Painshill welcomes group visits
Whether you are looking for a full day out, a short visit or a tour with one of our knowledgeable guides. We can tailor the day to meet your requirements.
The Benefits of Group Visits
To make your day extra special, book a guided tour of Painshill and learn more about the history of the landscape. There is also the option to book a guided tour with a member of the gardening team, who will introduce you to the historic plantings at Painshill. All tours can be tailored to suit your group’s individual requirements.
Our dedicated Group Bookings Coordinator is on hand to help plan your day and organise any catering or accessibility requirements.
When bringing a group of 10 or more benefits include:
- Reduced entry price
- The chance to meet a member of our landscape team or have an exclusive guide
- Free coach parking & entry for driver
- Free refreshment voucher for driver
- Bespoke catering can be included
- Function room available to hire
- Tailor made visits with accessible options available if mobility issues are of concern
- Free entry for the group leader (for groups over 30)
- Guide book per person
- 10% off in the Painshill Garden Shop
- Free wifi
- Dogs welcome on short leads
Types of Group Visit at Painshill
Self-led Visit
Explore the beautiful landscape of Painshill at your own group’s leisure, and follow the guided paths and map. Enjoy the delights of the 18th century landscape garden in any season.
For Groups of 10 or more
Availability: All year
Price: £10 per person
Includes: A 30min introductory talk
Introduction to Painshill
Take a walking tour around Painshill with your own experienced guide. Explore a series of simply stunning views while discovering more about the garden’s history and creator Hon. Charles Hamilton.
For Groups of 10 or more
Availability: All year
Price: £12.50 per person
Approx: 1.5 hours
Includes: Arrival refreshments and a guide
The Grand Tour
Cover the complete 160 acres and don’t miss out on anything! Allow your tour guide to take you around the complete historical route up to the Gothic Tower.
For Groups of 10 or more
Availability: All year
Price: £15 per person
Approx: 3 hours
Includes: Refreshments at the Gothic Tower and a guide
Vines and Wine
Follow a guide on a journey to discover Painshill’s wine. Walk through the Vineyard and up towards the newly restored Temple of Bacchus where you can enjoy a wine tasting and breath-taking views of the Surrey landscape.
For Groups of 10 or more
Availability: All year
Price: £18.50 per person
Approx: 3 hours
Includes: Arrival refreshments, a guide and wine tasting
Joint Tours
Looking to maximise your visit? We’ve teamed up with other local attractions to offer you joint tours so you can visit two places in one day.
Two Tours are more
Joint tours between Painshill and West Horsley Place. After an introductory talk on the History of Painshill and its creator, Hon. Charles Hamilton, your group can explore the beautiful landscape at their own leisure.
Allow time for lunch before going to West Horsley Place, just 20 minutes drive away, for a tour of the historic house.
For the first time in 600 years, West Horsley Place, no longer in private hands, has opened its gates for groups to enjoy.
This hidden gem has over 1,000 years of amazing history.
Discover what Henry V111 had for lunch in the Stone Hall and see the bag that Walter Raleigh’s head was carried in; Enjoy Lord Crewe’s impressive library and Sir Anthony Browne’s glorious Tudor ceiling.
This is a joint trip not to be missed!
For Groups of 20 or more
Availability: Availability excludes mid-May to end of July
Price: £26 per person*
Extras: 10% off Painshill gift shop.
*Please note: Prices exclude travel, refreshments and food
Follies and Vines
Enjoy a joint tour of Painshill, and family-run vineyard Denbies. One of the UK’s largest wine producers, Denbies was one of the first vineyards in the world to give visitors a unique and fascinating insight into the wine production process all year round.
After a 30 min introductory talk on the history of Painshill and its creator Hon. Charles Hamilton, your group can explore the beautiful landscape at their own leisure.
Then head off for a tour of Denbies Wines Estate for their ‘Indoor Wine Tasting Experience’. The tour starts in the cinema featuring ‘The Vineyard Through the Seasons’. Learn about the geology and history of the estate and experience the changes in the vineyard through the seasons and appreciate the wine making process from vine to bottle. Once the film is completed guests are guided through three of Denbies classic wines with one of their Wine Experts.
Just a little over 12 miles apart Denbies is the perfect combination of destinations for your day out. Combining history, architecture, stunning landscape and grounds, as well as spectacular English wine.
For Groups of 10 or more
Availability: All year round
Price: £18 per person*
Extras: 10% off Painshill wine and 10% discount in the Denbies Gift Shop.
*Please note: Prices exclude travel, refreshments and food
Contact us about Group Visits or Joint Tours
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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.
