Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire and north Warwickshire.
Three Choirs Vineyard
Newent, Gloucestershire
A long-established vineyard near Newent with a restaurant, rooms and lodges looking over the vines, and tastings.
Visiting: At weekends, non-residents can book a self-guided tasting of five wines with small plates and a walk through the vines (£45, 12pm to 2pm). Private guided winery tours with a cheeseboard lunch run Wednesday to Sunday at 11.30am for groups of 10 to 20, booked by phone. The restaurant takes bookings online, and well-behaved dogs on leads are allowed in it.
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Woodchester Valley Vineyard
Woodchester, near Stroud
A Stroud valleys vineyard with tours and tastings, a cellar door shop open daily and holiday stays.
Visiting: Tours at the vineyard are booked ahead, with no drop-ins: the classic tour and tasting is £30 and the premium £40, on set days, fewer from November to March, with lunch options. The cellar door shop on the Inchbrook Trading Estate, Bath Road, opens Monday to Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 10am to 5pm, with 30-minute tastings (£15) every day but Friday. Over-18s on tours.
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Poulton Hill Estate
Poulton, near Cirencester
A Cotswold estate near Cirencester with a cellar door, seasonal tours and tastings, and rooms in the house.
Visiting: The cellar door opens Tuesday to Friday 9am to 4pm and Saturday 11am to 3pm, with wine by the glass. From October to May there is a winter tasting (£20), and from June to mid September a 90-minute summer tour and tasting at 11am (£30), booked online, for over-18s. No dogs other than guide dogs.
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Larkhill Vineyard
Ilsom, near Tetbury
A small vineyard near Tetbury with Saturday tours and tastings in its old stable yard.
Visiting: Tours and tastings usually run on Saturdays from April to October, booked ahead: about two hours, with a guided walk then a tasting with local cheeses. Friday pop-ups run from June to September. Children are welcome on the walk; tastings are for over-18s. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome.
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Dryhill
Near Cheltenham
A small Cotswold vineyard near Cheltenham that opens for tours and tastings on a few set dates a year.
Visiting: Tours and tastings run from 4pm to 7pm on set dates, booked ahead online: Christmas specials in early December, and four dates from April to July in 2027 (£50). Over-18s only.
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Wythall Estate
Walford, near Ross-on-Wye
A family estate near Ross-on-Wye with Saturday vineyard walks, tastings in the manor house and two self-catering stays.
Visiting: Vineyard tours with a tasting run on selected Saturdays at noon from April to December, £25, for up to 16, booked by email. Christmas tastings run in December, and there are Wine Garden Sundays and dinners in the vines in summer. The vineyard is on sloping, uneven ground.
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Coddington Vineyard
Coddington, near Ledbury
A vineyard and garden near Ledbury with Friday and Saturday tastings in season and two cottages.
Visiting: Tastings run on Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm, from March to early October, booked through its website, and the shop opens on the same days, with coffee and cake on Fridays. It closes for the winter and reopens in late March. Two small cottages can be rented.
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Frome Valley Vineyard
Paunton, near Bishops Frome
A Herefordshire vineyard on the River Frome with guided walks and tastings of its wines and brandy.
Visiting: Tours run from April to September, one to two hours, £30, all booked ahead online: a walk through the vineyard, then a tasting. Children and dogs are welcome; tastings are for over-18s. Parking is free.
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Deer Park Wines
Eckington, below Bredon Hill
A farm and deer park vineyard at Woollas Farm with tours, winter tastings, events and holiday stays.
Visiting: Tours and tastings are booked ahead through its online calendar: the grape to glass tour and tasting is £35, or £47 with a cheese and charcuterie platter, and a winter tasting £40. Sunday wine lounges and other events are listed on its website.
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Hencote
Near Shrewsbury
A wine estate just outside Shrewsbury with guided tastings, a bar and lounge, dining events and group accommodation.
Visiting: The View bar opens Friday 12pm to 8pm, Saturday 11.30am to 8pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm. Guided tastings of about 90 minutes run most weekends, booked ahead, £30 or £45 with a board; self-guided flights from £14 need no booking. It closes from late December into January. Dogs are allowed in the bar.
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Kerry Vale Vineyard
Pentreheyling, near Churchstoke
A Shropshire vineyard on the Welsh border with a café and shop, self-guided audio tours and summer guided tours.
Visiting: The café and shop open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 3pm in winter, with wine tasting in the café. The self-guided audio tour (£15, three wines) runs from February to December, and guided tours from £25 from May to September, booked ahead. Dogs on leads are welcome in the vineyard and café garden.
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Blabers Hall Wine Estate
Fillongley, north Warwickshire
A family vineyard in north Warwickshire with tour and tasting sessions from May to October.
Visiting: The guided tour and tasting is £22.50, booked ahead online, on Friday evenings and at weekends from May to October; new dates go online in November. The cellar door opens after tastings. Well-behaved dogs can join the vineyard tour but not the tasting room. Over-18s only for tastings.
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