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English Wine Estate & Devils Dyke Experience

2–4 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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English Wine Estate & Devils Dyke Experience

About this activity

Enjoy wine flight at the winery, You can also join the self guide vineyard tour at your own pace.

Sit back and be driven around the South Downs, stop at one of three country pubs for lunch. Note wine and lunch is not included in the price.

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At a glance

Duration
2–4 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–7
Guide
English
Operated by
CANNONBALL TOURS BRIGHTON

Ages: Adults (15–92 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Drop off and Pick Up to your Hotel or Airbnb within Brighton and surrounding area.
  • Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Included: Tour Guide

Not included

  • Not included: Royal Pub Lunch & drinks at guest expense
  • Not included: Alcoholic beverages: Wine Flights are not included

Itinerary

  1. Albourne Estate

    one hour

    Enjoy a wine flight

  2. Stop 2

    one hour

    A beautiful country pub set at the foot of the South Downs and Devil's Dyke. This is optional where guest would like an extra stop usually a nice country lunch. Please note lunch is not part of the Tour cost

    https://www.royaloakpoynings.pub/

  3. Devil's Dyke National Trust

    45 min

    the 300-foot-deep valley was carved by tremendous amounts of water running off the Downs during the last Ice Age when large amounts of snow thawed and the frozen chalk prevented any further absorption; erosion was aided by the freeze-thaw cycle and the valley was deepened by the 'sludging' of the saturated chalk.

    The Devil's Dyke V-shaped dry valley is the result of solifluction and river erosion. More than 14,000 years ago[unreliable source?], the area experienced an intensely cold climate (but not glacial conditions). Snowfields capped the South Downs. Permafrost conditions meant that the chalk was permanently frozen. In summer, the snowfields melted and saturated the top layer of soil, because the water could not permeate the frozen chalk underneath. Waterlogged material situated above the permafrost slid down the gradient, removing material by friction, exposing deeper layers of frozen chalk.

    Visit Devils Dyke Pub for a refreshment.

  4. Stop 4

    20 min

    Stop at the Shepherd and Dog Pub .

    The main building originated as two, or possibly three, cottages. Its use as a public house probably dates from the early 1800s and it is listed as ‘Shepherd & Dog’ in the 1841 census. It seems safe to assume that it derived its name from the annual sheep washing that took place in the stream immediately outside as described by Nathaniel Paine Blaker in his memoir of a childhood in Fulking in the middle of the nineteenth century. As he records, the pub played a key role in this event since it was the place the shepherds went to recover after spending hours in the bitterly cold water.

    Sussex was renowned for smuggling in the early nineteenth century (Blaker has a brief chapter on the topic) and the pub was used to store contraband. It seems that the goods were first taken up the outside steps and then lowered through a concealed opening into a large cavity below.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Travelodge Brighton Seafront
  • Maison Ville
  • Safe Haven
  • The Brighton Beach Hotel
  • Holiday Inn Brighton - Seafront by IHG
  • The Old Ship Hotel
  • Hostelpoint-Brighton
  • A Room With A View
  • White Horses Hotel
  • Drakes Hotel Brighton
  • Malmaison Brighton
  • Hotel Pelirocco

and 68 more pickup points

The transport is a Silver Mercedes Minibus with Cannonballtoursbrighton on the doors.

Using your ticket

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Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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