Vineyards Near Taunton: 10 to Visit Within 25 Miles

Vineyards near Taunton

You can visit ten vineyards within about 25 miles of Taunton. Thornfalcon Winery and Press is about 4 miles from the centre and Oatley Vineyard is about 10 miles. We measure in a straight line, so the drive is a little further.

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Numbers match the list below; select a pin to jump to it. Pins mark the village, so use the vineyard’s own directions to find the gate. Boundaries: ONS, Open Government Licence.

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Opening days change through the year and many smaller vineyards open only for booked tours, so check each one before you set off.

Thornfalcon Winery and Press

Thornfalcon, near Taunton · about 4 miles away

Thornfalcon is a 40-acre farm with young vineyards and cider orchards, its own winery and press, and tours, tastings and farm stays.

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Oatley Vineyard

Cannington, near Bridgwater · about 10 miles away

Planted in 1986 in the Quantock foothills, Oatley is a small family vineyard making low-intervention wines.

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Smith & Evans (Aller Hill Vineyard)

Aller, near Langport · about 11 miles away

Smith & Evans make sparkling and natural wines at Higher Plot Farm, where their vineyard of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier was planted in 2008.

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Wellhayes Vineyard

Clayhanger, near Tiverton · about 13 miles away

Wellhayes is a small family estate that makes sparkling wine from its own grapes, and holds summer tours and concerts.

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Heron Farm

Near Honiton · about 15 miles away

Heron Farm covers 17 acres of vineyard and farm beside the River Otter. There is a restaurant, a kitchen garden and orchards, and tours run in season.

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Wayford Vineyard

Wayford, near Crewkerne · about 16 miles away

Wayford is a co-operative vineyard of about 1.7 hectares on a hillside above the Axe valley, on the Somerset and Dorset border.

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Lyme Bay Winery

Shute, near Axminster · about 17 miles away

Strictly, Lyme Bay is a winery and not a vineyard. It makes English wine, mead and spirits, and has a cellar door shop and guided tastings.

Read our guide Opening and tours Buy the Brut Reserve, £29.95

Castlewood Vineyard

Musbury, near Axminster · about 19 miles away

Castlewood is a small vineyard below the Musbury Castle hill fort. It runs tours in summer and has a cellar door and holiday accommodation.

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Quoit at Cross Vineyard

Stoodleigh, near Tiverton · about 19 miles away

Planted in 2019, Quoit at Cross is a five-acre family vineyard above the Exe valley.

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Fenny Castle Vineyard

Worth, near Wells · about 22 miles away

Fenny Castle is a family vineyard on the edge of the Somerset Levels that makes sparkling and still wines and cider. It has a cellar door shop and a holiday cottage.

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