Guide · by station
Sussex vineyards by train
Nobody wants to nominate a driver. Every vineyard in Sussex, grouped by the station you'd actually get off at — with the drive from the platform. Pulborough serves seven on its own, which makes it the most useful station in English wine.
Pulborough 7 vineyards
Estate-verified: Open Day Tours only, £50pp, no cellar door or drop-in. 2026 is sold out; 2027 dates are announced in Q1 2027.
Estate-verified: free self-guided vine trail with an illustrated map Mon–Sat, a windmill free to enter, £35 Saturday tours Easter–September, and vines planted in 1979.
Estate-verified: £30 public tours daily at 11am covering the winery and the vines, £40 private, dogs welcome everywhere and under-18s welcome on tours.
21,000 vines, Grade II listed barn winery. Tours with winemakers Simon/Tom + optional riverside pub lunch (The W…
Estate-verified: £25 tours (£30 from 2027), a Sparkling Wine Bar you can walk into with no ticket from 1pm Sat & Sun, and Sunset Sipping at £75 for two. May–September season.
Family-run with panoramic South Downs views. Terrace Bar Fri/Sat, vineyard shop.
'Ebulliently English' award-winning sparkling, grape-to-glass control. Tastings by appointment only.
Robertsbridge 3 vineyards
Fun family focus — kids' tours, quirky stays (Vineyard Hollow, Avalon Lodge, bell tents), resident dog Lora.
Estate-verified: UK’s oldest organic vineyard (1979). £25 guided tours, drop-in flights from £15, free vineyard and woodland walks, open Wed–Sun and right through the winter.
Pretty 10-acre family estate. Winery in old dairy, timber-beamed tasting room in the stables; cabin stay sleeps …
Rye 3 vineyards
Estate-verified: wine flights Tue–Sun May–Oct, Saturday tours through summer, sleeps 28 across shepherd’s huts and barns. No self-guided walking.
Trendy mixed farm-to-glass estate. Michelin Green Star restaurant, live music in Dutch barn, hop-barn stay (11 r…
Single estate on 120-acre Wickham Manor. Old cellars run beneath Winchelsea; 16th-c manor stay with sea views.
Uckfield 3 vineyards
Down-to-earth family vineyard in the High Weald overlooking Eastbourne & the Downs. Tours + optional picnic.
500-yr-old organic farm, micro-winery, natural wines, formal gardens & lake. Cottage/huts/orangery stays with in…
Small family organic vineyard in Ashdown Forest with a strong community & sustainability ethos. Tastings by appt…
Eridge 2 vineyards
Family single-estate in the High Weald; strong design & environmental ethos. Open days plus appointment tastings…
Small friendly woodland vineyard reachable by Spa Valley heritage steam train. Bring a picnic; children's nature…
Hassocks 2 vineyards
Family-owned boutique, edge of South Downs. Full tour + tutored tasting; Cannonball e-bike wine tours visit at w…
Family-run sparkling producer with cellar-door tastings in the heart of Ditchling. (Verify current visitor offer…
Haywards Heath 2 vineyards
One of England's first vineyards (1972). The Eighteen Acre café & shop, seasonal feasts, family trails, gin & ve…
Cellar door with estate-exclusive wines, garden bar (inside & out) for private celebrations, free secure parking…