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We invite you to rethink your relationship with health and medicine, and nature. The profound benefits of medicinal plants to maintain health and for medicine, and the benefits of nature for wellbeing are all now proven by science. The wealth of scientific evidence heralds a new era in health and medicine.

Explore our online blog resources, book inspiring group tours and school visits, and join talks, workshops and courses. Our new affordable Garden Membership means you can visit the physic garden often to rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit, and to explore medicinal plants, nature and biodiversity further.

Our programme of events are designed to guide you on a journey to improve your physical, mental, and spiritual health:

  • Make home medicines to effectively treat the range of common conditions we encounter in every day life.
  • Use edible medicinal plants and herbs everyday to support health, wellbeing and improve our conscious states.
  • Discover the plant medicine proven to improve memory, sleep, anxiety, mood and more but with few if any side-effects.
  • Learn more with a 10-day Foundation in Plant Medicine – an immersive inspiring course in the tranquil physic garden.
  • Children can join regular Children’s Potion Clubs, and monthly NIMH Junior Herbalist Club for a one or two year course.
  • Book a consultation with a NIMH medical herbalist in the garden dispensary. 
  • Free community events.
  • Nurture wellbeing through art, writing. music and philosophy.

Please kindly park only in our Top-Up Car Park for all events. * = Foundation in Plant Medicine optional course choice.

Looking for a unique venue for your meeting, workshop or group, or would you simply like some personal space or study time… Look no further than our affordable tranquil Herbology House, nestled in the beautiful setting of Dilston Physic Garden in Northumberland. Perfect for professional gatherings, personal celebrations or quiet reflection, our Herbology House, with use of the 2-acre physic garden, offers a unique and peaceful environment.

Utilising this special space contributes to the ongoing support and sustainability of our physic garden for the community and helps us achieve our educational missionsHalf-Day (4 hours) only £70, Full-Day (8 hours) £120. For a complete retreat Garden and Herbology House Hire on Mondays is only Half-Day (4 hours) £170 or Full-Day (8 hours) £300.

For more details and to book email info@dilstonphysicgarden.com. Please note: hire charges may change; booking is confirmed with full payment; refunds on the deposit cannot be given.

Fully Booked: Foundation in Plant Medicine 2025 Part 2

Fully Booked: Foundation in Plant Medicine 2025 Part 2

July 11, 2025 - July 13, 2025    
12:00 am
Discover the vital power of plants for health and medicine with this practical immersive course over four seasonal weekends (10 days). Learn how to use [...]
Potion Club

Potion Club

July 24, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join medical herbalist Davina Hopkinson for a series of four enchanting Potion Club sessions throughout 2025. Perfect for curious children aged 8–12, these interactive clubs [...]
Nature Poetry Series: Let Nature Be Your Teacher 2/2

Nature Poetry Series: Let Nature Be Your Teacher 2/2

August 23, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Marie Addyman has been reading and teaching literature and how it uses nature to express our deepest emotions for many years. Her book, Nature: An [...]
Wild Medicine Wild Food

Wild Medicine Wild Food

August 24, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Discover how to identify, harvest and use wild plants for medicine and food. Explore delicious and nutritious foods found in the wild. Gain the skill, [...]
Potion Club

Potion Club

August 28, 2025    
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Join medical herbalist Davina Hopkinson for a series of four enchanting Potion Club sessions throughout 2025. Perfect for curious children aged 8–12, these interactive clubs [...]
Guest Workshop: Writing for Wellbeing: Writing your Life’s Journey

Guest Workshop: Writing for Wellbeing: Writing your Life’s Journey

September 7, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Your story matters. Whatever your age, we all have many things in our lives worth writing about. We’ll bring together lovely activities to write about [...]
Fully Booked: Foundation in Plant Medicine 2025 Part 3

Fully Booked: Foundation in Plant Medicine 2025 Part 3

September 13, 2025 - September 14, 2025    
12:00 am
Discover the vital power of plants for health and medicine with this practical immersive course over four seasonal weekends (10 days). Learn how to use [...]
Common Herbs for the Common Cold

Common Herbs for the Common Cold

September 20, 2025    
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
With this workshop I’d like to empower you to use a few safe, popular herbs to remedy cold and flu symptoms as paracetamol is not the [...]
Philosophy Series 4/5: Cultivating Virtues for the Good Life

Philosophy Series 4/5: Cultivating Virtues for the Good Life

September 27, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Which virtues lead to a flourishing life? Delve into Aristotle’s virtue ethics and Confucius’s emphasis on benevolence. Identify and nurture key virtues through reflective exercises [...]
Guest Workshop: Autumn Labyrinth Day

Guest Workshop: Autumn Labyrinth Day

September 28, 2025    
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Labyrinth walking is an ancient practice used by many faiths for spiritual centering, contemplation, and prayer. Using sound and drumming as a medium to help [...]
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