Denbies Wine Estate
Dorking, Mole Valley
Photo: Cjc13, CC BY-SA 3.0A large single-estate vineyard on the slopes of the North Downs outside Dorking, with a visitor centre, wine shop, restaurants and an art gallery. Visitors can take a guided cellar tasting or a vineyard train tour, or walk the 7 miles of public footpaths through the vines.
Highlights
- Guided cellar tastings and secret vineyard tours
- Outdoor vineyard train to high points with views over Dorking
- Seven miles of public footpaths across the estate
- Art gallery on the first floor
- Seasonal family events, including the Santa Express
Good to know
- Dogs are allowed on the estate grounds but not inside the main building
- Picnics are not allowed on the estate
- Pre-booking tours is recommended
- There is a hotel on site
Getting there
Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AAParking: Free parking for visitors. Coach parking is available; the bridge on the approach has an 11ft 10in height limit.
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What's on at Denbies Wine Estate
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Halloween at Denbies Wine Estate
Denbies runs a short Halloween programme for families over half-term. The outdoor train tour of the vineyard becomes a Spooky Train with creepy crawlies to spot, and Zoolab brings unusual animals for a hands-on workshop.
Nearby
Photo: Victor Ochieng, CC BY-SA 2.0Box Hill
A chalk hill on the North Downs with wide views over the Mole Valley and the Weald, ancient box woodland and chalk grassland. It is a popular start for waymarked walks, the North Downs Way and the Zig Zag Road cycle climb used in the 2012 Olympic road race.
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Dorking Halls
An Art Deco arts centre built in 1931 at the top of Dorking High Street, with a Grand Hall for music, comedy and pantomime, three cinema screens and a café bar. It is reopening in December 2026 after a second phase of works to its systems and stage.
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre
A volunteer-run local history museum telling the story of Dorking from the Cretaceous period to the present. Displays include local chalk fossils with a large dinosaur tail, Wedgwood pottery from Leith Hill Place and the six Dorking people who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620.