Aerial view of a sweeping golden driveway curving between two Cotswold stone houses and their lawns

Completed driveway, seen from above

Groundworks & landscaping

Groundwork, done properly.

Driveways, patios, decking and fencing, with the groundworks, drainage and brickwork that go with them. Across Swindon, Malmesbury, Melksham and Wiltshire.

Get a quote Call 07398 278 355

100% recommend us · 10 Facebook reviews

About Cobra Groundworks

We build the parts of a property you walk on, park on and sit out on, and the groundwork underneath them.

Cobra Groundworks is a Wiltshire groundworks and landscaping firm. We lay resin bound and block-paved drives, porcelain patios, decking and fencing, and we take on the general groundworks, drainage and brickwork that go with them. Customers mention the same things again and again: hard-working, tidy, reliable, and exacting about the details.

Areas
Swindon, Malmesbury, Melksham and across Wiltshire
Services
Eleven, from resin bound to brickwork
Pale resin bound surface laid in front of a Cotswold stone terrace with a sage-green door
Resin bound surface, stone terrace
An orange mini excavator being brought through a narrow doorway

What we do

Eleven services from one team. Whatever you have in mind, call and tell us about it.

  • Close-up of resin bound aggregate beside slate-clad steps Resin bound

    Seamless resin bound surfaces for drives, paths and entrances.

  • Orange mini excavator digging out a front garden General groundworks

    Digging out, levelling and concrete bases, such as the base for a summer house.

  • Large porcelain terrace behind a new stone-built house Porcelain patios

    Porcelain terraces for new-build and period homes alike.

  • Golden gravel path sweeping past a stone cottage covered in roses Landscaping

    Whole-garden landscaping: paths, lawns, raised planters and steps.

  • Horizontal slatted timber fence beside a new resin bound drive Fencing

    Timber fencing, including contemporary horizontal slats.

  • Bright artificial lawn with crisp edges beside a paved seating area Artificial grass

    Artificial lawns with crisp, clean edges.

  • Curved timber boardwalk with a cable balustrade circling a cob roundhouse Decking

    Timber decks, steps and boardwalks, from simple platforms to curved designs with balustrades.

  • Block-paved drive with a stone retaining wall lit at dusk Block paving

    Block-paved drives and patios with neat edging.

  • Slim channel drain running along dark porcelain paving with a flush inspection cover Drainage

    Channel drainage set neatly into the finished surface.

  • Fresh tarmac driveway edged with golden stone setts Driveways

    Resin bound, tarmac and block-paved drives.

  • Arched red-brick porch with a timber canopy and a dark front door Brickwork

    Brick porches, edging and garden brickwork.

Recent work

Every photograph on this page comes from one of our own jobs.

Drives and paths

Resin bound, gravel and tarmac, edged and finished to suit the house.

Grey resin bound driveway curving round shrubs towards a white modern bungalow with a Cobra Groundworks sign at the roadside
Resin bound driveway curving to a modern bungalow
Newly laid resin bound forecourt beside a white-painted pub, with a Cobra Groundworks sign board in the foreground
Resin bound forecourt at a pub
New path curving along the front of a stone cottage, with a dumper and a lawn beyond
New path along a stone cottage
Natural stone paving running along a period stone house, with a dry-stone wall on one side
Natural stone paving beside a period house

After dark

Decks, terraces and lawns at dusk.

Block-paved patio and raised timber platform with a lit edge, steps and a timber gazebo in the evening light
Paving, steps and a raised gazebo platform
Pale porcelain terrace and a lawn at night, with uplit boundary fence and a glowing blue edge
Porcelain terrace and lawn
A floating timber bench lit in blue above a lawn, against a warm uplit brick wall
Lit bench seat
Hexagonal timber deck edged with a warm glow, with a parasol and garden sofa above a gravel border
Hexagonal deck with a lit edge
Block-paved drive rising beside a stepped stone wall with wall lights glowing at dusk, and a slatted timber bin store
Block-paved drive and lit retaining wall

Terraces and lawns

Level, laid, finished

Porcelain terraces and freshly laid lawns, in new-build gardens and period homes alike.

Aerial view of a pale porcelain terrace with two stone-clad raised planters and a freshly laid lawn
Porcelain terrace, raised planters and new lawn, from above
Glossy black porcelain terrace with stepped edge, patio furniture and a barbecue in a walled garden
Black porcelain terrace with steps
Wide porcelain terrace curving around an orangery on a large house with clipped box hedging
Terrace around an orangery

From the first dig to the final edge

“Organised everything from start to finish,” as one customer put it. Four stages, from three jobs.

Dig

Orange mini excavator lifting turf in a front garden under a blue sky
Mini excavator clearing a front garden

Base

A brick-edged base filled with golden sand against the back of a house, ready for its surface
Brick-edged base, ready for its surface

Frame

Timber joists laid out on membrane for a new deck behind a brick house
Joists laid out for a deck

Finish

The finished deck with wide boarded steps beside a conservatory
The same deck, boarded with steps

What customers say

100%

recommend Cobra Groundworks. A selection of our 10 reviews on Facebook.

In their words

  • Hard working
  • Tidy
  • Reliable
  • Attention to detail
  • Fast communication
Can’t recommend Alex and Owen enough. Great guys and so hard working nothing too much trouble. We are so happy with our new porcelain patio and resin pathway. The attention to detail Alex pays is amazing, he’s a perfectionist and highly skilled at what he does. Absolutely love our new garden and would 100% use again.
Marina M. · Facebook review
Really pleased with the work done at the front of our property, a high standard, reliable, plus clean & tidy, would highly recommend Cobra Groundworks.
Carrie G. · Facebook review
Fast communication, clean, tidy and hard working blokes and extremely happy with the job!
Sonny S. · Facebook review
We were looking for work to be carried out for a concrete base for a summer house, a bridge over the pond, plus railings. Wow! We were not to be disappointed. Alex and his team are very professional, reliable and super hard working.
Marie S. · Facebook review
Very can do, Alex organised everything from start to finish. Alex knows what he is doing… lots of ideas and poetry in motion on the digger!!! Absolutely thrilled with our new deck!
Nikki R. · Facebook review
Drive and fencing done. Would highly recommend. Excellent work. Cobra Groundwork know their trade.
Mi Mi · Facebook review
Alex and his team have helped us to landscape our garden, and he had done an amazing job. Loved his positive attitude and attention to details.
Anne S. · Facebook review

Enquiries

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