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Visiting Oxney Organic Estate
Oxney is a certified organic vineyard of 35 acres at Beckley, near Rye, and calls itself the leading single-estate producer of English organic wine. You can drop in for a wine flight most weekdays, but the summer Saturday tours are the reason to come.
Oxney Organic at a glance
| Founded | First vines planted 2012 |
|---|---|
| Known for | Organic traditional method sparkling wine |
| Grapes | Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, among others |
| Open | Tuesday to Friday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm, closed Sunday and Monday |
| Booking | Wine flights need no booking; tours and tastings must be booked; refunds only with four weeks’ notice |
| Tours from | £15 for a wine flight, £30 for a tasting |
| Food | Cheese and charcuterie boards; lunch can be added to tours and tastings |
| Stay | Vineyard House (sleeps 10) and two shepherd’s huts at the vineyard, plus The Oxney Barns at Stone Cum Ebony, about 15 minutes’ drive away |
| By train | Rye; book taxis several weeks ahead, especially on Saturdays |
Checked on the vineyard’s own website in November 2026.
About Oxney Organic
Kristin Syltevik and Paul Dobson set up Oxney in 2012 on land that was already farmed organically, planting the vineyard in stages from 2012 to 2018. It now has 35 acres of vines on free-draining sand and silt loam, certified organic by the Soil Association, and the wines are made in a converted barn on the estate. Kristin is the owner and winemaker. The estate counts 2025 as its 11th harvest.
The wines
The Classic 2019 is the wine to try first, the blend that shows what the estate does. After that the Blanc de Blancs, made in both 2019 and 2022, is the step up, and the Pinot Noir Rosé 2022 is the pick for rosé drinkers. The Non Vintage Brut and Estate Rosé NV are the cheaper sparkling wines, and the still range includes a Chardonnay, a rosé and a Pinot Noir called Woodhouse Pinot. Where to buy them.
Tours and tastings at Oxney Organic
The shop and tasting room at Hobbs Lane are where everything happens. In summer you sit under a canvas top beside the meadow with a glass and a cheese or charcuterie board, and in winter the tastings move indoors. A wine flight is the easy option and needs no booking, but a tour or tasting does, and Oxney asks you to arrive on time because it cannot hold the start. Cancellations are refunded only with four weeks’ notice, though bookings can be moved within the season with the same notice. There is parking at the vineyard. The estate sleeps 28 in all, split between the vineyard, where there is the five-bedroom Vineyard House and two shepherd’s huts, and The Oxney Barns, across the River Rother in Kent.
| Experience | Price | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Flight An introduction to the estate and a tasting of four wines. No booking needed. | £15 per person | – | Most Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am to 4pm |
| Vineyard Tour and Tasting A walk through the vines and a look into the winery, then a tutored tasting of estate wines. Lunch can be added when you book. | See booking page | – | Every Saturday from May to October, plus selected Sundays |
| 12pm Winter Tasting Four sparkling wines with Kristin, three single-variety wines and a classic blend, each with a small food pairing. The lunch ticket adds a platter and a glass of Woodhouse Pinot. Twenty places per ticket type. | £30 per person, £60 with lunch | 1 hour | Selected Saturdays, February to April 2027, at 12pm |
| Stay and Tour for Two to Six Two nights at The Little Barn (sleeps 4) or The Old Barn (sleeps 6) at Oxney Barns, with a bottle of wine in the fridge, a vineyard and winery tour, and a tutored tasting of four wines. | See booking page | Two nights, midweek | Weekly, Tuesday to Thursday |
Book these on the Oxney Organic website.
Buy Oxney Organic wines
None of our wine partners has these wines in stock this week. The vineyard sells them in its own shop, or see our pick of English wines to buy online.
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Getting there
Rye is the closest station, and Oxney’s advice is to book a taxi both ways several weeks ahead because local cabs are busy on Saturdays. There is parking at the vineyard on Hobbs Lane. The Oxney Barns are at Odiam Barns, Lower Road, Stone Cum Ebony, near Tenterden, TN30 7JH, about a 15-minute drive on country lanes from the vineyard.
Make a day of it
Tillingham at Peasmarsh is a few miles south-east and makes a good second stop for lunch or dinner, and Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard is about half an hour west. Rye is 15 minutes away, and Tenterden, with its steam railway, is close to the Oxney Barns.
See every vineyard you can visit in our Sussex directory. Our other Sussex vineyard guides: Rathfinny, Court Garden, Bolney, Wiston, Nyetimber, Henners, Artelium, Ashling Park, Tinwood, Sedlescombe Organic, Roebuck, Ridgeview, Bluebell Vineyard, Breaky Bottom, Kingscote, Tillingham.
Questions people ask
Do I need to book a tasting at Oxney?
Not for a wine flight, which you can just turn up for during opening hours. Tours and the winter tastings must be booked.
Are tours available in winter?
Not the vineyard tour, which runs from May to October. In winter there are wine flights, the 12pm Winter Tastings on selected Saturdays, and the midweek stay and tour packages.
Is Oxney in Sussex or Kent?
The vineyard and tasting room are in East Sussex at Beckley. The Oxney Barns, where some of the accommodation is, are across the Rother in Kent.