom of the garden, furthest from the main entrance. The paths that approach it are bark chipped and on a slope. The play area itself has a surface of bark chip. There are benches and a large picnic table within the area.

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

We have one manual wheelchair situated at the welcome desk for use in emergencies.

We do not have a specific toilet area for assistance dogs, however our visitor attraction is a garden where we allow all dogs on leads to visit and dog owners are encouraged to pick up any dog waste and use the bins provided.

We do not have a specific area for charging battery powered mobility scooters. However if asked at the welcome desk we will do our best to assist with this.

You can hire mobility equipment from Ableworld by calling 01452 690250.

Emergency evacuation procedures

Our buildings are limited to the shop/cafe/welcome desk building, Orangery and the toilet block. In the case of an emergency our staff have procedures in place to check and evacuate these buildings of any staff and visitors.

In case of a fire, our muster point is located in the car park. If, in this situation you feel that you will need assistance from a member of staff, please ask.