Welcome
We are a charity delivering progressive learning programmes in the arts, ecology and social justice. Our beautiful 1,200-acre estate is a vibrant year-round visitor destination.
What’s On
For the latest news on dining, getaways, plus our gardens, shops and much beside, head to our Visit section.
Below are some selected highlights from our programme. For our full calendar of events, click here >
father’s day
18 Jun: Choose from our menu of pub classics – including a Sunday Roast – and Dad can have a drink on us!
great lawn sessions
Join us throughout the summer for fantastic, free live music on our stunning Great Lawn outside The White Hart pub.
short courses
Arts, crafts, farming, viticulture, wellbeing and much more: discover our exciting, transformative short course programme.
Learning at Dartington
We take a ‘Head, Heart and Hands’ approach to all forms of learning at Dartington.
You’ll see this in action if you’re studying on one of our undergraduate or postgraduate degrees at Schumacher College or Dartington Arts School, enjoying an immersive short course experience, or simply attending one of the many talks, festivals and other events we hold year-round.
We believe that through all this activity, we can address the great challenges of our time through driving positive societal change – and invite you to be a part of it, no matter where you are in life.
Latest news & blogs
Theatre posing some chilling questions about the mechanics of power
A new theatre show questions whether we are allowing ourselves to become distracted by the ‘dead cats’ rather than focussing on who is pulling the strings of power.
In memory of composer Vladislav Shoot
We remember the life and work of Ukrainian born avant-garde composer, Vladislav Shoot, who lived on the Dartington estate for many years before his death in 2022.
Henri’s Field at Schumacher College
Find out more about our 5 acre growing space, a working market garden and educational testing site for new horticultural and agroecological practices.
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For any visitors enjoying walks on the estate this week, please be aware that there is currently a large fallen oak blocking all access to the "concrete path" which runs from the corner of Warren Lane and Park Road.
The path, which leads behind Dynamic Adventures and Park School down to the river, is closed to all walkers and vehicles until the end of the week - the earliest tree surgeons can come to clear the way.
The tree has suffered what is known as "Sudden Oak Drop" where an oak tree under stress will drop a limb.
The closest alternative path leading to the river runs from by the turning circle at Aller Park.
Sorry for any inconvenience!
Tune in tonight for a livestreamed talk at the Garden Museum in London, where Dan Pearson will talk about the plans he has produced for the Gardens at Dartington.
Our Head Gardener Neville Evans will also be there highlighting our current gardens fundraising campaign.
Tickets for the livestream, 7 - 8pm tonight, are just £10.
Go to the link in our bio to book your place.
@gardenmuseum @danpearsonstudio @beatrix_farrand_society @beatrixfarrandgarden @thedevongardenstrust @rhs.home
Writer. Mother. Martyr?
Join us next week for this urgent new play from Totnes-based Moveable Type Theatre Company.
Respected journalist Ulrike Meinhof shocked the world in 1970 by putting down her pen and joining the urban guerillas of the Red Army Faction. 50 years on, Meinhof’s words, life and legacy remain as relevant, and as provocative, as ever.
Moveable Type Theatre Company explores the passion and violence of Meinhof’s short life, and asks us to find our own balance between protest and resistance.
7.30pm, Wednesday 7 June 2023 | Studio 1, Dartington Trust | £12
To book, go to dartington.org/event/future-days
@moveabletypetheatre
#theatre #localtheatre #livetheatre #totnes #dartington
As part of the Beatrix Farrand celebrations at Dartington, we’re delighted to share that The Garden Museum in London will be hosting an evening talk with Dan Pearson next Tuesday 6 June.
Tickets are available to book online with the Garden Museum, and there’s a livestream option too.
This event marks the 90th anniversary of Beatrix Farrand’s involvement at Dartington, where Dan Pearson, recipient of the 2022 Beatrix Farrand Society Achievement Award, will talk about the plans he has produced for the estate and gardens.
For tickets go to gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/talk-dan-pearson-at-dartington/
7pm, Tuesday 6 June 2023 | The Garden Museum, London / online
@gardenmuseum @danpearsonstudio @beatrix_farrand_society @beatrixfarrandgarden @thedevongardenstrust @rhs.home