Full-day English wine tour from London
Three award-winning vineyards in a day, with lunch and transport from London.
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Vineyard tours with lunch
Plenty of vineyards will sell you a cheese board after a tasting. Fewer put a proper meal on the table as part of the booking. These are the ones that do, with the price, how long you will be there and the days it runs.
The short answer
In the south-east a tour or tasting with a sit-down lunch costs about £40 a head at the simpler end, at Sedlescombe and Kingscote in Sussex, and up to £190 for Balfour’s day in Kent, which includes the transfers. The longer ones take most of the day. All of them have to be booked, and several run only on certain days of the week, so look at the last column before you look at the price.
In the south-east and London
Prices are per person. Each name links to our full guide to the vineyard, with its other experiences and how to book.
| Vineyard | What you get | Price | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balfour at Hush Heath, Kent | A guided tasting of four wines, then a two-course set lunch in the Winemakers’ Kitchen | £70 | About 3 hours, 11.30am to 2.30pm | Monday to Wednesday |
| Balfour at Hush Heath, Kent | Wine and Dine. Transfers from Marden station, a tour and winery visit, six wines, then a three-course lunch with wine pairings. Up to 16 people | £190 | 11am to 4.30pm | Thursday to Sunday |
| Chapel Down, Kent | Wine and Dine. The guided tour and five-wine tasting, then a three-course set lunch at The Swan with two glasses of still wine | From £120 | About 4 hours | Year round. Days are shown only in the booking calendar |
| Gusbourne, Kent | Estate Tour with Lunch. A tour, a wider tasting than on the shorter tours, and a three-course lunch with wine | £120, or £100 for members | About 4 hours, finishing around 3.30pm | Year round. Days are shown only in the booking calendar |
| Gusbourne, Kent | Icons Experience. A tour and a masterclass on the rarest wines in the cellar, then a four-course lunch | £175, or £155 for members | About 4 hours | Year round |
| Domaine Evremond, Kent | Flavours of Kent. No tour, but three courses of seasonal Kent produce at a shared table, with a glass of Classic Cuvée. Up to 16 guests | £140 | 2.5 hours, from 12pm | Selected Sundays, including 22 November and 13 December 2026 and 24 January 2027 |
| Bolney Wine Estate, Sussex | Grape To Table. A welcome glass, a guided tasting, then a three-course menu in the restaurant with a wine paired to each course. No vineyard tour | £95 | 3 hours | Fridays at 11am and 5pm |
| Kingscote Estate, Sussex | The weekend tour and tasting, with lunch in the Tithe Barn | £40, the price in its gift voucher shop | About 1.5 hours, plus lunch | Saturdays and Sundays |
| Leonardslee Family Vineyards, Sussex | A glass of Brut Rosé, brunch, the midday vineyard tour and a tutored tasting | £49.50 | About 2 to 3 hours | Wednesday to Sunday |
| Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard, Sussex | The guided tour and five-wine tasting, then a home-made seasonal lunch | £37, the gift voucher price | Not stated | Fridays and Saturdays through autumn and winter. The vineyard’s own dates could not be confirmed |
| Denbies Wine Estate, Surrey | A tasting in the cellar, then lunch in the Gallery Restaurant on the third floor of the winery | £45 | About 3 hours | Days and times not yet checked |
| Hambledon Vineyard, Hampshire | The Safari tour and tasting, then a three-course lunch in the restaurant with a glass of Classic Cuvée | £150 | Up to 4 hours | Thursday to Saturday at 10am and 12pm |
| London Cru, London | Winemaker for a Day. How wine is made, then tasting and blending your own wine to take home, with a two-course lunch at The Atlas | £170 | About 5 hours, 11am to around 4pm | Set Saturdays, 7 November and 5 December 2026, then 16 January, 20 February and 6 March 2027 |
Further afield
| Vineyard | What you get | Price | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flint Vineyard, Norfolk | The Flint Tour of the vineyard and winery with four wines. Add small plates on Fridays or a Sunday roast when you book | £25, plus £24.50 for small plates or £29.50 for the roast | 2 hours | Friday and Sunday at 10am, according to the tour page; the site footer gives other times |
| Glyndŵr Vineyard, Vale of Glamorgan | A glass of sparkling wine, a guided tour of the vineyard, then a two-course lunch of local food with two more wines | From £48.50 | About 2 hours, 12.30pm to 2.30pm | Most Saturdays, with the odd weekday and Sunday, from March to December |
| Halfpenny Green Wine Estate, South Staffordshire | A guided tour, a talk on how the wine is made and a tasting, then a cold Winemaker’s Platter and dessert. Booked by phone | £45 | Not stated | Selected dates from February to October. The 2026 season has finished |
| Three Choirs Vineyard, Gloucestershire | Five wines with tasting notes, lunch from the restaurant menu and a walk round the vines. Booked as a restaurant table, for up to six | £20 for the tasting, plus lunch, which averages about £45 a head | Lunch from 12pm to 2pm, then the walk | Saturdays and Sundays, all year |
| Lympstone Manor, Devon | A guided walk through the vines and a glass of Classic Cuvée, then lunch in the fine dining rooms. Its tours page says four courses and its FAQ says three | £155, or £105 with a three-course lunch at the Pool House instead | Tour about 45 minutes, then lunch | Tuesdays and Fridays, May to September. The 2027 dates are not yet out |
| Langham Wine Estate, Dorset | A tour of the vineyard and winery with three wines. The lunch supplement adds a picnic in the vines from May to September, or lunch at Smiths Kitchen the rest of the year | From £25, plus £25 for lunch | 2 hours, plus lunch | 10.30am or 2.30pm, booked online |
A lighter lunch, or dinner instead
- A board rather than a mealBlack Chalk in Hampshire sells a £40 tour and tasting with a grazing board of local cheese, charcuterie and River Test smoked trout, though its booking calendar showed no open dates when we checked. Yotes Court in Kent ends its tour with a light lunch, £48.50 at the 2026 price, from April to October. Bolney’s three-hour Experience tour, from £60, comes with a mezze board.
- Lunch without the tourTinwood does a £38 Sunday lunch from October to April, a roast served as a sharing board, with wine paid for separately. Oxney’s winter tasting is £60 with lunch, which means a platter and a glass of Woodhouse Pinot, on selected Saturdays from February to April 2027.
- In the eveningWiston’s Taste of Chalk is £130 for a winery tour, four vintage wines and a six-course dinner, on selected Fridays, with drinks at dinner extra. Leonardslee does a tasting and two-course dinner for £59 from Wednesday to Saturday at 5pm.
- A tasting menuChapel Down’s Luxury Dining Experience, from £160, is an early evening tour and tasting followed by a five-course menu at The Swan, and the winter version is from £130. Artelium serves a six-course paired menu on four set days in November and December, but has not published a price.
Before you book
- Check the day firstBalfour’s £70 lunch is Monday to Wednesday only, Bolney’s is Fridays, Hambledon’s is Thursday to Saturday and Kingscote’s is weekends. Chapel Down and Gusbourne show their days only in the booking calendar.
- Without a carBalfour’s Wine and Dine includes the transfers from Marden station. Denbies is a 15-minute walk from Dorking, and London Cru three minutes from West Brompton. For Gusbourne, take the train to Ashford International, 15 minutes away by car, or Rye, 10 minutes, rather than Appledore.
- ChildrenMost of these are for adults. Balfour, Gusbourne, Hambledon, Domaine Evremond and Bolney keep children off their tours or tastings, and Chapel Down’s dining experiences are adults only. Sedlescombe lets children on its tours free.
- The cheaper pricesKingscote’s and Sedlescombe’s prices come from their gift voucher pages, because their booking pages do not show them. Expect the same on the day, but check.
Let someone else drive
These day tours do the driving and include lunch, though on some it is a picnic or a pub lunch.
Day tours with lunch
Cellar door wine tour from London
Tastings at several vineyards in Kent and Sussex, with lunch and the driving taken care of.
Starts London Bridge, central London
Private wine tour from London
A private day among the vineyards of the south-east, planned around your group, with guided tours and tastings and lunch included.
Starts Pickup in London or the south-east, arranged for your group
Sussex vineyards by vintage bus from Brighton
A 1960s Routemaster to two Sussex vineyards, with a picnic of Sussex produce among the vines.
Starts Brighton station, Brighton
Sussex wine and beer day from Brighton
A drive over the South Downs to two acclaimed Sussex vineyards for guided tastings, with a seasonal picnic lunch.
Starts Brighton, near Brighton station
Guided walk and vineyard tour from Alfriston
A guided walk through the South Downs countryside with lunch at a village pub, then a visit to an award-winning vineyard.
Starts Alfriston, East Sussex
Henley wine tour of three vineyards, with lunch
Three boutique vineyards around Henley-on-Thames, where the owners show you round and pour their wines, with lunch paired to match.
Starts Twyford station, Berkshire
Give a vineyard lunch as a present
Wine and dine at Balfour
A vineyard and winery tour, a tasting of six wines, then a seasonal three-course lunch with a glass matched to each course. Transfers from Marden station are included, so nobody drives.
Good to know Thursday to Sunday, all year. The retailer voucher is £300 for two and valid for twelve months; the estate charges £190 a head for the same experience, and its own tour voucher is an open amount from £10 that lasts a year.
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Questions people ask
Is wine included with a vineyard lunch?
Usually some. Gusbourne’s lunch comes with wine, Balfour and Bolney pair a wine with each course, Chapel Down pours two glasses of still wine and Hambledon one glass of Classic Cuvée. Tinwood’s Sunday lunch and Wiston’s dinner charge for drinks separately.
Can I have lunch at a vineyard without booking a tour?
Yes, at many. Hambledon’s bar and restaurant take walk-ins, Tinwood’s Vineyard Kitchen is walk-in only, and you do not need to book for Bolney’s café or the cafés at Denbies. Our list of vineyards with food covers the rest.
How far ahead should I book?
As far as you can for anything on a set date. Domaine Evremond’s lunches take 16 people, London Cru runs about one Saturday a month, and Tinwood says its Sundays before Christmas sell out early. The weekly ones are easier to get.
The details on this page come from our vineyard guides, each checked against the vineyard’s own website on the date shown there, between 5 October and 3 November 2026 for the vineyards above. Menus and days change, so check the booking page before you go.
Photo credits, via Geograph
- Gusborne vineyard: David M Clark, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hambledon Vineyard: Margaret Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0