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Last updated on 16 January 09

Great Dixter Garden

  4.8/5 (6 ratings)

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A Tudor house with a famous twentieth century Arts and Crafts garden. Great Dixter was bought in 1910 by Nathaniel Lloyd, author of books on brickwork and topiary, and was restored by Edwin Lutyens. Nathaniel designed the framework of the garden and it was planted with great flair by his son, Christopher Lloyd, author of many good books on plants and planting. Christopher Lloyd was born at Great Dixter and left the estate to The Great Dixter Trust on his death in 2006. The garden reflects the interests of its creators.

Great Dixter can be visited as part of a London Area Gardenbreak.

Address - Northiam, Rye, East Sussex, England, TN31 6PH
Opening times - 1st April to 25th October. Daily except Monday (but open Bank Holiday Mondays). Gardens open 11am to 5pm (last admission) House open 2pm to 5pm
Admission - House and Gardens: Adult £8.00, Child £3.50. Gardens Only: Adult £6.50, Child £3.00.
Website - Visit the Great Dixter Garden website

Designers and Influences

This garden has been designed and influenced by Christopher Lloyd, Nathaniel Lloyd

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Recent Reviews

  • 2 months ago Sandie garden lover said

    Great Dixter is a sensational garden at all times of year, from spring planting in the meadow through to a wonderful tropical garden in late summer and lovely autumn colour. It has a look as if the gardeners just throw in the seed and let it happen naturally - a look which is very hard to achieve.

    I cannot recommend strongly enough - I visit every 6 weeks or so and it is completely different every time but always fabulous

    (5.0/5)
  • 2 months ago Pete said

    first let me add the garden is very very fine. it is packed with different planting. it has a cottagey style which is one I like very much.

    it strikes me as a gardeners garden and that is where I have a "slight" problem with it. I can imagine gardeners happily weeding and planting but do they enjoy it? the paths are so narrow and few (and there aren't that many) of the seats offer you a chance to sit and take in the beauty on offer.

    Don't get me wrong after a plethora of NT gardens it is a delightful change.

    (4.0/5)
  • 10 months ago Marian Boswall said

    You are right Adam - for somewhere I visit about once every 6 weeks I -and others- seem to have forgotten to rave about it (perhaps a secret wish to meet less squish amongst the narrow paths.!) How to describe Dixter without sounding over effusive? It's the bees knees, the cats whiskers, the icing on the cake of Kent gardens..

    (5.0/5)
  • 11 months ago Charlotte said

    I'd never thought of visiting Great Dixter in the autumn, but did so before it closed this year - it was absolutely fantastic. It's an iconic garden at any time of year, but once you get the autumn hues, it's out of this world. And you have the added advantage of no crowds!

    (5.0/5)
  • about 1 year ago Linden said

    My partner and took a one-day course on Exotic Gardening at Great Dixter, run by Fergus Garrett. I can't praise the day, the man and the place highly enough. We learned so much about what to do, and what not to do, and everything was explained in such an easy to follow way. All the staff with whom we came into contact were so friendly, it was like visiting a large, close family. Clearly working there is a labour of love for everyone involved and the spirit of 'Christo' is everywhere, but nowhere more strongly than the Exotic Garden. The whole place is a profusion of planting, gorgeously extravagant and amazingly well maintained. We have joined as Annual Members and will visit often, even though it's nearly 200 miles round trip. A wonderful day out.

    (5.0/5)

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