Sussex wine trail
The Rother Triangle
The cluster around Rye and Robertsbridge in the far east of the county — organic estates, farm-to-glass cooking and some of the best places to stay of any Sussex wine region.
- 7 vineyards
- 2 serve food
- 6 with rooms
- 3 stations
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…
Fun family focus — kids' tours, quirky stays (Vineyard Hollow, Avalon Lodge, bell tents), resident dog Lora.
Single estate on 120-acre Wickham Manor. Old cellars run beneath Winchelsea; 16th-c manor stay with sea views.
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 …
One of England's oldest family vineyards (est. 1971) near Hastings. Shop, self-guided & guided tours. (Verify de…
Getting to the Rother Triangle
The vineyards here are reached from Hastings, Robertsbridge and Rye. None of them are walkable from the platform bar one — budget for a taxi at each end, or a driver who's prepared to spit.