From the Vale of York to the Pennines and the Wolds.
Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery
Nun Monkton, near York
A family-run vineyard and brewery between York and Harrogate with a cellar door, a café, guided tours, camping and glamping.
Visiting: Self-guided cellar door tastings run Tuesday to Sunday, booked ahead: the Classic, three 50ml glasses of red, white and rosé with three nibbles, is £18.95, and the Signature, six wines, £25.95. Guided vineyard tours with a tasting are from £30 and take about an hour and a half. The Winehouse Café opens Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30am, and on Sundays from Easter to October; dogs are welcome there. Camping runs from April to October. The nearest stations are Hammerton and Kirk Hammerton.
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Holmfirth Vineyard
Holmfirth
A hillside vineyard in the Holme Valley with daily tours and tastings, a restaurant and self-catering apartments.
Visiting: Vineyard tours with a tasting of three wines are £20: Monday to Thursday at 3pm (booking not essential) and Friday to Sunday at 10.30am and 3pm (booking essential). The restaurant opens daily from 9am, and there are packages with breakfast, lunch, dinner or afternoon tea. The walk is on steep, uneven ground, and the vineyard closes early on private event days. Seven apartments on site can be rented.
Laurel Vines
Aike, near Driffield
A family-run vineyard and winery between Driffield and Beverley with a year-round café, a seasonal wine bar and tasting events.
Visiting: The Laurel Pantry serves lunches Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 2pm, most of the year, and is dog friendly. A wine bar opens on Thursdays from March to September, 11.30am to 5pm (£6 with a drink, booked ahead). The guided Tasting Trail of six wines with food is £40, on dates the vineyard releases; 2027 dates are still to come.
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Little Wold Vineyard
South Cave, near Brough
A hillside vineyard above South Cave with a tasting room, year-round tours and food and wine events.
Visiting: The cellar door and tasting room open on Fridays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm for coffee, cake, cheese or meat boards and wine. A 45-minute guided tasting of four wines is £20, and vineyard tours of an hour and a half are £27, on set dates booked ahead. Dogs on leads are welcome. It usually closes over Christmas and New Year.
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Dunesforde Vineyard
Upper Dunsforth, near Boroughbridge
A vineyard between York and Harrogate with guided tours and tastings and a terrace wine bar.
Visiting: Guided tours with a tasting are booked ahead online, from about £28 for still wines to about £38 with the sparkling wines; a grand tasting of the whole range with food (£95 a head, six or more) is booked by phone or email. The terrace and wine bar open on Fridays and Saturdays from 12pm to 8pm, with sharing platters to pre-order; booking is recommended.
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Ryedale Vineyards
Westow, near Malton
A family-run working vineyard near Malton with seasonal tours and tastings, a cellar door and farmhouse bed and breakfast.
Visiting: Tours and tastings (£25) run from spring to the end of October, mostly on Fridays and Saturdays, booked ahead; 2027 tours start in April. Wine and cider are sold at the cellar door Tuesday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm, but phone first. Dogs (other than assistance dogs) and children are not allowed on tours. Cream teas can be booked before a tour. Bed and breakfast is on selected summer weekends.
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Helme Edge Vineyard
Meltham, near Holmfirth
A vineyard in the Pennine foothills above Helme, making still, rosé and sparkling wines from Solaris and other cool-climate grapes.
Visiting: Tastings are booked ahead: with a charcuterie lunch at 11am (£35), a standard tasting at 2pm or 4pm (£25), or wine and Yorkshire cheese at 4pm (£32). Tours take about an hour and a half. Parking is very limited, so the vineyard asks visitors to come on foot or by bus (the 324 from Huddersfield to Meltham, then about ten minutes’ walk).
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Goose Beck Vineyard
Bilton-in-Ainsty, near York
A family-run Vale of York vineyard growing mainly disease-resistant grape varieties, with tours, tastings and five holiday cottages.
Visiting: Visits are by appointment only. Guided tours with a tasting of four wines and nibbles are £25 a head, take about two hours and run on set dates booked ahead online. Dogs on leads are welcome on the tour but not inside. Over-18s only for tastings. The five holiday cottages take pets.
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