Painshill Park was originally created in the eighteenth century by Charles Hamilton. His breathtaking vistas and charming follies have inspired generations of visitors, gardeners and landscape architects. Through neglect, the park fell into dereliction after the second world war and the Painshill Park Trust was formed in 1981 to restore the park. To date, much of the park and the follies have been restored and crucially this has only been possible through charitable donations from like-minded souls.

Would you like to help us restore Painshill Park?

There are many ways you can support us...

Plant a tree in the landscape
Many of the trees you see today at Painshill Park were planted by Hamilton in the eighteenth century. The Great Cedar which overlooks the lake is one of the largest Cedar of Lebanon in Europe. The integrity of restoration is important. The Trust has undertaken detailed archive research to ensure that all new trees planted are faithful to Hamilton's original plans. Painshill Park Trust is a small registered charity. All tree planting is funded through charitable donations. If you would like further information on sponsoring a tree please download a leaflet.

Sponsor a school visit from a deprived area
We wish to ‘reach out’ to engage students and pupils from a diverse range of socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, and those with Special Needs. We believe that Painshill Park has an important role to play enriching the curriculum of these pupils.
Sponsoring a school trip help us offer very beneficial conditions to Schools with Special Needs or from a deprived areas. 

Dedicate a bench
In dedicating a bench at Painshill Park you are contributing to the continued restoration of a landscape that we hope will inspire many generations to come. Our rustic bench is manufactured in sustainable English timber and the cost is £275, which includes a brass plaque with your dedication, installation and on-going maintenance by our landscape team. Please download a leaflet for further details.

Help us build a childrens play area
Painshill Park is a favourite day out for families and children in the south east, where you can enjoy a year long programme of entertaining events and holiday fun activities. To enhance the experience of the families visiting the park, we are planning to build a children adventure play area. To enable us to achieve this goal we are currently seeking £10,000.00 in sponsorship funds.

Leave a Legacy
Painshill Park is unique, inspiring and one of the most important landscape parks in Europe. The park features a series of breathtaking vistas and follies, providing the visitor with surprise, delight and beauty at every turn. Leaving a legacy to Painshill Park is a wonderful opportunity to help secure the future of the park and also helps us to invest in vital education and conservation projects. Every donation, of any size, really does make a difference.

Make a Donation
Following years of dereliction, Painshill Park Trust  is painstakingly restoring the park.  Having won the prestigious Europa Nostra Medal for exemplary restoration our achivement todate is immense.  If you make a donation to the Painshill Park Trust you will be supporting our efforts to restore this unique 18th century landscape.

For more information or to make a donation please contact our Visitor Manager on 01932 868113.