Music and social
Afternoon music with Fred Clark
Acoustic set from a Kent singer-songwriter at the winery.
Sunday 8 November 2026 · 1pm to 3pm · Free entry · Drop in
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Vineyard guide · Mereworth
Visiting Mereworth Wines
Mereworth makes traditional method sparkling wine in a converted hop oast, from its own vines on the Greensand Ridge above Wateringbury. The winery doubles as a bar and kitchen that stays open late on Thursdays and Fridays. Book the weekend tour and keep the table it reserves for you afterwards.
Mereworth at a glance
| Founded | Vines first planted 2016; the oast was converted into the winery from 2017 |
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| Known for | Three single-vintage sparkling wines, Pink, White from White and White from Black, drunk in the rooms where they are made |
| Grapes | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier |
| Open | Thursday and Friday 12pm to 11pm, Saturday 9am to 11pm, Sunday 9am to 7pm. Monday to Wednesday by appointment and for private functions |
| Booking | Drop in for food and drink Thursday to Sunday, or book a table online. All tours must be booked ahead |
| Tours from | £30 |
| Food | Winery bar and kitchen: weekend breakfast, small plates, oysters, ciabattas and stone-baked pizza, plus sparkling afternoon tea from Thursday to Sunday |
| Dogs | Well-behaved dogs welcome inside the winery and on the terrace, but not on tours |
| Children | Families welcome for food and afternoon tea, with a children’s menu. Tours are over-18s only |
Checked on the vineyard’s own website in November 2026.
About Mereworth
Brewers Hall was a working farm, and its oast was where hops from the surrounding fields were dried and pressed, with apples coming in from the neighbouring orchards. Mereworth has a long history of hop growing, and the winery says George Orwell is reported to have been among the pickers here.
William Boscawen, the founder, came back to his family’s part of Kent after time working with Martini and in Italy. The vines went in from 2016, on rocky, well-drained slopes of the Greensand Ridge overlooking Wateringbury, with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier on a mix of clones and rootstocks. In 2017 he began converting Brewers Hall Oast, under the spire of Mereworth church, into the winery.
Scott Gebbie is head winemaker. The Mereworth wines are made only from the estate’s own grapes, and canopy work, shoot selection and tucking in are done by hand. The winery also makes wine under contract for other growers, and produces an aperitif from its own honey wine and an oak-aged gin.
The wines
There are three wines, all traditional method sparkling and all from the 2022 vintage at the time of checking. White from White is all Chardonnay, crisp and mineral. White from Black is Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, richer and fruitier. Pink is the sparkling rosé. Bottles of each are the same price, and magnums of the 2020 Pink are sold only at the winery. Marourde, an aperitif of herbs and botanicals steeped in the estate’s honey wine, is the thing to take home if you want something you won’t find elsewhere. Where to buy them.
Tours and tastings at Mereworth
The point of Mereworth is that you drink the wine where it is made. The bar, kitchen and shop share the oast with the winery, and there is a terrace outside. Because the tours are mostly indoors and go through working production areas, they run in any weather, but they need closed-toe shoes with grip and are closed to children and pets for safety. Arrive five minutes early, since tours start on time. Bookings can be moved or refunded with seven days’ notice. We would book the weekend tour, which is half an hour longer than the midweek one and tastes all three wines, and then stay on for lunch at the table it reserves. Monday to Wednesday is by appointment only, which catches people out. Thursday and Friday evenings run to 11pm.
| Experience | Price | Length | When |
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| Midweek Tours and Tastings A welcome glass of sparkling wine, a guided tour of the winery from press to cellar with an explanation of the traditional method, then a tutored tasting of the sparkling wines. A table is kept for you afterwards. Over-18s only. | £30 per person | About 1 hour | Midweek at 1.30pm (the tours page says tours run on Thursdays and at weekends) |
| Weekend Tours & Tastings The same tour and welcome drink, with a tutored tasting of all three sparkling wines and a reserved table in the winery afterwards. In December this is replaced by the Winter Warmer Wine Experience. Over-18s only. | £35 per person | About 1.5 hours | Weekends at midday |
| Friday Evening Tour, Tasting and Pizza The winery tour and a tasting of three sparkling wines, then a signature cocktail and a stone-baked sourdough pizza at a reserved table. Over-18s only. | £48 per person | About 1 hour, then dinner | Fridays at 6.30pm |
| The Winter Warmer Wine Experience Mulled wine or sparkling wine on arrival, a 60-minute winery tour and tasting of three sparkling wines, and a mince pie to finish. Over-18s only. | £35 per person | About 1.5 hours | Saturdays and Sundays in December, plus 27 to 30 December, at midday |
| Sparkling Afternoon Tea Afternoon tea with Tregothnan loose leaf tea and Mereworth sparkling wine, with a children’s menu and a festive version at Christmas. Groups of more than ten book by email. | From £18 | – | Thursday to Sunday, sittings at 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm and 4pm |
| Group and Private Tours Private tours and group bookings with food. Email events@mereworthwines.co.uk. | On request | – | Midweek, evenings and weekends |
Book these on the Mereworth website.
What’s on
Coming up at the vineyard, from its own website. All vineyard events.
Music and social
Long Man Brewery tap takeover
Four days of beers from Long Man Brewery at the winery. Walk-ins are welcome or you can book a table.
Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November, with a meet the maker evening on Thursday 12 November · Drop in
Workshop
Christmas wreath workshop
Decorate a Christmas wreath with Winnie’s Floral Designs, with a glass of sparkling wine and a sourdough pizza included. Booked direct with the florist.
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 November · 2pm to 5pm · £85 a head · Book ahead
Workshop
Paint and sip afternoon
Paint your own bottle of Mereworth wine with artist Charlotte Coe, with materials, sparkling wine and a cheese and charcuterie board included.
Sunday 29 November 2026 · 2pm to 5pm · £65 a head · Book ahead
Workshop
Cocktail masterclass
A cocktail making session at the winery. Further details are still to be announced.
Friday 11 December 2026 · 4pm and 7pm · Book ahead
Christmas
Christmas gift market
Local independent businesses sell gifts in the barn.
Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December · 12pm to 4.30pm · Free entry · Drop in
Buy Mereworth wines
None of our wine partners has these wines in stock this week. The vineyard sells them in its own shop, or see our pick of English wines to buy online.
Getting there
The winery is on Tonbridge Road in Mereworth, with free parking on site. The website says there are good rail links to London Victoria, London Bridge and across Kent but does not name a station, so the simplest plan without a car is a pre-booked taxi. There are walking and cycling routes nearby.
Make a day of it
Yotes Court Vineyard is also in Mereworth, and Red Hill Farm Estate is at Wateringbury, below Mereworth’s vineyards. Both welcome visitors, so two vineyards make an easy day.
See every vineyard you can visit in our Kent directory. Our other Kent vineyard guides: Chapel Down, Gusbourne, Balfour, Westwell, Warehorne, Silverhand, Domaine Evremond, Chartham, Yotes Court, Biddenden Vineyards, Simpsons’, Woodchurch, Oast Wood, The Mount, Brabourne, Terlingham.
Questions people ask
Can children come on a tour?
No. Tours go into working production areas and are over-18s only, but children are welcome in the bar and kitchen and for afternoon tea.
Can I bring my dog?
Well-behaved dogs are welcome inside the winery and on the terrace, though not on tours.
Is it open on Mondays?
Only by appointment or for private functions. It opens to drop-in visitors from Thursday to Sunday.