Ashling Park Estate
West Ashling, near Chichester · about 4 miles away
A vineyard and distillery estate in the South Downs National Park, making sparkling wine and gin.
Read our guide Opening and tours Stay: Lodges at Ashling Park
Nearest first
Opening days change through the year and many smaller vineyards open only for booked tours, so check each one before you set off.
Tinwood Estate
Halnaker, near Chichester · about 4 miles away
A sparkling wine estate near Goodwood, on the edge of the South Downs.
Roebuck Estates
Tillington, near Petworth · about 12 miles away
Roebuck makes sparkling wine, and its cellar door and tasting room sit among the vines at Upperton Farm, just outside Petworth.
Read our guide Opening and tours Buy the Classic Cuvée, £39.95
Stopham Vineyard
Stopham, near Pulborough · about 14 miles away
Stopham makes still wines from a vineyard on Sussex greensand, in a winery converted from a Grade II listed Victorian barn.
Blackdown Ridge Estate
Lurgashall, near Haslemere · about 15 miles away
Blackdown Ridge sits below Blackdown on the Sussex Weald and makes still and sparkling wines in a purpose-built winery that can turn out up to 30,000 bottles.
Hambledon Vineyard
Hambledon · about 15 miles away
Hambledon calls itself England’s oldest commercial vineyard. It was planted in 1952 and now has over 200 acres on chalk.
Read our guide Opening and tours Buy the Classic Cuvée, £39.50
Nutbourne Vineyards
Gay Street, near Pulborough · about 16 miles away
Seasonal note: Saturday tours run from May to September. The 2027 dates go on sale in January, at £35 a head.
Below the South Downs, Nutbourne’s vines share the family estate with wildflower meadows, lakes, alpacas and a windmill.
Ambriel
Nutbourne Lane, near Pulborough · about 16 miles away
Ambriel makes sparkling wine from a single estate, Redfold Vineyards, and has a tasting barn there.
Nyetimber
West Chiltington · about 16 miles away
Nyetimber is one of England’s best-known sparkling wine producers.
Read our guide Opening and tours Buy the Classic Cuvée, £31.99
Wiston Estate
Washington, below Chanctonbury Ring · about 17 miles away
Seasonal note: Two for one on midweek winery tours this winter, on the Thursday morning and Friday tours.
An old family estate on the chalk of the South Downs, which makes its wine in its own winery.
What’s on at these vineyards
Coming up, from the vineyards’ own websites. All vineyard events.
Food and wine
Sparkling afternoon tea
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
Tasting
Cheese and wine pairing
A tasting session matching Hambledon wines with cheeses.
26 November and 12 December · 11am or 6.30pm · Book ahead
Tasting
Winter tasting
A 45-minute tasting across the Wiston range, including some older library wines, then time to shop for Christmas with a discount on Wiston wine. Over-18s only.
Thursday 26 November 2026 · 45-minute evening slots from 6.30pm · £15 · Book ahead
Workshop
Christmas wreath workshop
Make your own Christmas wreath with a glass of the estate’s sparkling wine. Two of the three sessions are already full.
Friday 27 November (6pm, full), Wednesday 2 December (11am) and Friday 4 December 2026 (6pm, full) · 6pm or 11am · Book ahead
Workshop
Wreath making workshops
A two-hour wreath workshop with a local florist, starting with a glass of Classic Cuvée and a mince pie. You take home the wreath, a bottle of Classic Cuvée or Classic Cuvée Rosé and a £10 voucher for the cellar door shop.
Friday 27 November, Thursday 3 December and Sunday 6 December 2026 · 11am to 1pm (5pm to 7pm on 3 December) · £96 a head · Book ahead
Food and wine
Themed wine dinner
A hosted dinner at one shared table of 18, with three courses each paired with wine. The first evening features wines from family estates in Crete, Piemonte and Alsace.
Saturday 28 November 2026 · 7.30pm to 10pm · £125 a head · Book ahead
Christmas
Christmas shopping evening
An evening of Christmas shopping with 10% off purchases, carol singers, fires and a free welcome hot chocolate with a splash of rum.
Saturday 5 December 2026 · From 4pm · Free entry · Drop in
Christmas
Christmas shopping weekend
Christmas shopping at the cellar door, with free 30-minute time slots to book.
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December · Free · Book ahead
Planning a day out
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