Opening days change through the year and many smaller vineyards open only for booked tours, so check each one before you set off.
Washington, below Chanctonbury Ring · about 5 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.
Thakeham, near Pulborough · about 9 miles away
Abingworth has two vineyards at Champions Farm, and the family make mainly still wines from them, with one sparkling.
Thakeham, near Pulborough · about 10 miles away
Kinsbrook is a family vineyard and farm in West Sussex.
Albourne, north of Brighton · about 10 miles away
Seasonal note: Closed for the winter. The tasting room and shop open again at weekends from early May 2027.
Albourne’s vineyards sit at the foot of the South Downs, a short drive from Brighton.
Southlands Lane, West Chiltington, near Pulborough · about 10 miles away
Local volunteers tend Smock Alley, a 2-hectare community vineyard set up in 2000 and owned by the Lavery family since 2014.
West Chiltington · about 11 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 11 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.
Nutbourne Lane, near Pulborough · about 12 miles away
Ambriel makes sparkling wine from a single estate, Redfold Vineyards, and has a tasting barn there.
Stopham, near Pulborough · about 13 miles away
Stopham makes still wines from a vineyard on Sussex greensand, in a winery converted from a Grade II listed Victorian barn.
Ditchling, below Ditchling Beacon · about 13 miles away
Everflyht is a family-run vineyard right at the foot of Ditchling Beacon.
Coming up, from the vineyards’ own websites. All vineyard events.
Tasting
Taste six Kinsbrook wines with the winemaker, each matched with a canapé, plus charcuterie and cheese to share. Limited to 40 places.
Friday 13 November 2026 · 6.30pm · £65 a head · Book ahead
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
A Christmas wreath making workshop at the vineyard below Ditchling Beacon.
Saturday 28 November 2026 · £65 · Book ahead
Workshop
Learn calligraphy for Christmas cards and gift tags, with a wine tasting and a kit to take home. No experience needed; 15 places.
Saturday 28 November 2026 · 11am to 1pm · Book ahead
Workshop
Make a wreath from British-grown foliage with a local florist, with a guided wine tasting. The 5 December session is sold out.
Saturday 5 December (sold out) and Saturday 12 December 2026, with different local florists · 11am to 1pm · Book ahead
Christmas
More than 20 local producers and makers selling food, ceramics, jewellery and candles, with Kinsbrook mulled wine and festive food to buy. Free parking.
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2026 · 10am to 6pm · Free entry · Drop in
Christmas
Carols around fire pits in the Chalk Courtyard, with a children’s set first and then the classics. Includes winter punch and sausage rolls.
Wednesday 9 December 2026 · 5pm to 7pm · £15; under-14s free · Book ahead
Food and wine
A sparkling reception and canapés, an introduction to the estate’s winemaking, then a four-course meal in the Medieval Barn with each course matched to a Nyetimber wine.
Dinner on Friday 11 December or lunch on Saturday 12 December 2026 · Book ahead
For opening times, places to stay and the rest of each region, see Sussex vineyards. Going without a car? See vineyards you can reach by train.
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