Weekend Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 April 2024 11am to 4pm The entrance fee is £16 and includes garden entry (Friends & Annual Ticket holders: free). Tickets are on sale on the gate, on the day (no advance booking). There will also be lots of refreshments for sale & dogs are welcome in the Plant Fair field. Read more
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes Tour in April provides a rare opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when it is normally closed to the public. Read more
This 3 day course led by Fergus and the garden team will take you through the planning and practical steps needed to prepare a complex garden like Great Dixter for the spring and summer display Read more
Discover the secrets of meadows using the wonderful Great Dixter meadows as a case study. The day takes place at the peak of orchid flowing time. Read more
Join the waiting list for 2025 dates. Great Dixter is a renowned and innovative garden that depends on a high degree of craftsmanship to maintain and develop its year round display. This is an advanced course, exploring and teaching the skills necessary for establishing, developing and managing a garden in this style. Teaching takes place monthly through the year from February to January. Read more
Saturday 17 February to Saturday 24 February 2024 This is a practical, hands-on symposium focusing on Pruning, with 80% of the time being spent outdoors. Now fully booked. Read more
The garden at Great Dixter provides the perfect setting for students to learn about the art and craft of garden design. This innovative course is held one day per month, from March to November, and as the course unfolds you will be able to observe and study the garden throughout the changing seasons. Read more
This study day will teach you how to combine plants using colour, shape, texture, repetition and balance. Read more
An opportunity to see the Lutyens wing of the house. This hour long tour will show you the Lutyens / Lloyds collaboration and take you from the kitchens and servants hall, up to the first floor family bedrooms and into the Yeomans Hall brought from Benenden by horse and cart in 1910. The tour will conclude with tea and coffee served in the Kitchen. Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 April 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
Saturday 11 May to Saturday 18 May 2024 This is a theory-based symposium (although 30% of the time will be spent outdoors). Now fully booked. Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. Saturday18th May 2024, 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. Saturday 18 May & Sunday 19 May 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
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 25- Saturday 26 May 2024, 11am-4pm, Free to attend. Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. Saturday 1st June - Sunday 2nd June, 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. Saturday 8 June - Sunday 9 June 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
Sussex Basketmaker Christiane Gunzi will be demonstrating willow basket weaving in The Great Barn. Visitors are very welcome. 15th and 16th June, 11am-4pm. This is a free event Read more
Melvin Smith will be on hand in the Great Barn talking about yesterday's gardener and showing some of the tools that were used in the process. 22nd and 23rd June 2024, 11:45 and 2:30. This is a free event Read more
Great Dixter is a garden that delights and challenges. Our Behind the Scenes Tour in June provides a rare opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the garden on a day when it is normally closed to the public. Read more
Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. Saturday 6 July - Sunday 7 July 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend. Read more
Discover the secrets of meadows using the amazing Great Dixter meadows as a case study. The day takes place at the time when the meadows are entering their late summer flowering phase, and will discuss the practicalities of cutting and strewing to create new meadows. Read more
Melvin Smith will be on hand in the Great Barn talking about yesterday's gardener and showing some of the tools that were used in the process. 13th and 14th July 2024, 11:45 and 2:30. This is a free event Read more