Eight wineries within easy reach of London by public transport
Eight wineries to visit from London by public transport, each within 90 minutes of a terminal on a Saturday morning.
Who says visiting a vineyard needs to be difficult? We have put together a list of eight easily accessible wineries and vineyards that are an easy day-out from London. Each of the eight wineries here is within 90 minutes of a London terminal by train, or by train and one bus, with no more than 35 minutes on foot. These offer a nice walk alongside easy train journeys from major London stations, and most are available all year round. There is no excuse not to visit...
At a glance
| Winery | From | Journey, and time on foot |
|---|---|---|
| 1The Mount | London Bridge | 49 min · 14 on foot |
| 2Woodvalley | London Liverpool Street | 57 min · 10 on foot |
| 3Forty Hall | London Liverpool Street | 62 min · 30 on foot |
| 4Bailey Hills | London Liverpool Street | 66 min · 22 on foot |
| 5Chartham | London St Pancras | 70 min · 5 on foot |
| 6Fairmile | London Paddington | 80 min · 33 on foot |
| 7Denbies Wine Estate | London Waterloo | 83 min · 30 on foot |
| 8Westwell | London St Pancras | 90 min · 35 on foot |
The Mount
1The Mount
Kent
49 min from London Bridge · 14 min on foot
A tasting at The Mount pours a selection of the estate's wines beside a cheeseboard, while a host explains the English wine industry and how The Mount's wine is made. Nearly 13,000 vines went in here in 2004, in seven varieties; two acres of Chardonnay added in 2011 made it eight, across 10 acres. The estate also runs a courtyard restaurant and bar.
The fastest Saturday route changes at Swanley for Shoreham. Thameslink also runs to Shoreham direct from Blackfriars and City Thameslink. From the station the way to the vineyard runs down the steps to Station Road, along a path at the edge of a field and through the churchyard, coming out on Church Street opposite the Samuel Palmer pub. Of the 719m walk, 438m is on footpath or track.
Tastings run in every month. From October to April they move indoors, to the Wine Loft above the restaurant, up a flight of stairs. The vineyard tour runs from the end of May to the end of September only.
2Woodvalley
Essex
57 min from London Liverpool Street · 10 min on foot
Four friends with no farming background planted Woodvalley in 2022, starting with what the vineyard describes as the last 400 vines available in the UK: 200 Chardonnay and 200 Pinot Noir, every one planted by hand. Its first wine is a rosé from the 2025 harvest; a sparkling wine from the same harvest is planned for release in March 2027. The cellar door also stocks guest wines from other Essex vineyards.
Billericay is the station, on the line from Liverpool Street. The 9 bus runs from the station to Hillway, and the walk from the stop follows Outwood Common Road, where the vineyard sits opposite Norsey Woods.
Opening hours change with the seasons, and other times can be arranged by phone. Check the profile link below for latest opening hours.
3Forty Hall
Greater London
62 min from London Liverpool Street · 30 min on foot
Forty Hall is a 10-acre community vineyard in Enfield, run as a social enterprise and looked after largely by local volunteers. It is certified organic, on Capel Manor College's Forty Hall Farm, a 170-acre organic mixed farm. The wine is sold in the farm shop, and the vineyard can be walked on a self-guided tour when the farm is open.
It is the one journey of the eight with no bus and no change: the Overground from Liverpool Street to Turkey Street. The walk from the station is about 2.2km, 916m of it on footpath, bridleway or track, part of it along the New River Path.
The farm, and with it the vineyard walk, opens to the public from spring to mid-December. Tours and tastings are booked ahead.
4Bailey Hills
Hertfordshire
66 min from London Liverpool Street · 22 min on foot
The Ford family planted their first vines at Bailey Hills in 2018, and in September 2025 released three sparkling wines from the 2021 and 2022 vintages, made in a winery they built next to the vines. The tasting room has floor-to-ceiling windows and a terrace, beside the vineyard. The tour is a walk among the vines, a look into the winery and a tasting flight.
The train from Liverpool Street runs to Bishop's Stortford, and the 35 bus goes on to the Fire Station stop. The walk from there, about 1.4km, follows paths, part of Bishop's Stortford Bridleway 8 and the drive to Wickham Hall; 525m of it is on footpath, bridleway or track.
Evening opening runs through the summer months. Walk-ins are welcome whenever the tasting room is open.
5Chartham
Kent
70 min from London St Pancras · 5 min on foot
Chartham is part of Burnt House Farm, in the same family for 70 years, where the vineyard was started in 2013. It is not the first at Chartham: a vineyard there is recorded in 1303, set up by Prior Henry of Canterbury Cathedral. The shop is in a renovated former cow shed, beside an art gallery, a 17th-century brick barn and an ancient dovecote next to a demonstration vineyard. A guided tour with co-owner Richard or vineyard manager Andy ends in a tutored tasting of still and sparkling wines.
Chartham has its own station, about 50 metres from the farmyard. The Saturday route takes the train from St Pancras and changes at Ashford International. From Canterbury, the Great Stour Way runs three traffic-free miles along the river to the cellar door.
Chartham welcomes visitors from February to December, and the guided tours run through the same months. The grapes are picked at the end of September and in early October, with volunteers.
6Fairmile
Oxfordshire
80 min from London Paddington · 33 min on foot
Fairmile planted 12,000 rootstocks across three hectares in 2013, on a steep south-facing slope where the Stonor Valley enters Henley, and picked its first harvest in 2015. A tour takes the group into the vineyard to show the vine's year and how the wine is made, then walks up to a seating area at the top of the slope for a tutored tasting of the sparkling rosé and Classic Cuvée. Afterwards a chilled bottle can be bought to drink in the vineyard.
Fairmile is within walking distance of Henley-on-Thames station, and buses stop on the Fairmile, the A4130, either side of the vineyard entrance. The route shown takes the train from Paddington and changes at Twyford for Henley-on-Thames. The walk from the station, about 2.4km, runs through the town centre and 452m along a public footpath; its last 300m is beside the A4130, on a stretch the map does not show with a pavement.
Fairmile runs tours all year round. A group of six or more adults can set its own date; a smaller group joins a tour on one of the dates the estate lists.
7Denbies Wine Estate
Surrey
83 min from London Waterloo · 30 min on foot
The White family planted the first vines at Denbies in 1986, on south-facing slopes with chalk-rich soils; the chateau-style winery followed in 1993. The estate, in Dorking, now covers 380 acres, 265 of them under vine. A tasting pours a selection of the estate's wines while explaining the vineyard and how the wine is made, and an outdoor tour through the vines ends in a tasting of the sparkling wines. A vineyard train climbs to the highest points of the vineyard, with views across Dorking, and seven miles of public footpaths cross the vineyard.
South Western Railway runs from Waterloo to Dorking with no change. The walk from the station to the estate is about 2km, 1.2km of it on footways and paths; it crosses London Road, the A24, and ends along Curtis Road, which the map shows without a pavement.
Denbies is open every day of the year except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Its tours run indoors as well as out in the vineyard.
8Westwell
Kent
90 min from London St Pancras · 35 min on foot
Westwell is a small, family-run estate winery at Charing, bought in 2017. It grows and makes everything on site, and its tours walk the vineyard and go behind the scenes of low-intervention winemaking. The cellar door, bar and shop serves local charcuterie and cheese plates, with food trucks at weekends.
The train from St Pancras changes at Ashford International for Charing, one stop back along the line. The walk from Charing station, about 2km, goes through the village on the High Street and The Moat, then 690m on footpaths; its last 650m follows Pett Lane and Westwell Lane, lanes with a 60 mph limit that the map shows without a pavement.
The vineyard tour and tasting runs from February to October, and a winter tour of the winery in November and December. Opening times change with the seasons.
Journeys from London
London Bridge to The Mount
49 min · 14 min on foot
- London Bridge → SwanleyTrain · Southeastern21 min
- Change at Swanley
- Swanley → ShorehamTrain · Thameslink9 min
- Shoreham → The MountOn foot · 720m12 min
Journey times and credits · Rail times powered by National Rail Enquiries
Journey lengths are for a Saturday morning, from the timetable running 23 September 2026 to 16 December 2026. They vary through the day, and engineering works are not reflected.
Routes planned by Vine Culture. Rail times powered by National Rail Enquiries; bus times from the Department for Transport’s Bus Open Data Service (Open Government Licence); walking routes and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Journey times and credits · Rail times powered by National Rail Enquiries
Journey lengths are for a Saturday morning, from the timetable running 23 September 2026 to 16 December 2026. They vary through the day, and engineering works are not reflected.
Routes planned by Vine Culture. Rail times powered by National Rail Enquiries; bus times from the Department for Transport’s Bus Open Data Service (Open Government Licence); walking routes and map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Sources
- charthamvineyard.co.uk · read 25 September 2026
- Saturday public-transport routing from London terminals, and walk classification · Vine Culture · read 25 September 2026