Meet The Team
Our Staff
Peter Pearce
Interim Director
Peter joins Painshill as Interim Director, having previously served as a Painshill Trustee on the Board.
Peter worked for over 40 years in a succession of heritage, conservation and education charities, for 25 of them as a Chief Executive. As a professional land agent he managed National Trust properties in the East Midlands and then West Sussex, including leadership of the six year restoration of Uppark following its major fire in 1989. Peter has been the Director of the Landmark Trust, West Dean College (the Edward James Foundation), and Bamber Gascoigne’s West Horsley Place Trust. These roles have embraced the care of a number of great historic houses, gardens and landscapes.
Peter is particularly interested in the challenges inherent in managing historic places in a sustainable and balanced way. He has lived for 36 years in the Surrey Hills.
Things to see & Do
Painshill is an award-winning 18th century landscape garden where you are invited to walk around a work of art. Winding paths will take you on a journey to discover a living canvas with beautiful vistas and dramatically placed garden buildings. Stroll around the Serpentine Lake, wander through woodland and promenade past follies, including the Ruined Abbey, Gothic Temple and Turkish Tent.
