Events

We will be hosting events and tours at the vineyard throughout the year, as well as attending a wide range of fairs, shows and festivals throughout the county – dates and details of where you can find us are listed below:


FREE Guided Tours 2013

FREE Guided Tours are run on selected dates throughout the year and offer visitors the chance to learn more about the history of the vineyard led by one of our own tour guides.  These tours are intended for individuals only and pre-booking is required.

For a full list of dates, please click here.

Taste the Best of Produced in Kent – FREE ADMISSION

Join us on Sunday 9th June 2013 for an exciting opportunity to meet, taste and buy from the producers of a wide range of local products at our special charity event in aid of Kent Air Ambulance. www.kentairambulance.co.uk

With nearly 40 producers taking part, there will be food and drink to suit every taste, ranging from jams, chutneys and honeys, to beers, pies and cheese, as well as olives, game, liqueurs and more…

Ploughman’s lunches will be available throughout the day, as well as tea, coffee and cold drinks

Biddenden Vineyards are members of Produced in Kent, a county-wide organisation promoting all aspects of Kentish life. Visit the Produced in Kent website.

The vineyard will be open as usual offering tastings of the award winning wines, ciders and juices, and also the chance to take a walk through the vineyards on a choice of routes.

Admission is FREE, with donations being taken for the Kent Air Ambulance

2012′s event was a great success! We raised £2781.57 for the Kent Air Ambulance, including stand fees, visitor donations & money raised by the raffle.  This year’s lucky raffle winners were Stuart & Frances Cross of Ruckinge.

Thank you to all of you who came and supported us, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

The Changeling Arts Theatre presents: Richard III

 

The Changeling Open Air Theatre will be bringing their production of Richard III to Biddenden Vineyards on Friday 26th July 2013.

The performance will start at 7.30pm, with the option of joining a vineyard tour beforehand.

Biddenden Vineyards’ wines, ciders & juices will be available to taste on the night and will also be available to buy by the bottle or glass to enjoy during the performance.

Tickets are available at £15 per person and may be bought direct from Biddenden Vineyards by calling 01580 291726.  Group discounts are available on request – please contact us for further details.

24th & 25th August - Biddenden Tractorfest – Gordon Jones Playing Field, Biddenden – www.tractorfest.co.uk

14th September – Weald of Kent Ploughing Match - Reed Court Farms, Marden – www.wkpma.co.uk

20th – 22nd September – Bentley Wood Fair - Bentley Country Park, Nr Lewes – www.bentley.org.uk

5th & 6th October – Kent Life Apple & Cider Fayre - Kent Life, Sandling, Nr Maidstone – www.kentlife.org.uk

Christmas Shop 2013

Biddenden Vineyard’s Christmas shop will be open daily from Friday 8th November until Noon on Christmas Eve.

Choose from a wide selection of local jams, chutneys, beers, honeys, liqueurs, biscuits and more, along with a specially chosen range of festive products from small producers around the country.

Personalise your own hampers and gift trays with items of your choice from around the shop – this will then be packed by hand to create an individual Christmas present – great ideas to suit any budget, and ideal for tha ‘hard-to-buy-for’ person!

Our chiller cabinet which is well stocked with a range of locally produced soft and hard cows and goats cheeses. Our own grass fed beef is available to buy from the vineyard shop too.

Enjoy a complementary glass of Monk’s Delight – our spiced mulling cider – on weekends during November – along with a free mince pie for every customer visiting in December.