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Gusbourne Open Cellar Event

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Book a visit Gusbourne Open Cellar Event

We're excited to announce the release of tickets for our Open Cellar event at The Nest - a one-off opportunity to taste a range of hand-selected vintages from our library. 

Our library holds some of our most prestigious wines which have been crafted and released throughout the history of Gusbourne. Laid down in the perfect conditions for bottle ageing, these wines have developed over the years to become an excitingly rare expression of bottle-aged English Sparkling wine. You will have the opportunity to taste these rare releases, and the special ability to purchase these wines on the day from the library.

£40 per person

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Gusbourne Open Cellar Event

AT A GLANCE
You'll enjoy a walk around tasting in three of our stylish tasting rooms.


The wines You will taste a selection of 18 bottle-aged vintages from our library, dating back to 2012. Alongside these wines, we will be serving three festive canapés to give you some inspiration for your own Christmas celebrations.
 

Timings Please arrive between 12pm and 3pm to begin your tasting - we recommend allowing 1.5 hours for the full experience. Tastings will close at 4.30pm.

THE DETAILS

Join us for a special chance to taste a hand-selected range of vintages from our library. These wines from some of our earlier vintages have benefited from being bottle-aged in the optimum conditions and released to you for this one-off event. 

Your tasting will take place in three of our cosy tasting rooms in our Cellar Door, The Nest. You can walk at your leisure between each room which will be showcasing a range of sparkling and still wines for you to enjoy, alongside festive canapés created by our Head Chef, Anthony Coppard.

You will have the opportunity to taste 18 library wines, dating back to our 2012 vintage. Library vintages will be available to purchase on the day but due to their limited production, stock is subject to availability.

Gusbourne Open Cellar Event

Directions

You’ll find us by turning off Kenardington Road at the junction with Snargate Road, where the Gusbourne driveway is immediately on the left. We are a 15 minute drive from Ashford – you will approach down Kenardington Road and the turning to Snargate Road will be on your left. If you arrive at a crossroads leading into Appledore, you’ve gone too far.

We are 10 minutes from Rye – you will approach through the village of Appledore, and on leaving the village, you’ll arrive at a crossroads where you’ll take a right towards Kenardington and Ashford. This takes you on to the Kenardington Road and after a minute or two’s driving, the turning to Snargate Road will be on your right. Directions can be found here.

Gusbourne,
Kenardington Road,
Appledore, Ashford,
Kent,
TN26 2BE.

Public transport

We are located just a short taxi journey from Ashford International, with trains departing every 15 minutes from St Pancras International and Stratford International. You can also take the Hastings train from Ashford for three stops to Rye station and take a taxi from there. Appledore station is not served by taxis or regular buses.

We would highly recommend booking a taxi for both journeys to/from Gusbourne in advance of your visit, especially if visiting on the weekend. Our recommended taxi providers are:

Ashford
  • ETM Cars 01233-629551
  • Ashford Taxis 01233-646646
  • Ghurkha Taxi 01233-666771
  • Express Taxis 01233-884333
Rye
  • Rye Taxis 07774-633046
  • Compass Taxis 07542-428182

Parking

You can park free of charge at the vineyard. It is only a short walk from the parking area to the tasting room. We do not have facilities for coach parking.

Accessibility

If you or one of your party have restricted walking ability, please contact us in advance of your visit, and we’ll make arrangements for you to be as comfortable as possible, such as using our golf buggies to take you around the vineyards. The tasting room has ramp access, and accessible toilets suitable for a person with restricted walking ability and for those that use a wheelchair some of the time. We welcome registered carers and assistance dogs free of charge when they are accompanying visitors with special needs.

Children

Our hosted vineyard tours last around 2 hours, and our hosted Discovery tours last around 4 hours. Both involve visiting our working winery and feature a guided wine tasting, so are not suitable for children. You are welcome to bring children on a self-guided tour around our estate free of charge, and The Nest serves soft drinks for drivers and under-18s. If you would like any additional advice before bringing children to the estate, please email nest@gusbourne.com, or telephone 01233 884680.

Dogs

You are welcome to bring your dog to enjoy our outdoor spaces if you are planning a self-guided tour of the vineyard. Dogs are also welcome in our outside hospitality spaces. For their safety, please ensure dogs are always kept on a lead.

Unfortunately, dogs are not permitted inside The Nest, our tasting rooms or winery. This means you cannot bring dogs to our Estate Tour, Icons Experience or other ticketed events which take place inside The Nest.

Cancellations

If you have booked a ticket for a tour or wine tasting event and you do not arrive for your scheduled booking, then the tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded, unless at our discretion. Any request for a refund or transfer must be made in writing, directed to nest@gusbourne.com. If we cancel your booking in its entirety, you will be entitled to a full refund for the purchase price. Tickets will be exchanged or refunded at the price paid for them, but no further compensation will be paid. To read our full cancellation policy click here.

Visit us

We are a short 15 minute taxi ride from Ashford train station and have a selection of cab companies we can recommend booking for your journey. If coming by car, there is free parking available on site. To read more information on getting to Gusbourne, please visit the link below.

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Allergen information

If you have a food allergy, please make a member of staff aware as soon as possible.

Although every effort is made to provide allergen free dishes, owing to our kitchen layout we cannot guarantee cross contamination of any of the following 14 allergens: cereals, cereals containing gluten, crustaceans, eggs, fish, lupin, milk, molluscs, mustard, peanuts, sesame, soybeans, sulphur dioxide & sulphites, tree nuts. Our dishes are therefore not guaranteed as “free-from”.

For more information or details of menu ingredients please speak to a member of staff.

Contact

For any questions email nest@gusbourne.com,
or call 01233 884680.

Address

Gusbourne, Kenardington Road, Appledore, Ashford, Kent TN26 2BE.

Opening Hours

10:00 - 17:00
Daily, Monday - Sunday
Including bank holidays.

Book a visit Gusbourne Open Cellar Event

We're excited to announce the release of tickets for our Open Cellar event at The Nest - a one-off opportunity to taste a range of hand-selected vintages from our library. 

Our library holds some of our most prestigious wines which have been crafted and released throughout the history of Gusbourne. Laid down in the perfect conditions for bottle ageing, these wines have developed over the years to become an excitingly rare expression of bottle-aged English Sparkling wine. You will have the opportunity to taste these rare releases, and the special ability to purchase these wines on the day from the library.

£40 per person

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Gusbourne Open Cellar Event
Gusbourne Open Cellar Event

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