What’s On
A vibrant, daring, and immersive garden with a 15th century house restored by Sir Edwin Lutyens.
Leading the way in ornamental gardening, gardening for biodiversity, and horticultural education. Created by the great gardener and garden writer Christopher Lloyd, OBE, VMH.
“If Dixter remains loved and retains its own identity, everything else will fall into place. ”Christopher Lloyd, Nov 2005.
Come and Visit Us!
Day Tickets 2024
Adult Ticket £16.00
Child Ticket £5.00 (5-15 yrs)
Tickets are sold on arrival;
there is no pre booking.
Grow
Grow is our new monthly Home Ed session, taking place in the education room, garden and woods at Great Dixter. Sessions will focus on seasonal activity in the garden and woods and include art, cooking, and science as well as a forest school approach to learning in the woods, with learners developing their own ideas…
21 January 2025 10:00 am – 1:30 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Lutyens, the Lloyds & the Legacy
An opportunity to see the Lutyens wing of the house. This hour long tour, led by a Senior Guide, will show you the Lutyens / Lloyds collaboration and explain how the Lloyd’s used each room. You will walk from the entrance to the kitchens and servants hall, up to the first floor family bedrooms and into…
31 January 2025 11:00 am – 12:00 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
The Art and Craft of Gardening at Great Dixter 2025-26 Term 1
This course will be led by Edward Flint, Coralie Thomas and experienced members of the Dixter Garden and nursery teams including Fergus Garrett, Michael Wachter and Michael Morphy. It will help attendees gain an understanding of what is happening in the garden and the specific tasks that are undertaken on a month by month basis. This…
5 February 2025 9:00 am – 7 May 2025 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, Northiam, TN31 6PH
Pruning Symposium-mid February 2025
Pruning Symposium – Saturday 8 February to Saturday 15 February 2025 [There is a second Pruning Symposium from Friday 21 February to Friday 28 February 2025 with an identical format and content] This is a week-long, practical, hands-on symposium with a maximum of 8 attendees. 80% of the time will be outside in the garden and 20% indoors.…
8 February 2025 12:30 pm – 15 February 2025 8:00 amGreat Dixter House and Gardens, Northiam, TN31 6PH
Winter Interest Tour – Saturday 15 February
The winter interest tour will begin at 10am and last for one hour and includes entrance to the garden (from 11am) for our Winter open weekend. We have a wide variety of Snowdrops at Great Dixter as well as Daphnes, Sarcococcas, Hamamellis and many more winter beauties to cheer the soul. We will share more about…
15 February 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 amGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Winter Open Weekend – 15 & 16 February 2025
Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February 11am – 4pm We have two winter Open Weekends for visitors to enjoy the gardens on 15 & 16 February and 22 & 23 February, when the gardens will be open from 11am until 4pm. There is no pre-booking, tickets are purchased from the Ticket Kiosk on the day.…
15 February 2025 11:00 am – 16 February 2025 4:00 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
