Frome Valley Vineyard

Tours & Tastings:

Guided vineyard tours and tutored tastings run seasonally from April to September and are strongly recommended to be booked in advance. Tours typically last between one and two hours and are limited in size to maintain a small-group experience. Visitors who arrive without a booking can explore the demonstration vineyard on a self-guided basis, which showcases different trellising systems used across the site. Tastings take place in the vineyard’s tasting room and outdoor pavilion, allowing experiences to run in most weather conditions.

Accessibility:

The tasting room and outdoor pavilion are wheelchair accessible. The demonstration vineyard is accessed via six shallow steps, and the main vineyard involves a walk of approximately 150 metres across a grass field. Due to the listed status of the historic buildings, the visitor toilet is not wheelchair accessible.

Children & Dogs:

Children are welcome to attend visits. While alcohol tastings are restricted to those aged 18 and over, younger visitors are offered tastings of different vintages of the vineyard’s apple juices. Dogs are welcome on tours and around the vineyard and often accompany walks through the vines.

Frome Valley Vineyard produces a range of English still and sparkling wines, including still whites, sparkling whites and sparkling rosé. Grape varieties include Madeleine Angevine, Bacchus, Reichensteiner, Huxelrebe and Pinot Noir. Their traditional-method sparkling wines typically blend Pinot Noir with Seyval Blanc.

In selected vintages, a small portion of the harvest is distilled into English brandy. Wines and spirits from the vineyard have received regular recognition in English wine competitions.

The vineyard was an early participant in the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain (SWGB) initiative and focuses on soil health and low-intervention viticulture. Practices include hand pruning and harvesting, the use of sheep for winter grazing, experimentation with biochar and vermicast products, and active management of surrounding woodland and riverbanks to support biodiversity.

Energy use is partly offset through solar panels and biomass heating. All wine is made from fruit grown at Frome Valley, with production being handled by the winery at Haygrove Evolution in Ledbury.

By car:

Frome Valley Vineyard is located at Paunton Court, Bishops Frome, Herefordshire, WR6 5BJ. Parking is available in the farm courtyard.

By public transport:

Public transport options are limited. An infrequent bus serves Bishops Frome, followed by a walk of approximately one mile to the vineyard via a footpath. The nearest train station is Ledbury, around 15–20 minutes away by taxi.

Nearby highlights include The Green Dragon a hotel with Restaurant, Cafe, Bar and Lounge that comes recommended by the owners of Frame Valley Vineyard, The Hop Pocket shopping village and cider museum, and Celtic Marches Cider, another long-established local producer.

Another nearby point of interest is The National Trust’s Brockhampton, home to the largest orchard cared for by the National Trust, and a lovely gem of a timber-framed, moated house dating back to the 14th century.