Vineyard Tour & Wine Tasting
Vineyard Tour with Sussex Wine & Cheese pairing Tasting
Our popular vineyard tour and wine tasting experience is the perfect relaxing and enjoyable way to learn about vinegrowing and winemaking in Sussex. You will visit our vineyard and winery before sampling our wines and local Sussex cheeses under the careful guidance of our experienced staff. To ensure our tours remain informative and engaging we keep our group size to maximum of 22.
- Our Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting takes place at 11am and 2pm on Saturdays and Sundays from April until October and lasts approx. 1 hr 45mins. Dates for 2025 are now available to book.
- Our tours go ahead whatever the weather so please keep an eye on the weather forecast and dress appropriately
- The tour involves a walk over rough ground and grass in the vineyard so please wear appropriate footwear.
- During the guided tasting you will taste four of our wines (a sparkling, two still and our ever-popular English Vermouth) matched with samples of local Sussex cheeses. ALLERGY NOTES: The cheeses provided for our tastings are made from sheep and cow’s milk. One of the sheep milk cheeses is unpasteurised. Please advise us in advance if you have any allergy concerns.
- Either before or after your tour you will have the opportunity to visit our Tasting Room & Shop to enjoy a further glass of wine or purchase some wines to take home. We also serve local Sussex Cheese and Charcuterie boards in our Tasting Room which can be booked in advance during the check-out process or may be ordered on the day (subject to availability).
- If you have a voucher for one of our tours you will be able to redeem this at the final step of the check-out.
- CANCELLATIONS: All bookings are non-refundable. We are happy to move your booking to a new date subject to availability provided at least 48 hours notice is given. Please call 01273 831222 or email us on info@albourneestate.co.uk
- We welcome private bookings for tours and tastings as well as venue hire. Please get in touch to discuss your requirements.
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Gift vouchers are available for our tours and make the perfect present.
What Our Customers Say
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
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.
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!
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 upBuying lots of wine and vermouth but so well worth it
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.
Magical vineyard in an incredibly beautiful location. We went on the wine and cheese tour for my best friends hen and it was amazing
We had a lovely tour led by Peter. It was a great experience and I would definitely visit again.
Great place. Lovely people. Fantastic experience. I've enjoyed every visit I've made there.
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 .
Must be the cleanest & prettiest winery in Sussex, the wine is very good too.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
