Food and drink experiences

West Sussex is home to some of the UK’s finest eateries and many of them focus on using seasonal, local produce. If you’re a foodie, you’ll be in heaven. As well as stand-out restaurants, cafes and pubs, we’re in the heart of England’s award-winning wine region with opportunities to experience the very finest English sparkling wines. To help you make the most of your time here, we’re showcasing our favourite places to experience food and drink in the county.

Food and drink and vineyards
Tinwood Estate wine being poured into glass

Tinwood Estate

Tinwood Estate produce three different sparkling wines made ...

Ashling Park Estate

Ashling Park Estate's grand tasting rooms and five luxury lo...
Slake Spirits

Slake Spirits Distillery

The new distillery The Chalk House is now open! A playground...
Loxwood Jousters in action on two horses

The Loxwood Joust

The Loxwood Joust is the UK's premiere medieval day out that...
Two horses drawing a carriage through the countryside

Gotwick Horse Drawn Carriages

East Grinstead-based business, Gotwick Horse Drawn Carriages...
Fins&Forks bait to plate

Fins & Forks

Fins & Forks is a truly unique and award-winning food ex...
The outside of The Anchor Tap

The Anchor Tap

Part of the Dark Star Brewing Company, The Anchor Tap in Hor...
Bolney Wine Estate terrace

Bolney Wine Estate

Bolney Wine Estate is located on the edge of the South Down...
Goodwood House on a cloudy day

Goodwood House

Set in the stunning 12,000 acre Goodwood Estate, Goodwood Ho...
Cheese making

High Weald Dairy – Cheese making

Cheese lovers rejoice. Ever wondered how hard or soft cheese...
Tables and chairs

Albourne Estate

Albourne Estate is a boutique producer of exciting and disti...
Kingscote Estate entrance door

Kingscote Estate

The beautiful 150 acre Kingscote Estate produces both still ...
A kitchen ready for a cookery lesson at the Round Table Cookery school in Haywards Heath

The Round Table Cookery

The Round Table is a cookery school based on an organic work...

Artelium

Artelium is an artisanal wine producer based in the Sussex c...
A group of cyclists queuing at Cadence Cycle Club's Hub

Cadence Cycle Club

Cadence Cycle Club is a collective of enthusiastic cyclists ...
People at Glastonwick Festival

Glastonwick Festival

There’s a focus on rare, eclectic, real ale, music and poe...

Treat yourself

If you’re looking for a luxury experience or something a little bit different, then one of these will get your taste buds going. Take a trip to Tinwood Estate and enjoy a tranquil stay in a vineyard lodge, complete with a tour and tasting experience. Fancy something a bit more hands-on? Try your hand at cheese-making at the High Weald Dairy in Horsted Keynes.

For the foodies out there, keep your eyes open for Horsham’s food and drink festival, an annual event celebrating the county’s artisan food producers.

Woman with sun hat wine tasting
Baileys ice cream

Local guides

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