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Great British Wine Tours

Great British Wine Tours

Great British Wine Tours
4.5
Sightseeing ToursWine Tours & Tastings Bus Tours
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Travel in style on an iconic vintage bus for a wine tour of Sussex like no other. Our hosts will ensure you have a great day out, touring Sussex vineyards, enjoying tutored tastings of award-winning English wines and dining in beautiful locations. You can choose to join our scheduled vintage bus Sussex wine tours from Brighton station or to book a private wine tour in Sussex, Surrey or Kent. With flexible pick-up points and transport options, our private wine tours are ideal for hen parties, groups or businesses marking a special event. Whatever the occasion or your interest in wine, you’ll experience seamless travel, personalised guided wine tours and tastings plus delicious dining at some of England’s finest vineyards.
Brighton, East Sussex, England

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Simon & Christi... E
Chester, United Kingdom29 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2023 • Friends
Danny devised a great bespoke wine tour for us. We are a group of 10 friends, all fairly knowledgeable about wine and its production. Having enjoyed wine tours in France, Spain and Portugal, we felt the time was right to try Sussex. We were not disappointed. Danny was helpful, friendly and insightful throughout. Just a couple of days before our arrival and due to a bout of sunny weather, one of the wineries cancelled because they needed to harvest. A natural hazard. Danny was excellent in finding a more than suitable alternative and we all enjoyed an excellent and very informative day.
Written 20 October 2023
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Hi Simon, thank you for your review. Sometimes we have to work around the vineyards schedule, especially at harvest. But fortunately we have a number of excellent vineyards we can visit. Thank you for your understanding and i am glad you enjoyed your tour. I look forward to welcoming you on another soon! Best regards, Danny
Written 30 October 2023
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Tbags2023
Leicester, UK86 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2023 • Couples
Went on the tour yesterday. From start to finish we had a great day, the Routemaster was a quirky fun edition to the day, our driver managed to get us there and back safely avoiding all those branches 🙄😁, lovely conductor with his retro ticket machine and our bus tickets and Alan, what a font of experience with a lovely warm friendly temperament who managed to spend quality time chatting to us all and sharing his knowledge. The vineyards firstly Court Garden .. fantastic, a warm welcome from Howard and his team/family, beautiful place, the passion for this family business and their expertise in their products oozed from Chris and Hugo, they were so informative and knowledgeable and the wine was fabulous, the lunch was delicious, catered brilliantly for my husband who is coeliac. Onwards to Bluebell Vineyards.. what a stunning location, to think it used to be home to 10,000 pigs. Again great knowledge from Craig along with “our” Alan. Beautiful wines, we will now appreciate much more how much hard labour goes into wine making, especially the sparkling variety.
Thank you to Danny & Great British Wine Tours for a fantastic day, will definitely be recommending you.
Written 24 September 2023
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Thank you for your lovely review. i have passed on your comments to our partner vineyards, and our guides. We are very fortunate to work with very enthusiastic and knowledgeable guides, winemakers and drivers who are passionate about showcasing our wine industry and countryside to guests. Thank you for your recommendation we would love to see you again for another tour soon. Best regards, Danny
Written 25 September 2023
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Twistymac
St. Albans, UK91 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2022 • Couples
We spent a fantastic day in the company of around 12 other people, drinking English sparkling wine and eating locally produced cheese. Our hosts at each venue were wonderful, knowledgable and welcoming.
We learned lots, enjoyed excellent food and drink and good conversation.
All in all, a great way to spend the day.
Written 10 September 2022
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Sarah L
1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2023 • Friends
We had a really great day visiting first Court Garden vineyard, where we were given a talk about growing and making wine. Then enjoyed wine tasting and a lovely lunch before setting off on the vintage bus for Bluebell vineyard. Where we enjoyed more wine tastings. Everyone that joined me to celebrate my birthday said how much they had enjoyed the day.
Written 20 March 2023
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Alyson
6 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2021
There were a lot of things I enjoyed about this trip, the bus, our guide Danny and the beautiful locations but I'm afraid my friend and I were disappointed about the actual wine tasting itself and the food.
Court Garden was excellent, very interesting and whilst we were not huge fans of the style of wine we did enjoy it. We were slightly disappointed in the amount provided, it felt a little parsimonious given the cost.
Unfortunately this did not improve at Albourne. The wine was even smaller in quantity and we only received 2 "glasses" of actual wine in the traditional sense and then there was a splash of Vermouth, an acquired taste and then a cocktail, containing this Vermouth, that was quite frankly unpleasant.
As to the picnic lunch, the meat was lovely, but not overly generous between 2 and the cheese was a bit odd, it was 3 types "welded" together in one large wedge. the bread was lovely and fresh and warm and the chutney was interesting but not a great accompaniment for the meats. In short a tad underwhelming.
Did we enjoy the day, yes, did we think it was good value for money, no I'm afraid not.
Written 27 September 2021
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At Great British Wine Tours we pride ourselves on excellent customer service so we are sorry to hear that you felt your experience on the Sussex Vineyard and Winery Tour was underwhelming. We appreciate your feedback and will be dealing with it. We hope to welcome you back on another tour in the future.
Written 28 September 2021
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Melissa T
London, UK524 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
We had a fab time on the tour!
The route master bus was charming and the cocktails we had on board were tasty!
Our host was lovely and friendly!
The two Vinyard’s we visited were stunning, each had extremely informative staff and absolutely delicious wines!
We were lucky with the weather which made the experience even more special and even with all of the fuel shortages we were not affected!
Highly recommended tour. Well worth the money!
Written 28 September 2021
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Thank you for your review, we are so glad your enjoyed yourselves! we look forward to hosting you again soon :)
Written 18 November 2021
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Redwine2812
Stoke-on-Trent, UK136 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2021
Really disappointed in this. Date of booking had to be changed with no explanation. The itinerary stated Pub Lunch (we had bit of meat and cheese in a basket). It stated visit to 2 vineyards - Court Gardens Farm and Bluebell Vineyard Estates. Court Gardens was very good and the guide was very knowledgeable. The second stop was actually at Albourne Estate and was terrible - we had to use the same plastic cup for all the tastings and when I say all we only tasted 2 wines (1 sparkling and 1 still) - we were then given Vermouth and Negroni instead of wine. I got the impression the guide on the bus was obviously friends with the team at this estate. Spent a lot of time hanging around and was quite boring.

If you have been to wine tastings before, as we have, I would avoid this trip.
Written 27 September 2021
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We are really sorry to hear that you found the tour disappointing. We shall continue our communication privately.
Written 28 September 2021
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Colette E
7 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2021 • Friends
Ridge view wine estate was fantastic, the tour was comprehensive and professionally delivered, great care and attention was paid to customer service, would highly recommend going there independently. The coach trip and the visit to Albourne estate was disappointing, due to weather concerns the hamper was changed to a buffet at a local pub. It was laughable and after being ushered through we we left hungry and more than a little cross. A half glass of wine was all that was offered and as much water as you could drink? At nearly £100 per head we expected more. We were then taken to Albourne house where our bombastic host with limited knowledge proceeded to publicly berate me for taking 2 taster drinks instead of 1. I explained that I only drank sparkling wine and that I would not be having the other 2 taster tipples on offer, bearing in mind when they say taster tour they mean a couple of mouthfuls of maximum 3 wines. Red faced I replaced the second drink. When I spoke to the tour guide to ask why the customer service was so below par he apologised and said he didn’t see it that way. I was genuinely taken aback as were my party. So unfortunately we won’t be recommending this tour company. Save your money and go to ridge view estate independently, They are a professional outfit and you will be look after well.
Written 16 August 2021
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Dear Collette, at Great British Wine Tours we pride ourselves on excellent customer service so we are sorry to hear that you felt your experience on the Sussex Vineyard and Winery Tour was disappointing. Whilst we endeavour to offer the hamper as described, on this occasion we decided to offer a buffet at our local pub as the weather was forecast particularly bad on that day. As this tour was very soon after COVID restrictions had been lifted, we had to usher groups in one at a time to the buffet so guests would feel comfortable. At no point would we want anyone to feel that they had been publicly berated and we will ensure that in future all hosts make it clear what is available to guests at each tasting. We are delighted to hear that Ridgeview was a success.
Written 31 August 2021
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les106
devon131 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2018
Unfortunately it decided to rain on the day of my tour - it was a bit chilly wandering around during the day, so be sure to wrap up warm and wear good footwear as you may be standing around on grass. (this is all mentioned in the info, but I was hopeful for sunshine on my birthday!). Visits to both vineyards were very informative, and the group was just the right size so you could speak to other tour members. Our tour guide Alan kept us informed and entertained throughout the day. Lunch was a little bit of a squeeze, and on a cold wet day it might have been nicer to have a hot lunch rather than a ploughman's buffet, but I really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it.
Written 30 September 2018
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Sohail B
3 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2024 • Couples
The whole experience was excellent.Top marks for every aspect of the trip.Touring The beautiful Sussex Countryside in a vintage bus.Generous offerings of wine in beautiful surroundings.Very helpful staff.
A great day and good value.
Written 23 June 2024
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Thank you for your 5 star review! All reviews are very much appreciated. We hope to see you again soon :)
Written 22 July 2024
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