Great Dixter Charitable Trust

Opening times

Great Dixter House & Gardens are now open Tuesday - Sunday and bank holidays. There is no need to prebook tickets online. The Gardens & Shop are open between 11am - 5pm The House is open between 12 noon - 4 pm The Loggia is open between 10.30am - 5pm. However, the Great Dixter Nursery is open daily (Mon-Sun) between 9am - 5pm Read more

Great Dixter is an historic house, a garden, a centre of education, and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world.

Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd – it was the focus of his energy and enthusiasm and fuelled over 40 years of books and articles. Now under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust.

“If Dixter remains loved and retains its own identity, everything else will fall into place.”Christopher Lloyd, Nov 2005

Christopher Lloyd

Great Dixter was the home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd (1921-2006), who developed it into a hub of ideas and connections that spread out across the world.

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Study Days

Study Days are led by Head Gardener Fergus Garrett and held at Great Dixter House and Gardens. Developed by Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett, this programme is in its twentieth year. Each Study Day includes a lecture in the house as well as talks and demonstrations in the garden.

Tickets

Pre-booked tickets are no longer required. Please purchase tickets upon arrival from the kiosk. We ask that visitors to the House and Shop continue to wear face coverings and maintain a respectful social distance.

Latest events

Nursery propagation day

The Great Dixter Nursery will host this day on propagation. You will be taken through each stage from making your own compost, to taking cuttings, sowing seeds, splitting perennials and looking after potted plants. Places are limited to 12 Read more
Start: 19^th September, 2022 at 10:00am

End: 19^th September, 2022 at 4:00pm

Published: 27^th January, 2022

Updated: 26^th April, 2022

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Location: Great Dixter Charitable Trust, Northiam, Rye, TN31 6PH
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Items of interest

Cafe

The Loggia cafe is now closed for the season but will re-open on the 29th March. The cafe serves a delicious range of home-made lunches, snacks, hot and cold drinks and cakes, all freshly cooked here at Dixter. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options are available. Please inform staff if you have any special dietary requirements or allergies and they will endeavour to help. Read more
The Nursery

The Nursery was started by Christopher Lloyd in 1954, specialising in plants he deemed garden-worthy. We remain a small, personal and professional nursery. Read more
Families

Great Dixter is a magical place for families to visit. Garden Explorers is an adventurous group for toddlers and carers which takes place each Thursday and Friday morning at Great Dixter. Join our mailing list to book a spot Read more
Richard Adams at Great Dixter

In this the Centenary year of Christopher Lloyd’s birth, Richard Adams has woven his magic in the gardens of Dixter with a series of 12 paintings. You can view the series here and buy online. Read more