Warehorne vineyard tour and tasting
A guided tour and a flight of wines, with cheese or charcuterie boards to add.
Starts Warehorne Vineyard, near Ashford, Kent
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Visiting Warehorne Vineyard
Warehorne is a young family-run vineyard above Romney Marsh near Hamstreet, making still wines under its Oasthouse label, including reds from the Swiss grape Divico. Its weekend cellar door is a short walk from Ham Street station.
Warehorne at a glance
| Founded | Planted 2020 |
|---|---|
| Known for | English red wines, especially Oasthouse Pinot Noir and Divico |
| Grapes | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris, Divico and Cabernet Noir |
| Open | Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm |
| Booking | Book tours and tastings online, private visits by email |
| Tours from | £12 tasting, £15 tour and tasting |
| By train | Ham Street, a 10 to 15 minute walk |
Checked on the vineyard’s own website in October 2026.
About Warehorne
Warehorne Vineyard is a family-run vineyard of 10.2 hectares in the village of Warehorne, looking south over Romney Marsh. The first 15,000 vines went in in May 2020: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Gris, with some Divico. A further 2,000 Cabernet Noir vines followed in 2021 and 8,000 Divico in 2022.
The first harvest in 2022 produced 9.5 tonnes of grapes, all picked by hand with help from friends, volunteers and neighbours. The first vintage was released in 2023, when the cellar door opened, and in 2024 the vineyard appeared on ITV’s Love Your Weekend. The owner, Peter, often hosts the tastings.
Unusually for England, Warehorne focuses on still wine and red wine in particular. Divico is a disease-resistant Swiss variety bred for cool climates, and it gives deep-coloured reds. Oasthouse Pinot Noir 2022 won Silver at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 and at the WineGB Awards, and was Highly Commended for Kent Wine of the Year at the Taste of Kent Awards 2024. Oasthouse Divico won Bronze at the Decanter Awards 2025.
The wines
All the wines are still, apart from one sparkling rosé, and all are made from the estate’s own fruit and sold under the Oasthouse label. The range includes Estate White (from Chardonnay), Estate Rosé and Pinot Gris, and the reds Pinot Noir, Divico and Estate Red Reserve, a blend of 60% Divico and 40% Pinot Noir. Divico is the most unusual wine: a full-bodied red with blackcurrant and black cherry. The Oasthouse Sparkling Rosé is made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris by the Charmat method. Most wines are vegan, and bottles cost from about £18 to £28. Where to buy them.
Tours and tastings at Warehorne
The cellar door opens on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 5pm. You can buy wine after a tour or tasting, and collect online orders there. The vineyard is next to Warehorne Oast on Warehorne Road: look for the welcome sign on the right as you come from Hamstreet, then follow the drive to the cellar door. The vines look across the marsh towards Dungeness. Footpaths lead to the vineyard from Hamstreet if you would rather walk, and Hamstreet is the nearest place to eat.
| Experience | Price | Length | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting Experience A guided walk around the vineyard covering how it was established, the vines and the winemaking, followed by a flight of the current still wines. | £15 per person | About 1.5 hours | Weekends, book online |
| Wine Tasting Experience A seated, hosted tasting flight of the wines, with no vineyard walk. | £12 per person | About 1 hour | Weekends, book online |
| Private tour or tasting Private tours and tastings are arranged by emailing tours@warehornevineyard.co.uk. | On request | – | By arrangement |
Book these on the Warehorne website.
Tours that include Warehorne
If you would rather not drive, these tours take you there, with tastings included.
Where to stay
The Woolpack Inn
A 16th-century inn on Church Lane, Warehorne, with five adults-only suites and breakfast included.
The White Lion
A Grade II listed pub on Tenterden High Street with oak beams and 14 bedrooms above the bar.
Eastwell Manor, Champneys Hotel & Spa
A manor house hotel and spa set in countryside grounds, where Manor House rooms have four-poster beds and garden views.
Prices are often the same either way, so compare the booking site with booking direct.
Buy Warehorne 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
Ham Street station, on the line between Ashford and Hastings, is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the vineyard. Change at Ashford International for high-speed trains to London; the whole journey takes about an hour. By car from Ashford, follow the road through Kingsnorth to Hamstreet. At the crossroads opposite the Dukes Head pub, turn right towards Warehorne and Woodchurch, and the vineyard is half a mile along Warehorne Road. The what3words address is ///vines.ripples.zaps.
Make a day of it
Warehorne sits on the edge of Romney Marsh, and Gusbourne at Appledore and Chapel Down near Tenterden are both close enough to visit on the same day. Rye is a short drive south-west, Tenterden has a high street and the Kent and East Sussex Railway, and the Marsh is known for its medieval churches. For a bed nearby, the vineyard suggests Romney Marsh Shepherds Huts, Elvey Farm near Pluckley and Horne’s Oast and Barn near Appledore.
See every vineyard you can visit in our Kent directory. Our other Kent vineyard guides: Chapel Down, Gusbourne, Balfour, Westwell, Silverhand.
Questions people ask
When is Warehorne Vineyard open?
The cellar door opens on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 5pm.
How much is a tour at Warehorne Vineyard?
The Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting Experience costs £15 per person and lasts about an hour and a half. A tasting without the tour costs £12 and lasts about an hour.
What is Divico?
Divico is a disease-resistant red grape from Switzerland, bred for cool climates. Warehorne makes it into a full-bodied red with blackcurrant and black cherry notes, and uses it in its Estate Red Reserve.
Can you walk to Warehorne Vineyard from the station?
Yes. Ham Street station is a 10 to 15 minute walk from the vineyard, and public footpaths also lead there from Hamstreet.
Does Warehorne Vineyard make sparkling wine?
Mostly no. The focus is still wine, especially reds, but there is one Oasthouse Sparkling Rosé made by the Charmat method.