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Visiting Halfpenny Green Wine Estate
Halfpenny Green is a big, busy family estate in South Staffordshire, with almost 30 acres of vines, a restaurant open every day and a winery that makes wine for more than 80 other vineyards. Book a tasting in the Wine Loft any day, or a guided tour on one of the summer dates, and leave room for lunch.
Halfpenny Green at a glance
| Founded | First half acre planted 1983, winery built 2005 |
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| Known for | One of the larger vineyards in the UK, and contract winemaking for over 80 other vineyards |
| Grapes | Sixteen varieties, among them Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Bacchus, Huxelrebe, Madeleine Angevine, Regent, Rondo and Schönburger |
| Open | Wine shop, deli, farm shop and restaurant daily, 9am to 5pm; closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day |
| Booking | Tours, tastings and high tea by phone on 01384 221122; tours are paid in full when booked |
| Tours from | £25 tasting, £45 guided tour |
| Food | Restaurant and tea rooms daily: breakfast 9am to 11am, main meals 12pm to 3.30pm, Sunday roasts, high tea by booking |
| Children | Over-18s only in the Wine Loft; children’s menu in the restaurant |
| Stay | No rooms; campervans and motorhomes can stay overnight for £9 (free for Brit Stops members) |
| By train | Wolverhampton or Stourbridge Junction, then a taxi |
Checked on the vineyard’s own website in November 2026.
About Halfpenny Green
Martin Vickers, a farmer, planted the first half acre in 1983 with the aim of growing vines to rival continental sites. By 1991 another 22 acres had gone in, and the vineyard now covers almost 30 acres of sheltered, south-facing slopes about 250ft above sea level, on light, sandy, free-draining soil.
His son Clive is the owner and head winemaker, and Clive’s wife Lisa runs the shop, restaurant and tea rooms. The winery was built in 2005. It turns out 50,000 to 60,000 bottles of Halfpenny Green’s own wine a year, all from grapes grown on the estate, and makes and bottles wine for more than 80 other vineyards in England and Wales. Each autumn it also runs a co-operative scheme for people with a vine in the garden or on an allotment, pooling their grapes into a shared tank.
The estate is a member of the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain scheme, and its wines are sold in farm shops and delis around the region as well as on site.
The wines
There is a long list, all from the estate’s own grapes, and prices are low for English wine. Penny Black is the house white, a medium-dry blend that includes grapes from the original vines, at £12.50. The Classic Cuvée 2018, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the 2018 harvest that spent over five years on lees, is the most serious bottle at £28.95, and it is the one we’d buy. The sparkling red, made from Rondo and Pinot Noir at £25.95, is the curiosity. The rest of the range takes in a Bacchus, the Long Acre blend, an oak-aged Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir, Black Country Gold, an English rosé, Penny Red, and Brut and rosé sparklings. There are discounts on 3, 6 and 12 bottles, mixed or not, and half bottles that are only sold in the shop. Where to buy them.
Tours and tastings at Halfpenny Green
This is a day-out sort of place rather than a quiet cellar door. Besides the vineyard there is a farm shop and deli, a restaurant and tea rooms, a craft village of independent businesses, WILD Zoological Park and coarse fishing pools, so it gets busy at weekends. The shop and restaurant need no booking, though the restaurant recommends it. The Wine Loft tasting is the one to book if you can’t make a tour date, since it runs every day. For a guided tour, the dates for each year go up on the website and fill up through the summer, so we’d book as soon as they appear. The traditional high tea is £26.95 a head, served until 3pm, and needs 24 hours’ notice and a £10 deposit per person. The phone line has options: 1 for the restaurant, 2 for the shop (tastings, vouchers and wine orders), or hold for tours.
| Experience | Price | Length | When |
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| Public Guided Tour A guide takes you round part of the vines and the winery, then there is a presentation on the vineyard’s history and how the wine is made, and a tasting. It finishes with a set two-course meal of a cold Winemaker’s Platter and dessert, with tea or coffee. Book by phone. Many summer dates sell out, and the 2026 season finished on 18 October. | £45 per person | – | Selected dates from February to October, at 12 noon, mostly weekends |
| Wine Tasting Experience A tasting from the menu in the Wine Loft above the shop, with a self-guided trail through the vines that tells the story of the vineyard and its grapes. A cheeseboard can be ordered on arrival. Over-18s only. Book by phone. | £25 per person | – | Seven days a week, 12pm to 3pm, subject to space |
| Gin Tasting Four 25ml measures of British gins from a set menu, with mixers, garnishes and tasting notes, in the Wine Loft. Book by phone. | £29.95 per person | – | Seven days a week, 12pm to 3pm, subject to space |
| Private Group Tours The same tour, presentation and tasting as the public tour, in the Wine House function room. Weekday daytime groups take 15 to 48, weekends 15 to 30, and evenings need at least 20 (30 for cream tea). Request a date with the form on the website. | £30 per person tour only, £36.50 with cream tea, £45 with two-course meal | – | All year, weekday, weekend and evening slots, for groups of 15 or more |
Book these on the Halfpenny Green website.
Buy Halfpenny Green 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
The estate is just off the B4176 near Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, in the countryside west of Dudley and Stourbridge. You will need a car or a taxi; Wolverhampton and Stourbridge Junction are the nearest main stations. Parking is on site.
Make a day of it
The Red Lion Inn in Bobbington is about five minutes away and the Himley House Hotel about ten, both recommended by the estate for a night nearby. Kinver Edge, with its sandstone ridge and rock houses, is a short drive south for a walk. Pattingham Vineyard is the closest other vineyard.
See every vineyard you can visit in our Cotswolds and West Midlands directory. Our other Cotswolds and West Midlands vineyard guides: Three Choirs, Astley.
Questions people ask
Can you just turn up at Halfpenny Green?
For the shop, deli and restaurant, yes, any day from 9am to 5pm, though the restaurant recommends booking. Tastings in the Wine Loft and tours must be booked by phone.
When are the 2027 tour dates?
Public tours run on selected dates from February to October. The 2026 season ended on 18 October and next year’s dates had not been posted when we checked.
Can you stay at the vineyard?
Not in a room. Campervans and motorhomes can stop overnight for £9, with water and waste disposal but no hook-ups. The estate suggests the Red Lion Inn at Bobbington and Himley House Hotel nearby.