Our Kent Cellar Door English Wine Tour gives you an insight into the English Wine industry and gives you the opportunity to visit three award winning vineyards on the day, for a guided tasting at the Cellar Door. Your English Wine Expert Tour guide will take you to three contrasting vineyards so you can see our large producers right through to a boutique and small producer.
You’ll learn all about the English Wine industry as you drive through picturesque towns and villages and uncover Kent’s rich history in fruit farming and local produce. Wine Tour includes a seasonal lunch of local delights and of course a glass of English Wine.
- Visit Chapel Down, The Hush Heath Estate and Woodchurch Wines
- Sample an array of award winning English Wines
- Guided tasting at the Cellar Door
- Delicious lunch, plus a glass of English Wine
- Our fun and informative expert Wine Tour Guide for the day
- Return travel from London in luxury mini-bus
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Details about your Cellar Door English Wine Tour
Wine Tour Duration:Â Approximately 8 hours from start to finish
Departure Point: English Grounds, SE1 2HU (opposite London Bridge)
Activity Level: Low
Example Itinerary English Wine Tasting Tours – Cellar Door Wine Tour
9am Collection London Bridge
11.00am Woodchurch Wines
Planted in 2009, Woodchurch Estate is a small and unique vineyard where we will meet the producer to understand all the hard work that goes into starting a vineyard. Woodchurch specialises in sparkling wine where they have 9 acres of vineyard that produce a classic cuvée, a sparkling rosé, and a delicious blanc de blancs. They have also just released a still chardonnay. You will have a guided wine tasting with the producer and time for purchases.
12:15pm Chapel Down Winery
Next we make our way through the beautiful English countryside and small villages to the second vineyard, Chapel Down Estate. Chapel Down is nestled in the 15th century shipbuilding port known as the hamlet of Small Hythe were we will explore the vineyard and learn about English viticulture. You’ll enjoy a guided tasting at the barrels and experience the full range of Chapel Down English sparkling and still wines. There will be plenty of time to wonder around and browse the wine shop after the tasting.
1.15pm The Bull at Benenden
Lunch: Enjoy a delicious lunch made with local produce and love in this charming traditional English Pub in the village of Benenden. Recorded in the Doomsday Book in 1086, Benenden is steeped in industrial history for both iron-making and cloth-making since the 14th century. The Bull Inn is a traditional old English pub where you can choose from a selection of delicious lunches all served with a glass of English Wine.
14:45pm Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard
Sedlescombe Organic is also a bio-dynamic wine producer in Sussex and was originally planted in 1978. With 22 acres under vine and further 25 acres just planted this organic producer is growing, yet still small, but the tasting room and winery has just been remodeled to an impeccable standard. Sedlescombe Organic has the classic noble varietals such as chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, but they also grow some newer hybrid varietals such as solaris and phoenix.
4.15pm Back on the mini-van or mini-coach
17.45pm Arrive London Bridge (approximate timing depending on traffic)
Itinerary is an example of the day. Vineyards may be swapped in and out for alternative vineyards based on availability on the day.
  
  
