Southern England Wine Tour

Hever Castle, Tudor Garden
Hever Castle, Rose Garden
Hever Castle, Italian Garden
Denbies Winery
Denbies Winery
Penshurst Place
Penshurst Place

Experience some of England’s leading wine producers with award-winning wines with a range of sparking and still. Discover some of the unspoiled villages and maybe visit Penshurst Place & Gardens, a beautiful historic gem in the Weald of Kent Countryside, once the property of King Henry VIII.

Price is per person sharing a double or twin room and is based on 30 passengers. 10 singles at no supplement.

Itinerary/Excursions

Denbies Winery

Join the Vineyard Train Tour, which will take you at a leisurely pace and to some of the most beautiful viewpoints of the vineyard. A recorded commentary will enhance your trip, which throughout the seasons, will capture the changing scenery of the Denbies Estate and the North Downs. Afterward, enjoy a wine tasting in the cellar, with a sharing platter or canapes included.

Kingscote Vineyard

Enjoy a tour and tasting at Kingscote Estate. As well as enjoying a selection of divine wines, you will see stunning views, streams, vintage railways, diverse wildlife, and fishing lakes. Don't forget your wellies if it rains!

Chapel Down Winery

A guided tour of the vineyards at Chapel Down Winery will teach you about the vineyard cycle, the English grape harvest, and the intricate process of Traditional Method sparkling wine. After the tour, follow with a tutored wine tasting of six award-winning still and sparkling wines.

Penshurst Place & Gardens

Discover the tranquility and beauty of Penshurt, once the property of King Henry VIII. Described as 'the grandest and most perfectly preserved example of a fortified manor house in all England', the Sidney family home of Penshurst Place has been the place for poetic inspiration and lavish Royal hospitality for over 650 years. This excursion is suggested.

Hever Castle

The childhood home of Anne Boleyn, Hever Castle & Gardens was the seat of the Boleyn family from 1462 to 1539. Hever later passed ownership to Henry VIIIs later wife, Anne of Cleves. William Waldorf Astor saved the castle from falling into decline by investing time, money and imagination into restoring the castle, with the 'Tudor Village' and magnificent gardens and lake being commissioned to transform the castle into a home that envisions wealth, history and passion.

Your holiday includes

Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
Hotel accommodation
All rooms ensuite
Private coach travel
Services of an experienced driver throughout your stay
Denbies Winery Tour & Tasting
Kingscote Vineyard Tour & Tasting
Chapel Down Winery Tour & Tasting
10 singles at no supplement

Hotel Details

Bridgewood Manor AA, Chatham

The hotel is designed around a beautiful inner courtyard providing a tranquil area to sit in the summer months and enjoy a refreshing drink. In the colder months, there is nothing like sitting by one of the open fires and letting the hotel team take care of your every need. Squires Restaurant provides a relaxed atmosphere in which to enjoy dinner. Squires Bar is open throughout the day. Relax mid morning with a coffee and the paper, enjoy a leisurely lunch, indulge in a traditional afternoon tea or treat yourself to a pre dinner cocktail or post dinner aperitif. Leisure facilities at the hotel include swimming pool, sauna, steam room and cardio gym. The en-suite bedrooms have TV, telephone, trouser press or ironing facilities, free internet access, hairdryer and hospitality tray. The hotel has a lift. (100 bedrooms – 3 ground floor)