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London Tour: Guided Tasting of Award-Winning English Wines and Cheeses
5.0
22 Ratings
Greater London
Indulge in a guided tasting of award-winning English wines and cheeses in London. Discover the perfect pairing and enjoy a picnic lunch amongst the vines.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- London Bridge Station - Wine Tour Departs opposite London Bridge Station at The English Grounds, SE1 2HU.
- Wayfarer Wines - We start the day with a guided tasting at Wayfare Wines, a small producer making big things happen.
Example itinerary. Vineyards may vary due to availability.
- Chapel Down - Traveling out of London and across the chalk soil of the Kent North Downs we will make our way through beautiful English countryside and arrive at Chapel Down Winery. Chapel Down is nestled in the 15th century shipbuilding port known as the hamlet of Small Hythe were we will explore the vineyard and learn about English viticulture. You’ll enjoy a fully guided tasting of some of their English sparkling and still wines.
Example itinerary. Vineyards may vary due to availability.
- Chapel Down - Enjoy a delicious locally sourced picnic lunch in the grounds of Chapel Down. All served with a glass of English wine of course.
- Silcocks Farm Shop and Cafe - Silcocks Farm is a pure organic farm where quality and goodness thrives! Here we learn all about the cheese making process. Then for the main event we pair 6 of our favourite English Wines with 6 of our favourite English Cheeses in a seated guided tasting. Delicious!
What's Included
- Transport from and to London
- Guided Tasting at two English Vineyards
- Guided tasting of 6 English wines paired with 6 English Cheeses
- Lunch with English wine
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Gratuities
Additional Information
What could possibly go better together than English wine and English cheese? Quite simply nothing, they were made for each other!
This wine tour will consist of a guided tasting at the award winning Chapel Down Vineyard and Wayfarer Wines. Followed by a picnic lunch amongst the vines with of course a glass of Chapel Down wine.
Then we head to Silcocks Farm, who are well known for their delicious cheeses and organic produce which is all made right there on the farm. We will introduce you to the cheese making process and organic farming, and then onto the main event…an English Wine and English Cheese pairing with some of our favourite English Wines and English Cheeses.
You’ll get to sample a selection of some of our favourite English Wine and English cheeses and learn the all important art to pairing food and wine; before having the opportunity to purchase some of the delights we’ve sampled (and more) from the fine food store.
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
English Grounds
We meet at 8.45am for a 9am departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
5.0
(22 Ratings)
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Pauline_m
Jul 21, 2024
Brilliant day - Was booked for my uncles 60th birthday, he said the day was great from start to finish, well organised
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Becky
Jul 8, 2024
Cheese & Wine tour - This was a wonderful way to spend the day. Brian was a fantastic tour guide. His knowledge of viticulture & the history of wine production was astounding. He was warm, friendly, funny & really interesting. We tried lots of different wines at Sedlescombe organic vineyard, some of which I would not have chosen (but very much enjoyed), and Sharon was clearly passionate about organic and biodynamic wine making. She was engaging & fun. Brian imparted his knowledge about Chapel Down wines & we supped under the shelter of a tent as the rain tried to spoil it!
The light lunch at Silcocks farm shop was delicious, and Nicola & Justin made the cheese & wine pairing afternoon really interesting & fun. We worked out that we tried 17 different wines over the course of the day, and were suitably fluffy-headed & cheese-drunk by the end of the day. Thank you to English Wine Tasting & Tours. We will be back
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M9267xdnk
Oct 29, 2023
Great experience! - Many thanks Justin and Nicola for a really enjoyable day. Justin provided lots of interesting information on the journey and the two tastings provided great opportunities to try some excellent wines we had not previously encountered. We found the cheese and wine pairing session very good, learning lots about both the wines and the cheeses and have found some new favourites in both! Would thoroughly recommend this tour, learned lots and had good fun too.
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887fraserc
Sep 4, 2023
Great Day Out - My tour was a present from my wife and what an excellent present it turned out to be.
There were 9 of us in the group and a good time was had by all. Visited Chapel Down and Wayfarer vineyards in Kent.
Nicola's advice was to have a 'hearty' breakfast. Good call, we sampled 12 wines before lunch!
A pub lunch,food was excellent, served with a fine glass of Rosé
We finished the afternoon with a cheese tasting experience with a further 6 glasses of wine.
Our hosts, Nicola and Justin were informative and entertaining.
I thouroughly recommend English Wine Tasting Tours
Fraser
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Spg186338
Aug 18, 2023
Happy big birthday MF - We went as a group of 4 for a milestone birthday. We all thought it was so brilliant. It was a rainy day but that made no difference to the enjoyment. We were picked up in Central London, taken to 2 vineyards, a lovely pub and then a farm. We tasted delicious wine, sumptuous cheese and learnt loads all with no hard sell.
The day pivoted to an indoor venue with ease and it did nothing to take away from the fun.
I would highly recommend this for an absolute stress free, fun day out that is amazing value for money
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J7242rdalicew
Jul 7, 2023
Most fun you can have without crime - I had such a wonderful time here, I'd give 6 stars if I could!!!! I've never felt so looked after it was as if they'd given birth to me and I was their tiny baby
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Ocl-gsy
Jul 5, 2023
Fabulous day out! - On the way to the vineyards, Justin provided us with comprehensive background knowledge on the birth and progression of English wines. There was plenty of opportunity to try the different sparkling and white wines and the wine and cheese paring at the end of the afternoon was perfect!
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Lusine_g
Jul 2, 2023
English wine tour - Very well organized day! Wonderful wine experience!I recommend this tour to wine lovers!a lot if wine tastings, interesting picnic lunch and interesting cheese and wine pairings!
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Jon
Aug 24, 2020
Fantastic English wine Tour! - Justin picked us up from our hotel and from that moment talked us through his fantastic knowledge. We visited two English vineyards. There was a mix of Fizz, Rose and White!
They were all surprisingly good. Lots to drink, a goody bag, lunch at a local pub, a perfect day!
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Shnikk
Aug 23, 2020
Awesome day out! - We booked a private vineyards tour for a group of friends with English Wine Tasting Tours
We visited Sedlescombe Organic, Chapel Down, and Woodchurch Estate and had lunch at The William Caxton. The day went from 10am-5pm. We tried 4-6 wines at each place and had a great pub lunch too.
Justin led the tour and was awesome - tonnes of knowledge and super friendly. We also met Nicola his wife who runs the business. They were super flexible throughout the booking process and the tour and even helped to retrieve a lost phone from the train on the day (thank you!)
Will definitely book more tours with this great company in the future
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