Appledore
£85pp—Festive lunch, tour & tasting at top vineyard in Kent
Gusbourne
Emily Booth
Deal Expert
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 next year. 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 £85 per person.
What's Included
- As part of these exclusive Travelzoo member events, you will recieve:
- 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.
- Condé Nast Traveller, Red, Hello!, and Country Life call it one of the best vineyards in England.
- Stuck for Christmas gift ideas? Give a dining, spa, activity, theatre, or hotel experience, and create a memory.
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.
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(45 Member Ratings)
(45 Member Ratings)
Enjoyed Most
Wonderful introduction to the vineyard and a prestigious sparkling wine. Excellent tour and lunch.
Charmian
11 Oct, 2026
LONDON, UK
Enjoyed Most
Wonderful welcome in a small group, Anna was so knowledgeable about wine and the history of the site, it did not feel forced at all. The tasting rooms were wonderfully located over the warehouse and the view over the vines was sublime. All the wines were fantastically paired with beautiful dishes and we even got bespoke wines that were only available on site
Siobhan
10 Oct, 2026
Cheshunt, UK
Enjoyed Most
We had a really great time at Gusbourne, Nicola from Travelzoo welcomed us on arrival, a delicious welcome glass of fizz , a tour of the vineyard with friendly, informative staff from Gusbourne, another glass during the tour and then tasting of several more served with a platter of local sourced lunch snacks which was excellent. The vineyard is in a beautiful location in the Kent/Sussex borders . All the staff were great and we are even bigger fans of Gusbourne now.
Other Comments
We used the recommended taxi firm, EWM for the journey from Ashford station and they were excellent, easy and efficient booking process, professional drivers and they take cash or card payment on board.
Alexandra
18 May, 2026
Hampton, UK
Enjoyed Most
We had a great afternoon, very informative staff
Gill
17 May, 2026
Maidstone, UK
Enjoyed Most
The welcome by the Travelzoo representative was very good.
The estate is impressive and the selection of wines on offer to taste was varied.
The platter served after the tour was very good.
We were rather disappointed by the tour. The guide didn’t really keep the group together and it was often difficult to hear what was being said. I don’t think we really got a clear picture of how the estate operates or the finer details of the wine production.
Considering the Gusbourne wines have a reputation for being a prestige product, I’m not sure the event really reflected this. We have done other tours of local vineyards and felt that these were better.
Jill
16 May, 2026
Enjoyed Most
I enjoyed Gusbourne very much indeed. The visit was very informative and well paced. There was an excellent selection of wines to taste and a delicious lunch - the quantity was just right and not overwhelming. Everyone was very friendly.
Other Comments
As I said I enjoyed the visit very much and thought it was excellent value in itself. BUT it is a long way from public transport and the cost of the taxi alone (if you are travelling by yourself) was more than the visit. I think Travelzoo or Gusbourne need to provide some group transport from and to the station or at least facilitate people sharing taxis. Some ladies did offer to let me join them on the way back but I had already booked my taxi. The transport cost will be a major factor in whether I go again. On a very much more minor point it would have been nice to have been offered coffee after lunch.
margaret
16 May, 2026
London, UK
Enjoyed Most
This was our third Gusbourne/Travelzoo trip and once again, we had a great time. Many thanks.
Stephanie
16 May, 2026
Sevenoaks, UK
Enjoyed Most
Great day , very knowledgeable staff. Delicious lunch
Other Comments
I enjoyed meeting other Travelzoo members . The Travelzoo host Nikki was lovely
Matilda
16 May, 2026
Maidenhead, UK
Enjoyed Most
Fabulous day with great service from everyone . Tasting & lunch both wonderful
Sharon
16 May, 2026
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