We are very excited to announce the first of what will become an Annual Volunteer Day Trip. The visit to Great Dixter House & Gardens will take place on Sunday 7th June 2015, 8:30am-5:00pm, and will include a guided tour of the House & Gardens.
The original house at Great Dixter was built in 1450 and is noted to have one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. It was acquired by the Lloyd family in 1909 who employed the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens to restore the House and Gardens in 1910-12. During this time a 16th century house in a similar style was brought to the site and additional structural elements were introduced to create the house as we see it today. Great Dixter is well known for being the birthplace, home and passion of British gardener and author Christopher Lloyd who created an experimental and constantly changing garden. The gardens include a variety of clipped topiary, wild meadow flowers, mixed borders, ponds and an Exotic Garden. It is now under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust and is a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world.
We value the commitment and enthusiasm which you all bring to your volunteering at Fulham Palace and hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us on this day out. It will be a great opportunity to socialise with volunteers from other areas of the Palace and to catch up with those you see more regularly. The trip is subsidised by Fulham Palace Trust and the total cost to book a place is £15. For more information on the itinerary for the day and to book a place please click here.
We are always keen to hear your suggestions of places that you would like to visit so if you have somewhere in mind for a future trip please do let me know.
Please note, this trip is available to Fulham Palace volunteers only.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Lauren Cox, Administrator, on admin@fulhampalace.org.