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£79pp—Gusbourne Estate: festive member-only event with lunch
Gusbourne
Emily Booth
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Why We Love This Deal
Gusbourne Estate is frequently named one of the best vineyards in the UK. Visit the award-winning establishment in the Garden of England for one of our exclusive Christmas events. Alongside other Travelzoo members, you'll dine on a 3-course festive lunch. Then, enjoy a tour of the winery and a private tasting, and sample library vintages. This experience is £79 per person.
What's Included
- Valid for an exclusive Travelzoo member event on Thursday 10 or Thursday 17 December, 2026
- A welcome drink, mince pies, and an introduction to the Estate inside The Winery
- A comparative hosted tasting of two library vintages from the cellars in a private tasting room
- A 3-course seasonal lunch paired with Gusbourne wines, presented by your host
- Day ends with a full range of Gusbourne wines available to purchase or have delivered to your home
More Reasons to Go
- Gusbourne creates fine wines using grapes exclusively from their own vineyards.
- The vineyard was awarded World Champion at the prestigious Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Champions Awards, 2022. In 2024, it won Best English Sparkling Wine.
- Enjoy a wine tasting in the tasting room overlooking the vines. You'll try some exclusive rare release and limited-edition wines.
- Chief Winemaker Charlie Holland is the only three-time winner of the IWSC English Wine Producer of the Year. He oversees every stage of the winemaking process.
- Condé Nast Traveller, Red, Hello!, and Country Life call it one of the best vineyards in England.
Travelzoo tip: The vineyard is a 15-minute drive from Ashford and 10 minutes by car from Rye. Trains from London St Pancras take around 30 minutes to Ashford International station.
Enjoyed This
(35 Member Ratings)
(35 Member Ratings)
Enjoyed Most
Amazing afternoon. The food was excellent and the wines we tasted were amazing. V generous with wine. Good value for money
madhu
28 Dec, 2025
Enjoyed Most
A great way to start the Festive seasson - good wine, good food and good company
Sarah
23 Dec, 2025
Bungay, UK
Enjoyed Most
The set up was very good.
Other Comments
I was expecting a variety of wines. They only had sparkling white wines. Disappointed
Jamie
21 Dec, 2025
Enjoyed Most
Highly executed knowledge and passion of the wines tasted. The Hide with Sam from Gusbourne was highly entertaining and engaging. Great lunch wonderfully presented and tasted food to accompany the wines. Experiencing 15 degrees north was a beautifully surprising delight. Thankyou Travelzoo for offering this and always feels like family sharing time with you all at Gusbourne and also catching up with you and repeat members. Really makes for our enjoyment in the lead up to Christmas.
Samantha
21 Dec, 2025
Colchester, UK
Enjoyed Most
Fantastic experience - great wine & great staff
julia
21 Dec, 2025
Brecon, UK
Enjoyed Most
Been before and as before a very good day out, staff are fantastic.
sara
20 Dec, 2025
Rye, UK
Enjoyed Most
A fantastic festive event, our guide Will was so knowledgeable and personable, all the staff were fantastic and the food and WINE were amazing!! Please do it again next year!
Callum
20 Dec, 2025
Canterbury, UK
Enjoyed Most
We had a lovely time and would visit again
Wendy
20 Dec, 2025
Canterbury, UK
Enjoyed Most
The staff were lovely, friendly and accommodating. The presentation from Gusbourne and Travelzoo was informative. The food and wine were delicious and looked very appetising. This was a very enjoyable experience and will definitely book next year if it is available.
Other Comments
Wine and food was top notch, the staff were so lovely and helpful
Ann
20 Dec, 2025
Eynsford, UK
Enjoyed Most
It was a lovely day worth the early start abd 3 hour drive!
Gisella
20 Dec, 2025
Welton, Daventry, UK