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.
Winter Interest Tour – Saturday 22 February – FULLY BOOKED
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…
22 February 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 amGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Practical Ethnobotany
The garden and wider estate at Great Dixter provide rich, multi-layered habitats for wildlife and humans alike. During this course you will learn to read and understand your natural surroundings, discover what plants can provide for us and how we can give back with an introduction to habitat restoration practices. The course will take place…
22 February 2025 10:00 am – 31 May 2025 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Winter Open Weekend – 22 & 23 February 2025
Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 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…
22 February 2025 11:00 am – 23 February 2025 4:00 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Winter Interest Tour – Sunday 23 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…
23 February 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 amGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Succession planting in the mixed border
SOLD OUT Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. Fergus will use the garden at Great Dixter to illustrate how you can create…
3 March 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
The Art and Craft Garden Design at Great Dixter 2025-2026 Term 1
Art and Craft of Garden Design Great Dixter is a truly inspirational garden. Its magic is created not only by the extraordinary planting and exceptional horticulture but also by the strength of the design and layout of the garden. Much of the garden was originally designed by the leading architect of the time Edwin Lutyens…
4 March 2025 9:00 am – 6 May 2025 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, Northiam, TN31 6PH
Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – March
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes tours provide a special opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when we are normally closed to the public. You will gain insight into the making of the Great Dixter borders with one of the garden team…
10 March 2025 1:30 pm – 4:15 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Green woodworking workshop
Join us for a day of green woodworking in the Medieval Great Barn and learn how to make a miniature Sussex gate hurdle with our skilled craftspeople. This day will take you through all the stages of making a hurdle starting by using a froe and cleaving brake to split sweet chestnut poles which have been…
11 March 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Grow
Grow is our 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 and…
18 March 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…
20 March 2025 11:00 am – 12:00 pmGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Designing with plants
Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included, served in the Great Hall and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. Learn how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and…
24 March 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair
The annual Great Dixter spring plant fair will be taking place on the 5th and 6th April 2025 from 11am to 4pm. The plant fair involves over 20 nurseries from around the country and includes talks by the individual nurseries at their stands throughout both days. Entry: £17 which includes entry to the Garden. No pre-booking required.…
5 April 2025 11:00 am – 6 April 2025 4:00 pm
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…
11 April 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 amGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
Pottery Demonstration – April
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel in the Great Barn. Saturday 12 April and Sunday 13 April – 11am to 4pm Free to attend.
12 April 2025 11:00 am – 13 April 2025 4:00 pmGreat Barn, Great Dixter, TN31 6HU
Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – April
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes tours provide a special opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when we are normally closed to the public. You will gain insight into the making of the Great Dixter borders with one of the garden team…
14 April 2025 1:30 pm – 4:15 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Designing with plants
Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. Learn how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and balance. The aim is to…
28 April 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Biodiversity study day (New for 2025!)
This study day led by Fergus Garrett and ecologist Andy Phillips will examine how the way we garden at Great Dixter is helping to create a local hotspot of biodiversity and will help participants to understand how to garden in a way that promotes species richness and diversity. The day will include an illustrated lecture and an…
29 April 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PHLutyens, 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…
7 May 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 amGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
General Symposium-May 2025 – FULLY BOOKED
General Symposium – Saturday 10 May to Saturday 17 May 2025 This is a week-long theory-based, general symposium, the aim being to explain and inspire, with a maximum of 12 attendees. Although theory based, 30% of the time will be spent outside in the garden. Accommodation, meals, as well as transport to and from the hotel every day…
10 May 2025 12:30 pm – 17 May 2025 8:00 amGreat Dixter House and Gardens, Northiam, TN31 6PH
Wool Spinning and Weaving – May
Wendy and Lorraine will be on hand in the Great Barn to demonstrate hand spinning of wool, and the products they make using crochet, knitting and weaving. Saturday 24 May, 11am-4pm, This is a free event.
24 May 2025 11:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Barn, Great Dixter, TN31 6PHPottery Demonstration – May
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel in the Great Barn. Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 May, Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May as well as Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 May – 11am to 4pm Free to attend.
25 May 2025 11:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Barn, Great Dixter, TN31 6HU
Meadow Gardening
Head Gardener Fergus Garrett will lead this Study Day held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Refreshments and lunch are included, served in the Great Hall and we are offering a 10% discount on plant sales for attendees in the nursery on the day. Discover the secrets of meadows using the marvellous Great Dixter meadows…
2 June 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
Behind the scenes at Great Dixter – June
SOLD OUT Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes tours provide a special opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when we are normally closed to the public. You will gain insight into the making of the Great Dixter borders with one of the…
9 June 2025 1:30 pm – 4:15 pmGreat Dixter House and Gardens, TN316PH
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…
13 June 2025 10:00 am – 11:00 amGreat Dixter, TN31 6PH
