Painswick Property Finder

Craig has established professional relationships with the estate agents in the Wiltshire and Gloucestershire region and they know and trust him.

Craig can help you find your perfect property by using these relationships to your advantage. Estate Agents will inform him of property they have valued or that is being marketed quietly and allow him an early viewing or details, immediately giving you a head start and putting you ahead of the competition.

Craig is often the recipient of privileged information from individuals wanting to sell their property or of someone they know who does. In addition, if a client has a small defined search area, Craig is able to effectively use mail-shots to target houses that they may be interested in.

Nearby Stroud has a small General Hospital and 20 minutes away, Gloucester’s large NHS Hospital has all the usual services plus maternity unit and state-of-the-art Children’s Centre.

Painswick is served by Brockworth Leisure Centre, Virgin Active and David Lloyd all situated 20 minutes up the road in Gloucester. Nearby Stroud also offers a handful of sports and leisure facilities.

The town also has its own rugby club which, formed in 1872, is the oldest village rugby club in England. Out of town you’ll find an 18-hole golf course, squash club, riding stables and tennis courts.

When the M5 bypassed the town in the 1960’s Painswick lost almost three quarters of its shops to homes. Today however, the town has some quaint shops and galleries to uncover when exploring its little streets. There’s a famous fabric shop, Painswick Fabrics, Kate Rich Antiques and Olivas, an award winning deli and coffee shop, to name but a few.

Every Friday there’s a country market on the ground floor of the Market Hall. Here you can find local home baked and locally grown produce – but get there early or you’ll miss out!

Painswick has a handful of nice places to eat out. The restaurant at the 16^th century Falcon Inn serves seasonal European dishes while the Royal Oak is a more rural, real-ale pub serving hearty fare. Olivas Café, Restaurant and Deli offers a taste of Colombia (the owner’s home country) and serves great tapas and paella as well as native dishes. For a cuppa and some excellent fresh baked cake, try The Patchwork Mouse café and Art Gallery.

Wander around the towns meandering streets and enjoy the mellow hues of houses built from stone quarried nearby. 14^th century houses in Bisley Street include a couple with “Donkey Doors“, which once would have been wide enough for a donkey with panniers to pass through carrying wool from the numerous mills along the valley.

The town is the backdrop to some popular TV series and it is not hard to see why. The memorable church yard of St Mary’s is home to 99 yew trees. Planted in 1792 it is said that every 100^th tree planted will die!  If you take a short walk from the centre you’ll come to the flamboyant, Rococo Garden, famous too for its blanket of snowdrops in late winter and early spring. The gardens are the last sole survivor from the brief early 18^th century period of English Rococo Garden Design.

Above the town sits the Painswick Beacon which affords spectacular views of the Severn Valley and the clusters of nearby Cotswold towns and villages that inhabit the beautiful surrounding countryside. The famous Cotswold Way Footpath runs through the town, and don’t miss the two mile walk to Laurie Lee’s Slad Valley where he lived and wrote “Cider with Rosie”. You should also visit the architectural masterpiece, the eerie, unfinished Woodchester Mansion.

Both Stroud and Gloucester have cinema complexes, and theatres can be found in Cheltenham (The Everyman), Cirencester (The Sundial Theatre) and The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury.

In early July, Painswick puts on the Art Couture Festival when fantastic costumes are paraded and stalls line the streets. The Painswick Arts Festival also runs for six weeks every summer when dozens of local artists display their works in several locations throughout the town. For music lovers, The Painswick Music Society arranges chamber music concerts every spring.

Painswick is something of an architectural anomaly. The streets are lined with large limestone buildings, built in 17^th century by wool merchants competing to own the grandest house in town. You’ll also find cottages, hidden between these larger houses, many retaining key features from bygone eras. Outside Painswick, the neighbouring valleys are smattered with Cotswold stone farms and picturesque villages. If you’re after something new, you’re probably better off heading to the suburbs of nearby Stroud or Gloucester.