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Vineyard events in December 2026

107 events at vineyards in England in December 2026, taken from the vineyards’ own websites. They are mostly Christmas events, with workshops and food and wine evenings too. Sold-out events are left off. Dates and prices can change, so check with the vineyard before you travel.

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Sussex

Christmas

Big Christmas wine tasting

Henners Vineyard · Sussex

A self-guided tasting of English sparkling and still wines plus wines from elsewhere, spirits and beers, with food, live music and an open bar. Entry is free but places are limited.

Saturday 5 December 2026 · 12pm to 5pm · Free entry · Book ahead

Details on the Henners Vineyard website

Places to stay nearby

Food and wine

Christmas dinner series

Tinwood Estate · Sussex

A five-course seasonal tasting menu with still and sparkling wine pairings, at candlelit tables overlooking the vineyard.

Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 and Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 December 2026; all but 10 December sold out · 7pm to 10.30pm · £120 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Tinwood Estate website

Places to stay nearby

Food and wine

Raclette evenings

Mousehall · Sussex

Evenings of melted raclette with accompaniments, Tidebrook wines and Mousehall cocktails. Book by email; places are limited.

Fridays 6 and 20 November, 11 December (fully booked) and 18 December 2026 · Book ahead

Details on the Mousehall website

Places to stay nearby

Food and wine

Festive dining experience

Nyetimber · Sussex

A sparkling reception and canapés, an introduction to the estate’s winemaking, then a four-course meal in the Medieval Barn with each course matched to a Nyetimber wine.

Dinner on Friday 11 December or lunch on Saturday 12 December 2026 · Book ahead

Details on the Nyetimber website

Places to stay nearby

Food and wine

Sparkling afternoon tea

Tinwood Estate · Sussex

A guided vineyard tour and a tasting of three sparkling wines, followed by afternoon tea in the tasting room.

Wednesday 25 November and 16 December 2026; Fridays 12 and 26 February, 12 and 26 March, and 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 April 2027 · 3pm to 4.30pm · £49 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Tinwood Estate website

Places to stay nearby

Music and social

New Year’s Eve party

Kinsbrook Vineyard · Sussex

A New Year’s Eve party with sparkling wine on arrival, a fun casino and a DJ. A dinner ticket adds a three-course set menu with sparkling wine at the table. Over-21s only.

Thursday 31 December 2026 · Dinner from 6.30pm, party from 8pm, until 1am · £55 party only; £125 with dinner · Book ahead

Details on the Kinsbrook Vineyard website

Places to stay nearby

Kent

Food and wine

Guest chef dinner with The Fordwich Arms

Gusbourne · Kent

A festive four-course meal by Daniel Smith and the Fordwich Arms team, with a fizz and canapé reception and wines with each course.

Saturday 5 December 2026 · 12.30pm to 3.30pm or 6.30pm to 9.30pm · £175 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Gusbourne website

Places to stay nearby

Tasting

In-depth tour and technical tasting

Westwell Wines · Kent

A detailed tour of the vineyard and winery for up to ten people, with a tasting of six or seven wines including an older or unreleased wine, and a cheese, charcuterie or plant-based plate.

Saturdays 7 November, 5 December, 6 February, 6 March and 3 April · 12.30pm · £70 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Westwell Wines website

Places to stay nearby

Christmas

Christmas carols and choirs

Mereworth Wines · Kent

Free afternoon performances from local choirs over three weekend dates in December.

Carols on Saturday 12 December, West Kent Rock Choir on Sunday 13 December, Rock Choir West Malling on Sunday 20 December · Afternoons (times vary) · Free entry · Drop in

Details on the Mereworth Wines website

Places to stay nearby

Christmas

Festive estate tour and lunch

Gusbourne · Kent

A winter vineyard walk, an extended tasting including some rare vintages, and a three-course festive lunch with paired wines.

Selected dates from 27 November to 20 December · 11am to about 3.30pm · £120 a head · Book ahead

Check the exact dates with the vineyard.

Details on the Gusbourne website

Places to stay nearby

Workshop

Disgorge your own sparkling wine

Mereworth Wines · Kent

A one-hour session with winemaker Scott Gebbie in which you disgorge and finish your own bottle of Mereworth sparkling wine to take home. Includes a glass of fizz.

Monday 21 to Thursday 24 December · 3pm or 5pm (2pm on 24 December) · £48 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Mereworth Wines website

Places to stay nearby

Surrey

Christmas

Christmas party nights with live music

Denbies Wine Estate · Surrey

Shared Christmas party nights with a drink on arrival, three courses with wine and festive bites. Most nights have a live act during dinner (Danny Mills or The Jolly Good Timers), then a DJ and disco.

Friday 4, Thursday 10, Friday 11 and Friday 18 December · 7.30pm to midnight · From £49.50 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Denbies Wine Estate website

Places to stay nearby

Christmas

Christmas fizz and firelight in the Glass Barn

High Clandon · Surrey

The Glass Barn is dressed for Christmas, with sparkling wine and a mince pie, wine gifts, truffle butter and stalls of local art, jewellery and decorations.

Friday 4 December (4pm to 7pm) and the following weekend · 4pm to 7pm Friday, 10.30am to 4.30pm at the weekend · £5 donation to charity · Drop in

Check the exact dates with the vineyard.

Details on the High Clandon website

Places to stay nearby

Hampshire

Workshop

Christmas wreath workshop

Wickham Estate · Hampshire

Floral artist Zoe Bailey shows you how to make a wreath. Materials, tea, coffee, a glass of Classic Cuvée and a mince pie are included.

Sunday 29 November (1pm), Monday 30 November (7pm) and Sunday 6 December (1pm) · Two hours · £65 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Wickham Estate website

Places to stay nearby

Workshop

Christmas garland forage and workshop

The Grange · Hampshire

A guided foraging walk across the Grange estate with Hortus Poeticus, then a wine tasting and a garland-making workshop at the winery. Sparkling wine, snacks and materials are included. Limited to 18 guests aged 18 and over.

Thursday 10 December 2026 · 12.30pm to 4.30pm · £210 a head · Book ahead

Details on The Grange website

Places to stay nearby

Christmas

Michael Bublé tribute Christmas evening

Wickham Estate · Hampshire

Paul McDowell sings Bublé songs and Christmas favourites, with a welcome drink, three-course festive dinner, photo booth and dancing. Over-18s only.

Friday 11 December 2026 · 7pm to 11pm · £85 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Wickham Estate website

Places to stay nearby

Yorkshire

Tasting

Wine Club Wednesdays

Laurel Vines · Yorkshire

An afternoon with a winemaker: a glass of sparkling wine, a talk on the vineyard’s history and a winery tour, then a tasting of a white, a rosé and a red with local food.

Wednesdays 4 November and 9 December 2026; 20 January, 17 February, 17 March and 14 April 2027 · 2pm to 4pm · £32 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Laurel Vines website

Places to stay nearby

Food and wine

Yorkshire wine and cheese evenings

Little Wold Vineyard · Yorkshire

A tasting of four Little Wold wines, one of them sparkling, each paired with Yorkshire cheeses and local sourdough, with an introduction to the vineyard.

Fridays 6 and 27 November (sold out), Thursday 19 November and Friday 18 December 2026 · 7pm to 10pm · £36 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Little Wold Vineyard website

Places to stay nearby

Devon

Cotswolds and West Midlands

Christmas

Festive party nights

Hencote · Cotswolds and West Midlands

A two or three-course festive dinner followed by a DJ and dancing. Smaller groups may share a table with other guests.

Fridays 4, 11 and 18 December and Saturdays 5 and 19 December 2026 (5 and 11 December sold out) · Arrive 6.30pm to 7pm · £60 or £65 a head; £35 deposit · Book ahead

Details on the Hencote website

Places to stay nearby

Christmas

Christmas tour and tasting

Dryhill · Cotswolds and West Midlands

A festive version of the group vineyard tour, with a guided tasting of still and sparkling wines followed by more wine with local food.

Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2026 · 4pm to 7pm · £75 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Dryhill website

Places to stay nearby

Cornwall

East Midlands

Workshop

Christmas cocktail making

Hanwell Wine Estate · East Midlands

Learn to make three cocktails using the estate’s own wines, with professional kit and guidance, then stay on to enjoy them. A cheese board can be added for £14.

Fridays 6 and 27 November, 4 and 18 December 2026 · 7pm start, bar closes 11pm · £38 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Hanwell Wine Estate website

Christmas

Christmas shopping evening

Hanwell Wine Estate · East Midlands

Taste 14 of the estate’s wines with the team’s help while choosing bottles for Christmas and New Year. A mince pie is included.

Wednesday 9 December 2026 · 7pm to 9pm · £10 a head, refunded against bottles bought on the night · Book ahead

Details on the Hanwell Wine Estate website

Food and wine

Festive canapé and wine pairing evening

Hanwell Wine Estate · East Midlands

A hosted tasting of six Hanwell wines, from sparkling to ice wine, each paired with a vegetarian festive canapé.

Thursday 10 and Friday 11 December 2026 · 7pm to 11pm · £45 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Hanwell Wine Estate website

Essex

Christmas

Christmas feast with live music

Crouch Ridge Estate · Essex

A Christmas set dinner in the Wine Barn with a sparkling welcome drink and live music from the Elixir Band. Wine flights can be added.

Friday 4 December 2026 · 6pm to 10.30pm · £70 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Crouch Ridge Estate website

Tasting

Guided wine tasting with cheese or charcuterie

Crouch Ridge Estate · Essex

A sommelier leads a tasting of six Crouch Ridge wines, three sparkling then a white, rosé and red, with a cheese or charcuterie board.

12 and 19 December · 1.30pm to 4.30pm · £60 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Crouch Ridge Estate website

Food and wine

Christmas wine dinner

New Hall Wine Estate · Essex

Four courses of Essex produce cooked by chef Christopher Laurie, each matched with a New Hall wine and hosted by Paul Laurie. Book by email.

Thursday 17 December 2026 · Arrive 6pm, dinner from 7pm · Book ahead

Details on the New Hall Wine Estate website

Somerset

Suffolk and Norfolk

Workshop

Festive wreath workshops

Burnt House Vineyard · Suffolk and Norfolk

Suffolk florist Cheryl of Flores UK guides you through making a wreath from fresh evergreens. Materials and a glass of Burnt House sparkling wine are included.

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December · 2pm to 5pm · £60 a head · Book ahead

Details on the Burnt House Vineyard website

Places to stay nearby

Tasting

English wine tasting evenings

Burnt House Vineyard · Suffolk and Norfolk

A series of hosted evenings tasting five English wines with nibbles, each on a theme: regions, sparkling wine, festive fizz and food, chocolate, Bacchus and Suffolk.

Thursdays 12 and 26 November, 10 December, 7 and 21 January, 11 and 25 February, and 11 March · 7.30pm to 9pm · £35 a head (£40 for the festive evening) · Book ahead

Details on the Burnt House Vineyard website

Places to stay nearby

Christmas

Christmas market

Burnt House Vineyard · Suffolk and Norfolk

A three-day Christmas market among the vines with stalls from local makers and food and drink producers. The vineyard is lit up at dusk and the tasting room is open. Free tickets are issued for each day.

Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December · 10am to 8pm on Saturday · Free entry · Book ahead

Details on the Burnt House Vineyard website

Places to stay nearby

Dorset and Wiltshire

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