Cellar Door Wine Tour from London: Discover Award-Winning Vineyards
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16 Ratings
Greater London
Embark on a Cellar Door Wine Tour from London and explore the thriving English Wine industry. Visit three award-winning vineyards, taste exquisite wines, and immerse yourself in the picturesque countryside.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- London Bridge Station - Depart from English Grounds, opposite London Bridge Station. Tour departs promptly at 9am and it will take approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 45 minutes to reach the first vineyard. During this time you will be entertained by your tour guide who will tell you all about English Wine.
- Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard - Enjoy a guided tasting with the UK’s largest Organic wine producer. Sedlescombe Organic will tell you all about their minimal intervention approach to viticulture while you taste your way through their award winning wines.
There will be plenty of time to shop and have a look around to take photos and make purchases.
- Chapel Down - Next we make our way through the beautiful English countryside and small villages to the second vineyard, Chapel Down Estate. Chapel Down is nestled in the 15th century shipbuilding port known as the hamlet of Small Hythe were we will explore the vineyard and learn about English viticulture. You’ll enjoy a guided tasting at the barrels and experience the full range of Chapel Down English sparkling and still wines. There will be plenty of time to wonder around and browse the wine shop after the tasting.
- Chapel Down - Enjoy a delicious picnic lunch in the herb garden at Chapel Down.
- Woodchurch Vineyard - Planted in 2009, Woodchurch Estate is a small and unique vineyard where we will meet the producer to understand all the hard work that goes into starting a vineyard. Woodchurch specialises in sparkling wine where they have 9 acres of vineyard that produce a classic cuvée, a sparkling rosé, and a delicious blanc de blancs. They have also just released a still chardonnay. You will have a guided wine tasting with the producer and time for purchases.
- London Bridge - After the last tasting we will head back to the English Grounds, near London Bridge (SE1 2HU). Journey time will be approximately 1 hour and 30 to 1 hour and 45 minutes.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Tasting fees included
Additional Information
Our English Wine Cellar Door Tour gives you an insight into the English Wine industry and the opportunity to visit three award winning vineyards on the day, for a tasting at the Cellar Door. Your English Wine Expert Tour guide will take you to three contrasting vineyards so you can see large producers right through to a boutique and small producers.
Drop in, taste, enjoy, and why not grab a bottle as a memento of your day!
You’ll learn all about the English Wine industry as you drive through picturesque towns and villages and uncover the UK’s rich history in fruit farming and local produce. See medieval villages and enjoy the English countryside, down narrow single lane roads and off the beaten tourist path. Tour includes a seasonal picnic lunch of local delights and of course a glass of English Wine.
Location
English Grounds
From London Bridge Station take the Tooley Street Exit. Cross the road and walk to the right past Hays Galleria and turn left down Battle Bridge Lane, which immediately turns to The English Grounds. Tour guide number will be provided should you have any problems finding us.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(16 Ratings)
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Michael_n
Sep 18, 2023
A great day exploring English wines - Fantastic day visiting 3 lovely wineries, each excellent in their own way. Brian, the guide, was knowledgeable and friendly. Being on a small tour made being by myself easier as people mingled.
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Russellp235
Jun 20, 2022
A really informative and educational day out. - Had a brilliant time on this tour. Given that I'm not really a wine drinker it was really nice to experience UK and local wines. Also to learn about the processes and concerns regarding producing wine in the UK. Really informative. My wife who is a wine drinker also really enjoyed it. Justin the tour guide was an excellent host and guide. Nice picnic lunch also.
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20kerryh
May 24, 2022
Highly recommended - Great experience for beginners through to wine connoisseurs. Justin is very knowledgeable and a friendly host.
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Paul
Sep 5, 2021
Delightful day out - A comfortable, well organised day that was both interesting and very enjoyable. The knowledgeable and entertaining host, Martin, made the journey to the first vineyard fly by with his history of English wine and other anecdotes.
The tastings were very well tutored but also very light hearted and we were able to explore a wide variety of English wine.
We were lucky with the weather and an excellent pick-nick lunch under the trees at Chapel Down was delightful.
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Leccy20
Aug 8, 2021
Highly Recommended - We had a great tour, visiting a small producer, a large producer and a boutique estate with Justin. All of the wines we tasted were very good. Justin was great fun and very knowledgeable, teaching us a lot about English wine and the areas we visited. Nicola and Justin produced a lovely picnic for us at lunch which was tailored to our dietary requirements. I've recommended the tour to a few friends already.
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667lucyt
Aug 8, 2021
Just a perfect day... - My mum and I enjoyed a splendid day with Justin and Nicola and 16 other folk interested in tasting English wines.
Justin’s potted history of English wine needs to become a Ted talk. Just brilliant.
14 wines tasted across Charles Palmer, Chapel Down and Woodchurch vineyards.
A delicious and generous picnic lunch (special mention for Nicolas home made quiche made with her hens eggs).
A joyous and informative day out.
Much care taken to deliver a lovely unrushed experience that can be enjoyed just as much by those who know about wine as those who don’t.
Highly recommend.
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Efrenchhome
Oct 27, 2019
Lovely wine country outing - We were planning a trip of just over a week to London and in searching for day excursions we came across wine tasting tours. We were intrigued as we had no prior knowledge of any wine industry in England. We had a lovely day trip out to wine country. Justin, our guide, was very knowledgeable and engaging and willing to answer our many questions. He has clearly worked hard to establish a rapport with the wineries we visited. There were three unique wineries that welcomed us and a classic pub lunch in between visits. Although the wine industry there is still young and growing, we were pleasantly impressed by the quality of the wines we tasted, especially some of the sparkling wines. It was overall a very enjoyable day. Justin mentioned that he also does gin tours and wine and cheese tasting tours, so we're hoping to be able to return someday to try one of these.
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Adam
Oct 6, 2019
Wines around the world - Justin was a great tour guide. We rode with him from London and chatted the entire ride to and fro. He has a wealth of knowledge about wine and the region. The wineries were great. All the hosts/ pourers were very nice. There was no pressure to buy bottles which was good since traveling with wine is difficult. The tour provides different size and types of wines (red, white, sparkling) and wineries (large and small). I really recommend this tour!
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Michaelsd7548zn
May 10, 2024
Well worth a visit - Visited Chapel Down for a wine tour and tasting, which was given to us as a present. A warm welcome from the staff on reception before we were introduced to Russell our tour guide and wine expert. Whilst the weather, which was excellent, certainly helped, the Vineyard is beautifully set out, well stocked shop, nice outdoor seating and dining area, restuarant (we didn't visit) and extensive grounds. Russell showed us around the vineyard, which featured a detailed review of the various vines on the site, a trip to all the wine preparation rooms and the wine tasting room. We were given the opportunity to taste 5 wines, which incuded sparkling wines. Russell, clearly knew his wines and delivered a enjoyable and light-hearted review, which seemed to be enjoyed by all. The two hour trip passed very quicky and was throughly enjoyable. I would say that a video in the pressinfg room to show how the wine is actually pressed would be a interesting addition and would bring the process to life, certainly not a negative but would help the guests understnd the journey of wine making.
Well worth a visit, leave the car at home on a sunny day and enjoy the grounds with a couple of glasses after the tasting.
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Robvasq
Oct 1, 2019
Fun & Informative - Great tour, very good wine & food.
Justin was very informative and made the tour fun. I learned a lot about english wineries. A must do 😎
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