Frithsden Vineyard
Reviews
Natalie and Simon run a fantastic venue...
My wife and I visited a few times for lunch and drinks before deciding to hold our wedding celebration at the vineyard. Natalie was incredibly helpful and answered every question we came up with! The venue itself is not licenced but they are more than happy to host parties and events.
The vineyard has a little cafe restaurant that does a wonderful selection of hot drinks (teapigs) and homemade cakes, as well as sandwiches and salads.
It is a very popular venue for walkers, cyclists and car drivers alike! But this does mean the very tiny car park (7 cars?) can get full quickly, and the parking is quite tight.
Fully worth a visit on a sunny, summer afternoon.
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Great for a summer evening on a...
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Love this place. Great wines. The foodie...
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A pleasant vineyard that offers visitors the...
You can sample (at the cafe) and purchase the wines (cafe /shop).
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Very nice place - quite surprised to...
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About Winery and Wines
Frithsden Vineyard had been out of use for several years when Simon and Natalie Tooley discovered the site in 2005. Simon Tooley, a BBC cameraman with a passion for wine and his wife Natalie, a fashion designer discovered the vineyard on a map and decided to go and explore. They were four years too late as there were no vines left there. They thought it would be a good opportunity to get it going again and a year later they bought the place. The disused vineyard was bought in 2006. A month later, after lots of research, 6000 vines were planted on the site. The vines are unusual varieties that are specially developed to grow in our cooler climate. Our wine is grown, pressed and bottled in our winery building. We pick the grapes by hand in September and October. The wine is then bottled in March or April.
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