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Our Tasting Room will open for the summer season on 1st May 2026. We will be open every Saturday & Sunday 11am – 5pm until the end of September. Our modern Tasting Room with expansive south-facing balcony and stunning views offers the perfect place to relax, unwind and enjoy delicious local wine and food.

You can book to join one of our very popular Vineyard Tours or Guided Wine Tastings or you can just drop-in to taste our wines at your own pace and enjoy a stroll around our Vineyard Trail or even try your hand at pétanque!

We do not have a restaurant on site but we do have available fantastic local Sussex cheese and Sussex charcuterie boards, Meze sharing platters and snacks.

On Friday evenings throughout the summer we host regular Friday Night Supper Clubs when we are joined at the vineyard by our favourite local chefs and street food vendors. For more information see below.

We welcome well-behaved dogs kept on a lead.

Please note: If you are a large group, please do contact us in advance and we can reserve you a table or space under our tipi for a more personal celebration!

SUMMER OPENING HOURS 2026

Saturdays & Sundays: 11am – 5pm

1st May to 20th September 2026

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Visit Us - Vineyard Tour with Wine & Cheese

Vineyard Tour with Wine & Sussex Cheese Tasting

After a welcome coffee and homemade biscuit, you will start your tour with a stroll through our beautiful 30 acre vineyard where you will learn about the many joys and challenges of growing grapes in England and the story of Albourne Estate. You will then go ‘behind-the-scenes’ in our on-site modern winery to learn about the processes and craft involved in making our exceptional wines. This is followed by a guided tasting of 4 our most popular wines each carefully paired with a delicious local Sussex cheese.

Time: 11am & 2pm on Saturdays & Sundays
Duration: 1.45 hours approx.
Price: £32 pp

Gift Vouchers Available.

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Guided Wine Tasting

Join a member of our Tasting Room team where they will tell you about the story of Albourne Estate and guide you through tasting 5 of our award-winning wines. This will include sparkling and still wines and our vermouth. This is a great way to taste a range of English wine styles all from one boutique producer.

Time: 1.30pm on selected Saturdays & Sundays

Duration: 1 hour approx.

Price: £18.50 pp

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Self Guided Vineyard Trail

Follow our sign-posted vineyard trail for a self-guided stroll around our beautiful vineyard. Just pick up a map and guide from the Tasting Room. There are 7 signed stopping points around the trail where you can read information about different stages in the vineyards annual growth cycle as well as learn about what you can see from each spot. On your route you are welcome to pause and sit by our lake to enjoy the peace and quiet.

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Escorted Tours from Brighton

Whilst we are only a short 20 minute taxi or car drive from Brighton across the Downs we know that many of you would prefer to join us as part of an organised tour. This not only removes all the hassle out of planning your own travel but also allows you to extend your experience with either lunch at a traditional country pub or a visit to the stunning view point at Devil’s Dyke or to another local vineyard.

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E-Bike Wine Tasting Adventure

Embark on a unique and exhilarating journey through the picturesque South Downs National Park to Albourne Estate on an e-bike wine tasting tour. This experience combines the thrill of cycling with the pleasure of discovering local wine and food as well as being a sustainable and positive way to travel!

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Special Events

We are planning a number of special events over the year, find out about our next events below.

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Hiver Beekeeping & Beer Tasting Experience

We are delighted to continue to host the Hiver Beekeeping and Beer experience at Albourne Estate. Hiver Beers support independent beekeepers in the UK by buying their honey to use in the production of their beer range. We host several hives every summer in the vineyard in an idyllic lakeside location for you to visit and learn about these fascinating creatures. If you are visiting us to enjoy the Hiver Beekeeping experience, do allow plenty of time to visit our Tasting Room or join one of our tours.

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What Our Customers Say

Albourne Estate

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Lucy Honychurch

20:08 11 Oct 25

Great tour and tasting. Learnt a lot about the wine making process and enjoyed how seriously they take sustainability. Can't wait to visit again

bibi haughton

07:19 06 Oct 25

Beautiful vineyard, delicious wine and informative, fun tour guide- would highly recommend!

Emma Haughton

15:55 04 Oct 25

Incredible. So much new information and interesting details of the whole sine making process followed by some superb and extraordinary wines to taste. Take your wallet, as well as your pallet! You'll want to take it home.

Stella Lawrence

15:03 28 Sep 25

Loved it here ! Monica was so informative and you can tell she was passionate about the wine , and the wine was so nice we did purchase a few bottles ! Thank you for being so welcoming and i learnt something as well !

Alison Shea Mohammed

16:32 21 Sep 25

Fantastic afternoon, so interesting, we all learned a lot. Delicious wines and cheeses! We're coming back to the Tasting Room for more.

Eloise Mavronicholas

16:58 20 Sep 25

had an amazing time at Albourne estate!
Came with a large female group and Monica hosted our winery tour, so knowledgeable what an experience. Would 100% recommend, delicious wines and stunning environment for an afternoon out!

Natasha Cozier

11:15 30 Aug 25

Beautiful place, wonderful staff, great wine

David Rees

15:43 18 Aug 25

We had a wine tour with tasting and cheese ,followed by Rose wine and a charcuterie platter .
Wine tour and rating was superb with an excellent tour guide/ host Peter.
All wines were very very good especially the sparkling wine . The vermouth was a complete surprise , something we would not normally have drunk but so good we bought a bottle together with the sparkling wine .
Impressed with the sustainability of the vineyard and how much that had been accomplished in building the vineyard from scratch in such a short time .
A small boutique vineyard , thoroughly recommended .

George Rose

16:25 10 Aug 25

Savannah Armstrong

12:01 27 Jul 25

A lovely morning visit. A tour within the vineyards and tasting with cheeses at the end. Monica was fabulous and very knowledgeable.

Fallon John

15:10 20 Jul 25

My sister and I took my mum to Albourne Estate to do a vineyard tour for my mum’s birthday.
We faced the poor weather (thunder and lightening storm) which stopped us going out into the vineyard so we were offered the chance to delay, but I’m glad we didn’t, our tour and wine and cheese tasting was a lot of fun and the wine & local cheeses delicious.
Bonnie, the customer relations manager (who also happens to be a dog) was the star of the show.
And luckily the weather picked up later and we were allowed to do a self-guided tour of the vineyard, which is absolutely beautiful. A must see. Definitely worth the money.

Amy Harris

21:43 29 Jun 25

We had a wonderful visit. The staff are passionate and welcoming, the sun was shining and the tasting with cheese pairing was delightful

15:07 28 Jun 25

Sara was a fantastic host. She demonstrated so much knowledge coupled with humour. Highly recommend!

Alan Charlton

12:10 22 Jun 25

Expert introduction. Lovely setting for lunch,

Sergii Kravets

11:39 21 Jun 25

Great Saturday experience: beautiful place, tasty wines. Linda is such a lovely guide!

Anja Hatlestad

08:21 14 Jun 25

Really great little estate with very knowledgeable people. Went for a group wine tasting with friends and it was really good. Knowledgeable lady talking about the wines who was happy to answer all our questions and teach us everything we needed to know about wines and wine production. Perfect place for it, great views, lovely wine room, fantastic wines. All in a super afternoon for anyone who likes wine and/or scenery. The wines are fantastic. The sparkling wine was summer in a bottle and I could not leave without a case of wine of course. Would definitely recommend both the wine and the visit.

Rein Houben

07:26 08 Jun 25

Visited in June 2025. Beautiful site, great people and excellent wines. Had a lovely time there, would highly recommend!

Matt C

08:39 26 May 25

Did a wine tasting and vineyard / winery tour here with our lovely guide Monica, and can't recommend it more highly. We learned a lot about English wine in general, and Albourne in particular - and were impressed by its efforts to become carbon negative. The tasting was great, and the staff helped us out with directions to a place where we could buy more of the amazing cheeses we tasted. Very picturesque setting if you want to drop in for a drink. Excellent!

Maia Hickin

15:18 24 May 25

Lovely wine tasting experience, very informative - our host Monica was so lovely and gave me a free glass of sparkling wine for my birthday!

Catherine Squibb

09:08 09 May 25

We visited Albourne Estate for my mother-in-law’s 60th and had an amazing time. The still and sparkling wines were excellent, and our guide was fun, friendly, and very knowledgeable. The setting is beautiful, and the walk from Hassocks Station through country villages made the day even more special. Highly recommend if you're visiting Brighton for the weekend!

Han Poesiat

14:50 05 May 25

We went to the beautiful located winery for flights of sparkling and still wines. We enjoyed all wines but specifically the Chardonnay and the Premier Cuvée. Also the staff were very passionate about the wines and were very friendly.

Vicki Macken

06:39 16 Feb 25

Recently hired the tasting room for our staff team goal setting day. The amazing views across vineyard to the Downs are so inspiring. Monica got in super early to allow us to set up. Would recommend to anyone as a meeting venue or a party. Vicki Macken- Hassocks Eyecare Centre

Dean Haysom

18:53 25 Sep 24

I do like a vineyard and we are blessed with a few in Sussex. Albourne Estate is in a beautiful location and our tour was very informative probably more than most that I’ve been on. The wines were excellent as was the vermouth and I’m a sucker for oaked Chardonnay and the Albourne Estate variety was very good. A wonderful and informative way to spend a Sunday and I’d highly recommend a visit.

Lauren Hooper

18:29 08 Sep 24

Loved our afternoon picnic at Albourne Estate! The staff were very welcoming and friendly, and the picnic was more than enough food for two people! We enjoyed a glass of bubbles in a picturesque setting overlooking the vineyards followed by a short walk around the estate. Would 100% recommend a visit here!

Elle Keen

11:44 07 Sep 24

Great experience, can’t wait to come back.

Carole Lewandowski

12:28 05 Sep 24

We had an amazing wine tasting tour on Saturday !! The lady that took the group was incredible ! So knowledgable ! The wine and cheese were so well paired ! All very tasty ! We ended up
Buying lots of wine and vermouth but so well worth it

David Hoggart

20:26 03 Sep 24

A lovely setting, very informative tour and incredibly clean and tidy. The Customer Relations Manager kept us entertained too and clearly demonstrated her knowledge of every inch of the vineyard. The products are excellent, competitively priced against other "wine clubs" and enjoyed on a fabulous terrace overlooking the vineyard, thank you so much.

Francesca Levi

16:32 21 Aug 24

Magical vineyard in an incredibly beautiful location. We went on the wine and cheese tour for my best friends hen and it was amazing

Eleanor Watson

11:57 28 Jul 24

Absolutely delightful! Monica is a star!

I K V

15:31 20 Jul 24

Great wine tour and delicious wines - very well worth a visit!

Sophie Nicholls

20:07 16 Jul 24

We had a lovely tour led by Peter. It was a great experience and I would definitely visit again.

Warren Photographic

11:10 14 Jul 24

Great place. Lovely people. Fantastic experience. I've enjoyed every visit I've made there.

Bob Payne

10:26 01 Jul 24

Really enjoyable tour of the vineyard and tasting. Our guide was really knowledgeable and interesting which made the whole experience great. A beautiful setting on a sunny Saturday morning .

Bernard Smith

15:41 28 Jun 24

Must be the cleanest & prettiest winery in Sussex, the wine is very good too.

Olcay Güneyli

07:30 23 Jun 24

We found this place randomly. But we had great experience. It is an amazing place for wine tasting. Also you can take a walk in vineyard with your glass of wine. Highly recommended.

Susan Wharton

14:10 17 Jun 24

Really enjoyed our birthday present of a wine taste and tour. Interesting informative tour and wines presented with local cheeses- added to the whole tasting experience. We left with three bottles of Multi vintage and three Sussex rose- delicious...and signed up for the Wind Club!

Manuel Insua

13:58 02 Jun 24

Lush ✨

Louise Miles

14:10 19 May 24

Wonderful vineyard tour and tasting hosted by Peter. He was very well-informed and made the experience an absolute pleasure. The vineyard is in a beautiful spot near the South Downs - well worth a visit.

Lucy O'Brien

16:19 12 May 24

Great wine, great guide, great venue and a great day. Monica was exceptional in every way and the wine was the best I’ve ever had. Was fab for my hen do!

Jessica Nightingale

12:26 05 May 24

Great location and exceptional wine. Just visited again for the vineyard tour and tasting and thoroughly enjoyed with my family. Tasted four different wines paired with local cheeses. There is another separate tasting room you can go to for additional drinks and nibbles afterwards and a pop-up raclette van also on occasional Sundays through the year. Will visit again if I can for Friday night supper club

Joe Lynch

15:43 11 Dec 23

Really enjoyable tasting session last Friday. A great idea to focus on pairing with very different canapes, which is very relevant for this time of year. Very knowledgeable host, lovely tasting rooms and most importantly - great wines! Thank you.

Teresa Lewis

20:11 10 Dec 23

I wasn’t sure what to expect as not a great lover of white wine but it was a wedding gift and I have to say I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! I learnt a lot from the tour, Monica was engaging, friendly and informative. The pairing of wine and cheese was great (I’m not a great lover of cheese) it all made sense, the contrast of flavours, textures etc.
I’m glad I wasn’t driving as I felt a bit tiddly on the way home! An enjoyable couple of hours thank you.

Ulyana Goryashina

14:04 01 Nov 23

Very beautiful estate! We did a perfect wine tasting))

daveavery04

12:16 18 Sep 23

Absolutely lovely experience this weekend visiting this beautiful estate. We had the Vinyard tour and wine tasting with cheese board. Very friendly staff and knowledgeable. Interesting to learn about the work and history of the Vinyard. Bonnie the dog joined us on our tour and we loved playing with her and her tennis ball as we wondered around. The cheeseboard was delicious as were the wines. Would highly recommend visiting here.

Maria Balandina

14:26 12 Sep 23

Excellent wine, beautiful estate! Staff was very passionate, warm and welcoming. And a cute dog Bunny!
The only thing is, the tour was a bit too long and we felt like some of the things could've been said while we're sipping the wine instead of standing in the hot sun for 1hr. Also, wish picnic baskets were available.
Other than that, a wonderful place to visit.

P Woolgar

19:04 27 Jul 23

Lovely Sunday visit with a wine tasting and purchase the White Pinot Noir. Very friendly staff member who made us feel very welcome. Recommend a visit.

balenostyling

06:09 22 Aug 22

Lovely place with wonderful people.
Treated the wife and mother-in-law to a flight each - 3 glasses of still and 3 sparkling, cheese board and meat board.

Took the self guided tour as the paid tour was fully booked 5 weeks in advance. My tour guide reading seemed a bit boring for the group.

Fantastic grounds. It was quite busy with almost all tables and chairs being used.

Noticed a couple had paid for a picnic basket which you can take and sit down by the lake.

The route has some gentle slopes, nothing too steep and took about half an hour. It's all grass so not recommended for high heels.

Even bought 3 bottles before leaving. Definitely recommend on a sunny / cloudy day.

To the owner, recommend a winter weekend one maybe, festoon lighting around the vines, patio heaters on the decking.