Kent Wine Tours / Guides / Hen parties and group days
Groups
A day at a vineyard suits a hen party or a big birthday, and it makes a better team day out than most. There are three ways to arrange one, and a few things that tend to go wrong.
Most groups should book a private tour. You get your own driver and guide for two vineyards with tastings and lunch, and nobody has to stay sober to drive. A smaller group can book seats together on a shared day tour from London instead, or plan its own day round a single vineyard tasting.
The day is yours alone. Prices start at £190 a head (checked October 2026) and are worked out on at least four people. The Kent tour starts at Ashford International, and a group of eight or more may need a second vehicle.
Private tour optionsBook several seats on a day tour from London Bridge. You will share the minibus with other guests, though somebody else has sorted the transport and lunch.
Day tours from LondonBook a tasting at one vineyard and a minibus or taxis there and back. It is the cheapest way, as long as somebody in the group is happy to do the organising.
Vineyards by trainYour own driver and guide, two vineyards, tastings and lunch.
Starts Ashford International station, Kent
Denbies, Shere village, a gin distillery and a riverside pub lunch.
Chapel Down and Wayfarer Wines, a picnic among the vines, then six English wines paired with six cheeses.
Two Sussex vineyards on a 1960s Routemaster bus, with a picnic of local produce between the tastings.
Starts Brighton station, Brighton
Good to know
Any number can book, but the price assumes at least four people. Eight or more may need a second vehicle, so ask about that when you book.
As soon as you have a date. Summer weekends and the September harvest are the first to go, and a group needs several places on the same day.
They still get the vineyard tour and lunch. Tasting prices are usually per person, so check the listing before assuming a non-drinker pays less.
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