Welcome
Dartington Trust is a centre for learning, arts, ecology and social justice based on a 1,200 acre estate near Totnes.
What’s On
National Lockdown: We fully recognise the importance of continued access to nature for the local community during this difficult time. Therefore, our estate grounds remain open to the public for daily exercise purposes.
Apart from The Green Table (which remains open 10am-4pm for takeaways only), all other areas of the estate and our businesses are closed, and much of our events calendar has moved online.

camp dartington: 2021 season
Beat those lockdown blues – look ahead to spring and summer and treat your family to a getaway at our gorgeous campsite.

online courses
Dynamic courses with brilliant tutors! Transform your garden with Schumacher College head gardener Colum Pawson, paint with Anthony Garratt, or join poet Anna Selby to develop your writing skills.

MA Arts and Place
Develop your personal and collaborative art practice through an expanded understanding of place with this new course starting April 2021. We’ve reopened for applications.

new: river dart cabin
Availability going fast: Rustic, isolated and deeply romantic, this repurposed fisherman’s cabin located right on the bank of the River Dart will make adventurers’ hearts sing.

MA Movement, Mind and Ecology
We’re excited to announce a new programme at Schumacher College starting July 2021, exploring eco-philosophical approaches to outdoor activity. Register your interest!
Learning at Dartington
We offer transformative learning delivered by world-class tutors in a truly unique campus experience. If you’re a new student looking for information and resources to support your study, please visit our Resources for Students.
For nearly 30 years, Schumacher College has been at the forefront of engaging ecological, economic, and social challenges, with our portfolio today including our first ever undergraduate programme.
And new for 2020, Dartington Arts School draws on our rich international heritage and our wealth of dance, theatre, music and art studios to provide a dynamic and responsive context for contemporary postgraduate study.

Schumacher College delivers a unique brand of small-group, residential experiences which embrace themes of ecology, wellbeing, and sustainability. Our new programme of arts courses spans music, performance, writing, dance, and contemporary visual art. And a wide, exciting range of craft courses run year-round in collaboration with over 50 makers from across the south west and beyond.
A variety of other programmes run throughout the year – including four weeks of shared music making, learning and listening at our renowned Dartington Music Summer School & Festival.
Learning is the beating heart of our year-round programme of events, which spans genres from film to craft to exhibitions.
Due to the coronavirus crisis, much of our events programme (including our Barn Cinema) is taking a break. Instead, we’re running a virtual programme, which includes the first ever online editions of our long-running Earth Talks.
Learning at Dartington is mainly delivered through the courses and events we offer year-round, but a range of resources are also available online to help get a flavour of what we offer.
Schumacher College has an wide range of talks and interviews available on their YouTube channel, and you can read student essays and dissertations on their website. Our online Earth Talk series is also available in full to watch online.
You can read the latest learning-related news here, and explore the history of the estate online here.
Other resources include our Arts and Learning podcast channel, which includes playlists such as our Laser Talks – inspired by the school climate strikes, Dark Mountain and Extinction Rebellion.
Latest news & blogs
Schumacher College launches major essay competition for 30th anniversary
We’re excited to announce today the launch of our 30th anniversary Essay Competition, “Education as if People and Planet Matter”, in collaboration with Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine.
Forest Gardens at Schumacher College
Our Horticultural Intern Emilia shares her thoughts on the two forest gardens at Schumacher College on the Dartington estate.
Your questions answered: MA Arts and Place
We’ve compiled a neat set of questions and answers to give prospective students a sense of what to expect from this radical new course when it starts in April.
Follow us
Follow Dartington Hall’s social media exploits for regular updates on all our events and activity
Two pieces of welcome good news for our Bed and Breakfast offer in the Courtyard... After the recent announcement of a roadmap to relax restrictions in the UK, we’re delighted to confirm that we aim to re-open to the public from 17 May. Just in time for the end of Spring when the estate will be in glorious bloom, buzzing and chirping with wildlife. Also, following a visit and inspection in late 2020, we’re very proud to now be a certified “Special Place” by the highly esteemed @sawdaystravel. Their lovely review said: “For the arty, cultured, and garden lovers, Dartington is wonderful.. you feel like you're being enriched by just soaking up the atmosphere.” Which is rather nice! Look forward to a relaxing Devon getaway this Summer - book your Dartington Hall B&B stay today at dartington.org/stay @visitdevon @visittotnes #staycation #escapetheeveryday #beautifuldevon #getaways #Sawdays #bedandbreakfast #roadmap #countryestate #Devon #SouthDevon #Totnes #DartingtonHall
Would you like to join our Sustainable Growing Online course? We’re all set to start next week and it’s not too late for you to join Colum and the growing team and progress with them through the season. Find out more and book yourself in on the online course link in our bio. This photo is actually of one of our Horticultural Interns from last year at the triumphant end of the season! 📸 @marguerite.mls of @lenariina
Regenerative agriculture is a key focus for us here at Dartington Trust, whether that's working with tenant farmers and partners to develop agroforestry projects like the one in Broadlears Field pictured, or in the two forest gardens @schumachercollege. We’re developing our first undergraduate degree, the BSc in Regenerative Food and Farming starting in September this year, and an MSc coming on stream early next year too. The short course programme also includes an online course in Sustainable Growing, which starts first of March! Our Horticultural Intern Emilia Brumpton has just written a blog for us on the value of forest gardens to the biodiversity of the local area. Read the full piece on via the blog link in our bio. #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativefarming #dartington #horticulture #agroforestry #farming #ecology
With #Spring almost in the air, now is the perfect time to think about getting soil under our fingernails once again! Our online Sustainable Growing course, hosted by @SchumacherCollege head gardener Colum Pawson, combines video and photographic content to lead participants on a real-time, interactive growing journey. Topics covered will include: Garden planning and basic design | Essential information on a list of popular vegetables | Planting out and preparing the ground | Seed sowing and pricking out | Compost making | Growing in a greenhouse/polytunnel | No dig gardening | Weeding| Harvesting ...and much more besides. Start date: 1st March. For all the details and to sign up, click the link in our bio (short courses). #growing #sustainable #onlinecourse #ecology #schumachercollege #dartington #springiscoming #learntogrow #gardendesign #planting #composting #seedsowing #nodiggardening