Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Cheshire.
Hanwell Wine Estate
Hickling Pastures, near Melton Mowbray
A family-run wine estate in south Nottinghamshire with guided tours, a self-guided tasting trail, a café bar and a summer campsite.
Visiting: The guided tour and tasting is 90 minutes with six wines for £30, and the self-guided Sip and Stroll £19 (booked or as a drop-in before 3.30pm on open days). In summer it opens on Fridays and Saturdays from 12pm to 4pm, from October to Christmas on Saturdays, and it closes from Christmas to April apart from booked events. Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the café bar and on tours.
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Amber Valley Vineyards
Wessington, Derbyshire
A Derbyshire vineyard and cider orchard with summer tours and a cellar door shop on Saturday afternoons.
Visiting: Tours from £25 (under-18s free), with at least three wines and cider, start at 11am or 2pm, with evening tours too, from late May to early October; 2027 dates are still to come. The cellar door shop opens most Saturdays from 1pm to 4pm from February, and closes in January. Food boxes can be added to tours with a week’s notice.
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Renishaw Hall Vineyard
Renishaw, near Sheffield
A vineyard in the grounds of Renishaw Hall, with tours and tastings on selected weekends in the open season.
Visiting: Tours with a tasting run on selected Saturdays and Sundays at 12pm and 2pm until the end of October, about an hour, £25 for adults with children and dogs free, booked ahead; email the hall for dates. The hall’s café opens on set days through the year. Dogs on leads.
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The Rutland Vineyard
Ketton, near Stamford
A Rutland vineyard with a tasting barn, a nature trail and a dog park, and Friday evening summer tours.
Visiting: The vineyard is free to visit with no booking, and the tasting barn’s hours are posted each week. Friday evening tours from 6pm to 8pm (£37, over-18s, booked ahead) return in 2027, with tickets released in February. Coffee, cake and local cheeses are served.
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Mallard Point Vineyard
Essendine, near Stamford
A family-run vineyard and gin distillery with guided vineyard and winery tours from March to September.
Visiting: Guided tours with a tutored tasting run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from March to September, £30, booked ahead online, with cheese or charcuterie to add. It opens Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to noon.
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Mayfield Vineyard
Burton Pedwardine, near Sleaford
A Lincolnshire vineyard with a shop and tasting room, holiday houses and a glamping pod.
Visiting: The shop and tasting room open on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10am to 5pm and on Thursdays from 10am to 4.30pm, or by appointment. Tastings with nibbles run on dates announced by email and social media.
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Wressle Vineyard
Wressle, near Brigg
A north Lincolnshire vineyard whose tasting room holds ticketed wine evenings.
Visiting: There are no regular tours: the tasting room holds ticketed evenings, such as wine and cheese tastings, booked ahead on its website, where dates are announced.
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Silkstone Vineyard
Cawthorpe, near Bourne
A small vineyard near Bourne with short guided walks and tastings.
Visiting: A guided walk in the vineyard with a tasting takes about 45 minutes and costs £10, refunded if you buy wine on the day, booked through its website. Visitors must be 25 or over.
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Welland Valley Vineyard
Marston Trussell, near Market Harborough
A small vineyard near Market Harborough that hosts booked group visits and sells wine and cider by appointment.
Visiting: Group visits for up to 20, with a talk and a tasting, last about an hour to an hour and a half and are booked ahead, best from June to August. Wine and cider sales are by appointment. Use its directions rather than the postcode. Facilities are basic.
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Carden Park Vineyard
Broxton, near Chester
A hotel estate in Cheshire with its own three-acre vineyard and sparkling wine.
Visiting: Tasting tours with a walk in the vines run on three Saturdays a year (May, July and September in 2027), at £75, booked ahead; private tours on other dates are for groups of 10 or more. The estate’s sparkling wine is served in the hotel’s restaurants and bars.
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