Est. 1873
East Sussex · Lewes
Ashdown Estate
A nineteenth-century manor reborn as a quietly ambitious sparkling house, pressing chalk-grown Chardonnay since 2009.
Tastings daily · By appointment
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Est. 2004
West Sussex · Pulborough
South Downs Cellars
Single-estate cuvées poured in the vines themselves — long lunches, chalk under your feet, the Channel just beyond the ridge.
Cellar door · Thu–Sun
Est. 2011
East Sussex · Robertsbridge
Rother Valley
A subterranean barrel hall and candlelit tasting room set into the hillside. Quiet, considered, deeply atmospheric.
Private flights · Fri–Sat
Weekend Itineraries
Four ways to lose
a weekend, gracefully.
01Two nights
The Romantic Weekend
Candlelit cellars, country house suite, long table dinners.
02Friday → Sunday
London Escape
An hour from St Pancras. A world away from it.
03Three days · Private
The Luxury Wine Tour
Chauffeured estate-hopping in a vintage Defender.
04Two nights
Coastal & Wine
Chalk cliffs, Seven Sisters, fizz at sundown.
The Map
Sussex,
vine by vine.
From the chalk slopes of the South Downs to the coastal terroir of the East — a quiet country of cellar doors.
42 Estates · 7 Restaurants · 12 Stays
Ashdown Estate
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Rother Valley
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