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Vineyards near London for a day trip
London has vineyards inside its own boundary, and Surrey, Essex and Kent add more within an easy day trip. Several are a short walk or taxi ride from a station with direct trains from London, so everyone in the group can enjoy the tasting.
11 vineyards, each checked against its own website in October 2026.
Vineyards in London
Forty Hall Vineyard
Enfield, Greater London
What you can do: guided tours, tastings and events.
A ten-acre organic community vineyard, looked after mostly by volunteers.
Tours and tastings run at the Forty Hall Farmers Market, on the second Sunday of the month from April to September. Book ahead.
London Cru
West Brompton, Greater London
What you can do: guided tours, tastings and events.
An urban winery in west London making wine from English-grown grapes, including Bacchus and Pinot Noir Précoce.
Right next to West Brompton station. Book ahead.
Vineyards in Surrey
Guildford and Dorking stations, both with direct trains from London, are the gateways to Surrey's vineyards.
Albury Vineyard
Near Guildford, Surrey
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, self-guided walks, a shop and events.
A family-run organic and biodynamic vineyard, first planted in 2009.
Guided tours run May to September, and the tasting room opens at weekends from March to December. Guildford station is about 10 minutes away by taxi.
Chilworth Manor Vineyard
Chilworth, near Guildford, Surrey
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, a shop and events.
Makes sparkling wine and Provence-style rosé from the Champagne grape varieties.
Book ahead. Tours, tastings and Christmas events are open now, and summer evenings return in 2027.
Denbies Wine Estate
Dorking, Surrey
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, a restaurant, a shop, places to stay and events.
Family-owned since 1986.
Open all year except 25 and 26 December and New Year's Day. Dorking station is a 15-minute walk, with direct trains from London Waterloo and Victoria.
Greyfriars Vineyard
Puttenham, Surrey
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, self-guided walks, a shop and events.
Planted in 1989 on the chalk slopes of the Hog's Back, with an underground chalk cave cellar.
Book tours ahead. Take the train from Waterloo to Guildford, about 35 minutes, then an 8-minute taxi.
High Clandon Estate Vineyard
East Clandon, Surrey
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, a shop and events.
Twice running named Cellar Door of the Year at the International Wine Challenge, and makes only vintage cuvées.
Open days return in spring 2027, with online booking from January; group tours run in winter by arrangement. Guildford or Woking station, then a 15-minute taxi.
Vineyards in Essex
New Hall Wine Estate
Purleigh, Essex
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, self-guided walks, a shop and events.
Founded in 1969 and still run by the same family, now the third generation, with 120 acres under vine.
Cellar door Saturdays run from Easter to mid-September, plus Christmas Saturdays from 28 November to 19 December 2026.
Saffron Grange Vineyard
Saffron Walden, Essex
What you can do: guided tours, tastings and events.
A family-run vineyard making English sparkling wine.
Post-harvest tours run from mid-October 2026 into spring 2027. Book ahead.
Kent vineyards by train from London
These two Kent vineyards give train directions from London on their own websites.
Balfour Winery
Staplehurst, Kent
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, self-guided walks, a restaurant, a shop, places to stay and events.
Sits on the 400-acre Hush Heath Estate of vineyards, apple orchards and ancient oak woodland.
Open all year. A free shuttle runs from Marden station, which has direct trains from London, from Friday to Sunday; book a taxi on other days.
The Mount Vineyard
Shoreham, near Sevenoaks, Kent
What you can do: guided tours, tastings, a restaurant, a shop and events.
First planted in 2004 with nearly 13,000 vines, and now ten acres across eight grape varieties.
Tastings run all year, with a vineyard tour from late May to late September. Shoreham station is a 10-minute walk, about 40 minutes by train from London.
Planning a day trip from London
- Take the train. Denbies is a 15-minute walk from Dorking, The Mount a 10-minute walk from Shoreham, and London Cru sits next to West Brompton station. Greyfriars, Albury and High Clandon are a short taxi ride from Guildford.
- Check the season. Denbies, Balfour and The Mount welcome visitors all year, while several Surrey and Essex vineyards run tours from spring to autumn. Each entry notes what the vineyard's own website says.
- Book ahead. Most near-London tours run at set times, so booking on the vineyard's own website secures your place.
Questions
- What's the closest vineyard to central London?
- London Cru in West Brompton is an urban winery next to West Brompton station, and Forty Hall Vineyard in Enfield grows its grapes inside the London boundary.
- Which vineyards near London can I reach by train?
- Denbies is a 15-minute walk from Dorking station, with direct trains from Waterloo and Victoria. The Mount is a 10-minute walk from Shoreham station, about 40 minutes from London. Balfour runs a free shuttle from Marden station from Friday to Sunday, and Greyfriars, Albury and High Clandon are a short taxi ride from Guildford.
- Are vineyards near London open in winter?
- Denbies, Balfour and The Mount welcome visitors all year. Saffron Grange runs post-harvest tours from mid-October into spring, and New Hall opens on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas.
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