Visit Jekka's on one of our Open Days and enjoy Jekka's Herbetum, Jekka's Herb Garden, buy herb plants & seeds, visit the farm shop or have some tasty treats from Jekka's cafe. Spend the day at Jekka's and discover our passion for growing sustainable culinary & medicinal herbs.
"Fantastic herb gardens, super friendly staff and a really insightful talk from Jekka herself." - S. Kalia
"Such a great nursery with a vast range of beautiful and healthy plants." - B. Plant
"Very informative open day, lovely couple of hours" - J. Sampson
Open Days
Entrance is by bookable tickets.
Open Days are typically on the first Friday and Saturday of the month.
2026 Dates
- Friday 27th March & Saturday 28th March 2026
- Friday 5th June & Saturday 6th June 2026
- Friday 3rd July & Saturday 4th July 2026
More dates to be announced. Tickets are typically released 4-6 weeks prior to one of our Open Days, please sign up to our newsletter for early notification.
Details
Our popular open days will run on the alternate months to Jekka's Herb Days.
Unlike previous years, we will run these as morning (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) and afternoon (1 :00 pm - 4:00 pm) slots. Tickets are available here - tickets. For our Charity Open Days the ticket value goes to the charity. The NGS chosen charities can be seen here.
Our shop will be open selling herb seeds and herbal infusions and our cafe will be open selling coffee, teas and homemade cake.
Please see the ticket pages for more information.
Jekka's Herbetum & Garden Tours & Talks
During our open days, there will be a number of our team, as well as Jekka, around to answer any questions and provide guidance on herbs.
The morning and afternoon sessions will have a tour and talk given by Jekka, a member of our team or a Friend of Jekka's. For more details please see the open day ticket pages.
Our first Open Day dates of the year are Friday 27th March & Saturday 28th March 2026, where Jekka will be sharing her award-winning knowledge of growing and looking after herbs and Hannah will be conducting Herbetum tours.
Join
Jekka McVicar VMH
At the heart of our Open Days is Jekka McVicar VMH, award-winning herb grower, author and consultant. Known as the “Queen of Herbs”, Jekka has spent over five decades championing the culinary, medicinal and ecological importance of herbs, inspiring growers and chefs worldwide.
Jekka will be giving morning and afternoon talks on herbs.
Mike the Gardener
Mike Palmer is a professional gardener and garden designer with over 25 years’ experience in the horticultural industry. He is the producer, editor and presenter of the popular Mic The Gardener - Gardening Podcast and was the chair of the Garden Media Guild. He has a very popular Instagram account, @mike_thegardener, where he gives regular virtual tours of his beautiful Bournemouth garden and interviews gardening personalities, plantsmen and women, authors, designers and many others.
March Open Days
Bee McGovern
Bee is a medical herbalist and educator with almost 20 years’ experience sharing practical, accessible plant knowledge through workshops, community education, and clinical practice. Her teaching is rooted in the belief that herbal medicine is most powerful when it is embodied, sensory, and woven into everyday life. Alongside her teaching and clinical work, Bee runs Bee’s Teas, a small loose-leaf herbal tea business creating blends to support different moods and moments. With degrees in Herbal Medicine and Botany and Zoology, Bee brings together scientific grounding and lived experience, and believes working with plants is a deeply practical way to support wellbeing for both people and planet.
June Open Days
Hannah McVicar
Hannah McVicar grew up immersed in the life of the herb farm, surrounded by a world of plants and their stories. She is an accomplished botanical illustrator, drawing much of her inspiration from herbs. Her work includes original screen prints and murals, celebrating the beauty and intricacies of nature.
On the herb farm, Hannah is renowned for her engaging tours of the Herbetum, where she shares her deep knowledge and lifelong passion for herbs, offering visitors a unique and enriching experience.
March, June and July Open Days
British Beekeepers Association
At our June Open Days, we are delighted to be joined by the local branch of the British Beekeepers Association. They are a charity whose aims are “to further and promote the craft of beekeeping and advance the education of the public in the importance of bees in the environment”.
June Open Days
Richard Rickitt
Richard Rickitt is co-editor of BeeCraft, the UK's best-selling beekeeping magazine. Richard first learned beekeeping over 40 years ago and as well as his own bees, keeps hives for a number of clients. He is beekeeper at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, and gives talks and teaches courses on beekeeping, pollination and gardening for bees. He frequently speaks on the subject here, abroad, and on radio and TV, making him one of the UK's best-known beekeepers. He has written hundreds of articles on the subject and is author of the multi-award-winning book Beekeeping for Gardeners (Bloomsbury) which he will be able to sign on the day.
July Open Days
Woodland Trust
At our July Open Days, we are pleased to welcome back the Woodland Trust. Founded in 1972 they are the UKs largest woodland conservation charity and the most significant contributor to woodland protections, restoration and
creation. The nearest reserve to Jekka's is Whitemill Common.
July Open Days
How to find us
Jekka's is located north of Bristol in the South Gloucestershire countryside, north of the M4/M5 interchange off the A38, near to the old Severn Bridge.
Directions to the farm in South Gloucestershire can be found through the link below.
Please note
This is a working farm and although we take ever precaution to make it accessible not all paths are level and unfortunately, we cannot control the weather. Please wear appropriate foot ware.
We are also not permitted to allow food on the farm outside of the cafe. Please refrain from picnics in the car park.
No pets are allowed in the herb farm, however there are lots of beautiful walks for dogs nearby.
For our full terms and conditions please see here.
