Can I turn up at Winklestone Vineyard without booking?

No. Visits to Winklestone Vineyard are by appointment.

When is Winklestone Vineyard open?

Visits to Winklestone Vineyard are by appointment, so we list no set opening hours.

What is the nearest station to Winklestone Vineyard?

Buxted, 2.7 miles in a straight line. The nearest major station is East Grinstead, 8.8 miles.

Where is Winklestone Vineyard?

Seeley Cottage, Fairwarp, Fairwarp, TN22 3BU, East Sussex.

Winklestone Vineyard, Fairwarp, East Sussex

Winklestone is a small, certified-organic vineyard the Dewhurst family planted in a paddock in Ashdown Forest in 2020, named for the fossil-shell stone of the forest itself.

Winklestone takes its name from Sussex Marble, a local stone seam full of fossilised winkle shells that has traditionally gone into churches across the county — the Dewhurst family, who have lived in Fairwarp for more than twenty years, borrowed it for the vineyard they planted in a paddock next to their home in 2020, in the heart of Ashdown Forest. The vineyard is certified organic, worked without pesticides or herbicides on a zero-till system that leaves the soil between the rows undisturbed.

Cellar door tastings

By appointment only

No walk-in tastings: visits are by appointment only. A tour of the vineyard ends with a seat in the barn for a glass of each wine and a plate of nibbles.