Painswick

Aerial view of the village The historic wool town of Painswick is rightly known as 'The Queen of the Cotswolds'. The stone here is a more delicate silver-gold and the village is surrounded by some of Gloucestershire's best countryside, here at the mid-point of the Cotswold Way. The Church of St. Mary, sitting amongst 99 yew trees, has one of the most memorable churchyards in the country with many ornate table tombs. Nearby is the fine Rococo Garden and the breathtaking viewpoint at Painswick Beacon.