Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Open day. For open minds.

Curious about our degree and diploma courses in Interior Design, Graphic Design or Garden Design?
Book your place at our next Open Day on Saturday 15 March 2025 and discover our range of courses.

Look at how to create and manage dynamic planting through seeding, planting and combinations of seeding and planting.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Open day. For open minds.

Curious about our courses in Creative Writing & Publishing?
Book your place at our next Open Day on Thursday 1 May 2025 and discover more about our courses and studying with us.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Selecting trees for future gardens and landscapes – Henrik will discuss aspects that need to be considered when selecting trees for site and function, focusing on what makes the trees suitable for a particular situation and how they perform to be successful for the site and provide ecosystem services. 

Experience an exclusive tour of the renowned West Dean Gardens after closing hours, led by Head Gardener Tom Brown and expert members of the Garden Team. 

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

The hugely-popular West Dean Summer Show will be open to the public from 5 – 11 July 2025, 10am-5pm. This year’s exhibition will showcase original work by emerging artists on the BA Art & Contemporary Craft, BA Craft Practices, Graduate Diploma Fine Art and MFA (Master of Fine Art) programmes.

Soft Ground showcases the work of students graduating from the BA Art and Contemporary Craft, Fine Art Graduate Diploma, and MFA programmes and will feature a broad range of work by emerging artists, working across a variety of media including sculpture, installation, printmaking, painting, film, ceramics, and textiles.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Book your tickets for this Classical Guitar Festival Concert by the highly acclaimed virtuoso concert artist, composer and tutor Pavel Steidl.

Book your tickets for this Classical Guitar Festival Open Day at West Dean College featuring a recital from Classic FM 'rising star' Alexandra Whittingham.

Book your tickets for this Classical Guitar Festival Concert by prize-winning international soloist from Belgium, Jan Depreter.

Book your tickets for this Classical Guitar Festival Concert by the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet are recognised as being one of the world’s leading guitar quartets. 

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.

Enjoy an exclusive tour of the famous West Dean Gardens with two senior and knowledgeable members of the Garden Team, followed by a delicious cream tea in the prestigious Oak Hall.