People

Trustees

Great Dixter has 11 Trustees who meet on a quarterly basis and manage the governance of the Great Dixter Charitable Trust. Each Trustee brings a unique set of skills and some serve on additional committees within the Trust including finance, education, house and curatorial, health safety and environment and development. Staff report to the trustees at the meetings. Read more

Staff

Pottery Demonstation

Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel. 27-28th August 2022, 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend.
Pottery Demonstration

Come along and watch Alex O’Reilly throwing pots on a kick wheel on Sunday 24th July, 11am-4pm in the Great Barn. Free to attend.
Basket weaving demonstration

Sussex Basketmaker Christiane Gunzi will be demonstrating willow basket weaving in The Great Barn. Visitors are very welcome. 24-25th September 2022, 11am-4pm. This is a free event
Hop picking at Great Dixter

Melvin Smith will be on hand in the Great Barn talking about Hop Picking and showing some of the tools that were used in the process. 3rd-4th September, 11:45 and 2:30. This is a free event

Opening times

Great Dixter House & Gardens are now open from Tuesday - Sunday and bank holidays. There is no need to prebook tickets online. The Gardens & Shop & Cafe are open between 11am - 5pm The House is open between 12 noon - 4 pm Great Dixter Nursery opens daily from 9am - 5pm Dogs are not allowed in the gardens or house except for Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs. Please see our accessibility statement for access within the house and gardens.
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.
Visitor information

Useful information to consider when visiting Great Dixter House and Gardens
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.
How to find us

Details of how to travel to Great Dixter
Visit the Nursery

Whilst the House & Garden are now closed for the season, our fantastic Nursery is still open. Between November 2021 - April 2022, The Nursery is open: Monday - Friday 9am-12:30 and then reopens 1:30pm - 4:30pm. Saturday - 9am - 12:30 Sunday (closed) There is no entrance charge.
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.
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.
Garden map

Download a map of the garden
Shop

The Great Dixter Shop is located next to the Nursery and stocks a large range of garden tools, books, and gifts, as well as wooden items such as hurdles and benches, handmade at Great Dixter.

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