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Garden tour

One of the pleasant features about the gardens is that they lie all around the house. Make a circuit of the gardens and you have made a circuit of the house exterior. Each has good views of the other.

Apart from a couple of mixed orchards and a scattering of trees there were no gardens here when the Lloyds arrived on the scene in 1910.

Great Dixter filmed by Howard Sooley in 2014

Find out about the different areas of the garden

Explore the pages below. The descriptions are by the late Christopher Lloyd and his friend and successor, Head Gardener at Great Dixter, Fergus Garrett.

The Orchard

The Orchard

Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett on the Orchard at Great Dixter. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 21st April, 2022

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Prairie

The Prairie

Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett on the Prairie at Great Dixter Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 24th September, 2021

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Sunk Garden

The Sunk Garden

The Sunk Garden in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 22nd January, 2021

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Lower Moat

The Lower Moat

Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett on the Lower Moat at Great Dixter Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 21st January, 2021

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Vegetable Garden

The Vegetable Garden

The Vegetable Garden at Great Dixter Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 16th December, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Exotic Garden

The Exotic Garden

The Exotic garden at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 16th December, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Peacock Garden

The Peacock Garden

The Peacock Garden at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Topiary Lawn

The Topiary Lawn

The Topiary Lawn at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Upper Moat

The Upper Moat

A description of the Upper Moat at Great Dixter by Fergus Garrett Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Barn Garden

The Barn Garden

The Barn Garden at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Front Meadow

The Front Meadow

The Front Meadow at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd's words Read more

Published: 20th November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Blue Garden

The Blue Garden

The Blue Garden at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd's words Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Solar Garden

The Solar Garden

Great Dixter’s Solar Garden in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Updated: 25th November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Wall Garden

The Wall Garden

The Wall Garden in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Horse Pond

The Horse Pond

Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett on the Horse Pond at Great Dixter Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The High Garden

The High Garden

The High Garden at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Cat Garden

The Cat Garden

Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett on the Cat Garden at Great Dixter. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Orchard Garden

The Orchard Garden

Head Gardener, Fergus Garrett on the Orchard Garden at Great Dixter Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

The Long Border

The Long Border

The Long Border at Great Dixter in Christopher Lloyd’s words. Read more

Published: 23rd November, 2020

Author: Catherine Haydock

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  • Pottery Demonstation

    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

    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

    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

    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

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  • Opening times

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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