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Vineyards near Guildford
You can visit sixteen vineyards within about 20 miles of Guildford. Chilworth Manor Vineyard is about 2 miles from the centre and Greyfriars Vineyard is about 3 miles. We measure in a straight line, so the drive is a little further.
Opening days change through the year and many smaller vineyards open only for booked tours, so check each one before you set off.
Chilworth, near Guildford · about 2 miles away
Seasonal note: Christmas Trees and Wine runs on 28 and 29 November and 5 and 6 December, 10am to 4pm, with a Festive Sing Along on 4 December. Friday Night Fizz, Dine in the Vines and the garden’s National Garden Scheme opening come back in 2027.
A 13-acre south-facing vineyard planted in 2013. The tasting barn opened in 2024.
Puttenham, on the Hog’s Back · about 3 miles away
Seasonal note: The cellar door shop opens Wednesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm, and the tasting room on Saturdays, 12pm to 6pm. Sunday opening, the horsebox bar and the food trucks are a summer arrangement.
Set up in 1989, Greyfriars was one of the first English vineyards to plant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Its cellar is dug into the chalk.
Albury, near Shere · about 4 miles away
Seasonal note: Open every day, 11am to 4pm, until Christmas, with the wine and cheese tasting on selected dates to 20 December. It then closes for January and February and opens again on Saturdays in March.
Albury is organic and biodynamic, first planted in 2009 beside the Silent Pool.
East Clandon, near Guildford · about 4 miles away
Seasonal note: The 2026 open days have finished and the tour is not bookable again until January 2027, for open days from April or May. Two dates are left this year: a truffle hunting day on 28 November and Fizz and Firelight in the Glass Barn from 4 to 6 December.
High Clandon is a small maker of vintage sparkling wine that has twice won the International Wine Challenge Cellar Door of the Year trophy.
Leith Hill, near Dorking · about 9 miles away
Seasonal note: The guided tour and tasting is over for the year and runs again from May. The café at Hither Barn stays open at weekends, 10am to 4pm, and the self-guided trail through the vines is free.
Tanhurst was first planted in 2020, on the slopes of Leith Hill, and the family who run it are among the Surrey Hills Artisans.
Dorking · about 11 miles away
Denbies has been family-owned since 1986 and is one of England’s largest single-estate vineyards. It calls itself the UK’s first certified net zero vineyard.
Read our guide Opening and tours Stay: Denbies Vineyard Hotel
Crondall, near Farnham · about 13 miles away
This winery and its 12-acre vineyard make the Penn Croft wines. The cellar door serves food as well as wine, and there are winery tours.
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.
Oakhanger, near Selborne · about 16 miles away
An 80-acre family vineyard on the Hampshire Hangers above Selborne, in the South Downs National Park. It makes still and sparkling wine.
Tillington, near Petworth · about 17 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
Mannings Heath, near Horsham · about 18 miles away
This sparkling wine estate has 38 acres of vines at Mannings Heath and is tied to Leonardslee Gardens at Lower Beeding.
Stopham, near Pulborough · about 19 miles away
Stopham makes still wines from a vineyard on Sussex greensand, in a winery converted from a Grade II listed Victorian barn.
Nutbourne Lane, near Pulborough · about 19 miles away
Ambriel makes sparkling wine from a single estate, Redfold Vineyards, and has a tasting barn there.
Twyford, near Reading · about 20 miles away
Stanlake Park, a short walk from Twyford station, has a wine bar that opens six days a week and rooms on the estate, and it runs tours all year.
West Chiltington · about 20 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
Gay Street, near Pulborough · about 20 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.
Coming up, from the vineyards’ own websites. All vineyard events.
Tasting
A guided tasting of locally distilled gin, followed by sparkling afternoon tea in the Wine Library.
Thursdays 12, 19 and 26 November, 3, 10 and 17 December · 1.30pm tasting, 2.30pm tea · Book ahead
Tasting
A member of the team talks you through three Albury sparkling wines, served with English cheeses. You can take a winter walk through the vines before or after.
Weekends 15, 21, 22 and 28 November and 5, 6, 19 and 20 December · 12pm or 2pm · £34.95 a head · Book ahead
Music and social
A drink on arrival and a three-course dinner with wine while singer Noelle Vaughn performs, then a DJ and disco.
Friday 27 November 2026 · 7.30pm to midnight · Book ahead
Christmas
Choose a Christmas tree among the vines, with a free glögg or hot chocolate on arrival. Chilworth Manor wines are sold by the glass and bottle, and there are fire pits and festive gifts.
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December · 10am to 4pm · Free arrival slot; trees priced separately · Book ahead
Workshop
Local artist Charlotte Godfrey helps you paint a ceramic Christmas bauble in the tasting room, with a glass of sparkling wine. No experience needed; ages 12 and over.
Sundays 29 November and 13 December · 11.30am or 2pm · £55 a head · Book ahead
Workshop
Local willow weaver Lorraine shows you how to make a willow heart or a Swedish star. Materials and a glass of Albury sparkling wine are included, with lunch for full-day guests.
Wednesday 2 December 2026 · 10am to 12.30pm (willow heart), 1.30pm to 4pm (Swedish star), or both · Book ahead
Workshop
Claire from Plant Passion leads a wreath-making session using local willow, conifers, foliage and dried flowers. A glass of Albury sparkling wine is included.
4 and 5 December · Book ahead
Music and social
Local group Porter play two sets of Christmas songs ending in a sing-along. Glögg or a soft drink on arrival, with a pop-up wine bar, wood-fired pizza and fire baskets.
Friday 4 December 2026 · Evening · £19.50 adults, £5 children, under-2s free · Book ahead
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