Horsham & the Arun Valley
Bolney Wine Estate
✓ Estate-verified · July 2026
A welcoming, historic estate where you can book a full wine-pairing tour, drop into the Cellar Door, eat on site and wander the vineyard grounds for free.
The visit
Bolney welcomes visitors year-round, but the experience depends on whether you want a booked tour or an informal tasting.
Tours and wine pairing
All tours must be booked in advance and are strictly over-18s. The Wine Pairing Tour & Tasting starts at £30 Monday–Thursday and £40 Friday–Sunday. Lunch and three-course meal tours are also offered.
Cellar Door tasting
Visitors can drop into the Cellar Door for a tasting without a tour, from £20 per person.
The grounds and shop
The outside vineyard grounds are free to explore. First-time visitors should also look through the shop for local cheeses, cured meats, chocolates and gifts.
Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill are both roughly a 15-minute taxi. There is free parking on site.
Common questions
Can you turn up at Bolney Wine Estate without booking?
Tours must be booked in advance and are strictly for over-18s. You can, however, drop into the Cellar Door for a tasting without taking a tour.
How much are Bolney tours and tastings?
The Bolney Wine Pairing Tour & Tasting starts at £30 Monday–Thursday and £40 Friday–Sunday. Cellar Door tastings without a tour start from £20 per person.
Are dogs welcome at Bolney Wine Estate?
Dogs are welcome downstairs in the café and wine bar and in the outside seating areas. They are not permitted in the upstairs restaurant, private room or terrace.
Can visitors walk around the vineyard?
Yes. All guests are free to walk around the outside vineyard grounds.
What should a first-time visitor not miss?
The estate recommends its shop, which has local artisan cheeses, cured meats, chocolates and gifts to take home with a bottle of wine.
What is the nearest station?
Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill are both around a 15-minute taxi ride away. Free parking is available on site.
At a glance
- Where
- Bolney, West Sussex
- Tours
- Advance booking; over-18s
- Tour pricing
- From £30 Mon–Thu / £40 Fri–Sun
- Drop-in tasting
- Cellar Door from £20pp
- Food on site
- Café, wine bar and upstairs restaurant
- Stay on site
- No
- Dogs
- Downstairs and outside only
- Grounds
- Free to walk
- Nearest station
- Haywards Heath or Burgess Hill (about 15 min taxi)
- Parking
- Free on site
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