Day Passes and Information
Members
Entry to the gardens during The Great Garden Show is included in your membership. No pass or pre-booking is required to attend.
If you wish to book a day pass on behalf of a friend or family member, please follow the usual Guest Day Pass purchase process via the Newt app.
Some programmed workshops will have an additional cost associated with them and can be pre booked via the Newt app.
Non-members
Non members can purchase a day pass for The Great Garden Show for £25. Children up to age 16 go free. Pre-booking is strongly recommended.
Follow the booking link to purchase your pass and then download The Newt App to access it.
For 90 days following your visit, you can redeem the cost of this ticket when you sign up for membership.
Some programmed workshops will have an additional cost associated with them and can be pre booked via the Newt app.
The Story of Gardening
Secateurs at the ready, we’re calling all plant growers, flower-friends, tree enthusiasts and horticultural hedonists to join us for our inaugural garden show. Join us for a nine-day celebration set amongst the gardens in all their spring finery.
Opening Weekend - 9 & 10 May
The show opens with a weekend packed full of revelry and fun for the whole family. Explore the gardens, enjoy live music, drop into a flower crown crafting session or join a blossom, cyder or tractor tour. Pop-up refreshments will keep you going all day, with the likes of BBQs, strawberries and cream and even Roman food at the Villa.
Conversations In The Garden
Voices from the world of gardening and beyond – including Alan Titchmarsh CBE, Sandor Katz, Robin Lane Fox, Charles Dowding, Tony Kirkham MBE, The Land Gardeners and many more, will be joining The Newt's stellar team sharing knowledge, insights and tips from all corners of the horticultural compass.
Floralia Festival at The Roman Villa
A mini-festival within the show, Floralia brings the Roman Villa to life on opening weekend with military and gladiatorial reenactments, flower crown making and Roman Food available from the Thermopolium. As the week progresses, Villa Ventorum will also host garden tours, bowl turning, spinning and weaving demos, and have-a-go archery.
Symphony of Colour
In homage to the estate’s horticultural history – in particular the legacy of Nori and Sandra Pope – this spring the gardens feature a brand new planting scheme.
The ‘Symphony of Colour’, named after the Pope’s explanation of the colour harmonies in their planting, brings bold swathes of colour to the Victorian Beds, Scented Gardens and Colour Gardens. During the show things will be in full, spectacular bloom, but the display will continue to flourish all the way through to October.
No booking required. Pick up a guide from the Threshing Barn
Midweek Programme
Watch our tree surgeons in action in the woodlands or try your hand at botanical watercolours. Join a tour of the kitchen gardens, explore behind the scenes in the greenhouses and sign up for demonstrations on everything from composting to propagation. Here are a few highlights from the programme...
Finale Weekend - 16 May & 17 May
Saturday is all about celebration. Colour, craft and country traditions enliven the gardens with Maypole and Morris dancing, while our Plant Fair offers a chance to take home some beauties for your own garden. Follow the Spring Trail, join in with our 'Maggie on the Green' communal art project, take part on our 'Ready, Steady, Garden' competition, then watch the grand finale procession.
The Big Newt BioBlitz - Sunday 17
On the final day of the show we’ll be conducting an estate-wide Bio-Blitz. Focusing on the diversity of our flora and fauna, we’ll share ideas on creating eco-friendly gardens, show camera-trap screenings of wildlife spotted across the estate, and invite everyone to take part in wildlife counts, from butterfly spotting to insect ID-sweeps in the meadows.