Some vineyards make room for families as well as wine lovers. Children are welcome on many tours and vineyard walks, which tend to suit little legs better than pushchairs. Tastings are always reserved for adults, but kids usually find plenty to enjoy - from open space to run about to picnic tables tucked between the vines, where they can join in while the grown-ups sip.
Albury Organic Vineyard welcomes children, allowing them to explore the vineyard on a self-guided tour and accompany adults in the tasting room or on the patio. However, children are not permitted on guided vineyard tours or wine tasting experiences, though specific family-friendly events are held, and visitors may bring food for children.
Children are welcome at Tinwood Estate and can join vineyard tours, with mocktails provided for guests under 18 to enjoy during tastings. The estate offers high chairs and baby changing facilities, and specific child tickets are available for certain events like Sunday Lunch.
Children are welcome to explore Biddenden Vineyards through self-guided tours around the vines, and the vineyard also hosts specific child-friendly events like the Easter Bunny Hunt. However, participation in guided tours and tastings is restricted to visitors aged 18 and over.
Dorset
English Oak Vineyard welcomes children on the premises. However, participation in the vineyard's wine tasting tours is restricted to individuals aged 18 years and older.
Essex
New Hall Vineyards welcomes children and families, who are free to follow the way-marked vineyard trail, visit the Cellar Door on Saturdays, and attend Open Days. While children are not permitted on the Friday Tastings, the vineyard offers guided tours which include a soft drink option and provides dedicated children's craft and fun areas during special events like the Christmas Wine Sale Weekend.
Suffolk
Coopers Croft Vineyard is child and family-friendly, welcoming children to the premises. Visitors can explore the vineyard via a dedicated vineyard trail.
Devon
Dalwood Vineyard explicitly states that children are welcome. They offer guided vineyard tours and are flexible with group requirements, indicating that children can likely accompany adults during visits.
East Sussex
Children are welcome at Breaky Bottom Vineyard. Visits are by appointment only for cellar door purchases, as tours and tastings are currently unavailable.
Kent
Elham Valley Vineyard is explicitly child-friendly, welcoming children and offering opportunities to walk through the vineyard, visit the garden centre and café, and potentially enjoy an on-site animal sanctuary with a developing nature trail.
Bath and North East Somerset
Children are welcome on vineyard tours as there are no minimum age requirements for entry, though alcohol will not be served to anyone under 18. The vineyard is generally tagged as "Family Friendly," but visitors should be aware that the terrain can be steep and uneven in places.
North Northamptonshire
Children are welcome at New Lodge Vineyard, which considers itself very family-orientated. However, activities such as ball games, running and pulling out canes in the vines, and picnics are not permitted to prevent damage and ensure the enjoyment of other visitors.
West Sussex
Nutbourne Vineyards welcomes children to explore the estate, with self-guided walks available year-round to discover the vineyard trail, alpacas, and windmill. They can enjoy the outdoor spaces and the vineyard also offers picnic options for families.
