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Painswick House
Attractions in Painswick

Places to visit around Painswick, from Painswick House

Nothing on our list is inside Painswick’s built-up area; the 6 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are a historic house, a museum and an attraction. Further afield, Gloucester Cathedral is 9.8 km from the centre.

Photo: Painswick House, Mike Baldwin (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Painswick
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
6
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
2
in or near town
Best known

The first to see around Painswick

Behind Painswick House on the list are a museum, an attraction and an art gallery.

Historic housePainswick House300 m outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Museum in the Park3.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionStroud Subscription Rooms4 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryLansdown Hall & Gallery3.8 km outside town, to the southZooZooPrinknash Bird and Deer Park3 km outside town, to the northAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySaint Peter's Grange2.7 km outside town, to the north

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Where each one is

Furthest out is Stroud Subscription Rooms, at 4.8 km.

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The dashed line is Painswick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What kind of places

Most are castles or historic places, 2 in all, ahead of museums or galleries (2).

Museums & galleries 1 museum · 1 art gallery0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 zoo0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Painswick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All 6 on the list

Look within 5 km of its edge for all 6.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

242 listed buildings are on Painswick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Painswick →

Big names nearby

Day trips

The pick of the 12 is Gloucester Cathedral, 9.8 km off.

CathedralGloucester Cathedral9.8 km northHistoric houseGatcombe Park10 km southAbbey or prioryMarlmesbury Abbey and Grounds23 km southHistoric houseHighgrove House18 km southCastle · CadwMonmouth Castle36 km westAbbey or priory · CadwTintern Abbey35 km westCastleBerkeley Castle21 km southwestCastleGloucester Castle9.4 km northwestCastle · English HeritageGoodrich Castle31 km westCastleSudeley Castle24 km northeastCastle · CadwChepstow Castle37 km southwestAbbey or prioryTewkesbury Abbey23 km north

Places well known beyond Painswick (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

What people ask about Painswick

What is there to see near Painswick?

No attraction is mapped inside Painswick itself. Within 5 km of it are Painswick House, The Museum in the Park, Stroud Subscription Rooms and Lansdown Hall & Gallery.

Does Painswick have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Painswick: The Museum in the Park and Lansdown Hall & Gallery.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Painswick?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Monmouth Castle (Cadw), 36 km west.

What are the best-known days out near Painswick?

Within 40 km: Gloucester Cathedral (9.8 km), Gatcombe Park (10 km), Marlmesbury Abbey and Grounds (23 km), Highgrove House (18 km).

Where are Painswick’s historic buildings listed?

Painswick has 242 listed buildings, 3 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Painswick when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (13)

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