Paineshill
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Address – Painshill Park Trust
Portsmouth Road
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 1JE
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| Phone | O1932 868 113 |
| Opening times |
November – February 10.30am – 4.00pm dusk if earlier (last entry 3.00pm)
March – October 10.30am- 6.00pm or dusk if earlier (last entry 4.30pm)
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| Collection/special features | the island grotto and excellent exhibitions, especially the American one |
| Dog friendly? | On leads, yes. |
| Child friendly? | Yes, kids love finding the various landscape features. |
| Description |
This is a very good eighteenth century landscape garden which fell into disrepair and is currently being very sensitively restored. It represents the serpentine style. It was owned and designed Charles Hamilton and set in a wooded valley visitors can explore a lake, a Gothic temple, a Chinese bridge, a ruined abbey, a Turkish tent and a remarkable grotto. |
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Paineshill Garden photograph by Rictor Norton and David used under a creative commons licence
