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Chilham Castle
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“Chilham Castle is a Jacobean manor house and keep in the village of Chilham, between Ashford and Canterbury in the county of Kent, England. The keep is of Norman origin and dates to 1174, although it may have been built on an older Anglo-Saxon fortification. The manor house was completed in 1616…”
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The GuardianSep 12

Kent is having a champagne moment: ‘English wine has gone from a joke to world-class’

French champagne house Taittinger is helping produce a premium fizz in the Garden of England – and now visitors can visit the beautiful winery and sample it The grapes are turning purple on tall green vines, which stretch down towards the distant flint-and-limestone tower of Chilham church. These rows of Pinot Meunier, destined for English sparkling wine, are 51% owned by French champagne house…

Jacobean castle with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown.

22 things in this story
  • Chilham churchPlace of worshipFlint-and-limestone tower visible from vineyard.
  • St Mary’sSightFlint-walled church with memorials and old school table.
  • Chilham CastleSightJacobean castle with gardens landscaped by Capability Brown.
  • River StourSightEvening stroll by the river with view of Chilham Mill.
  • Chilham MillSightWeatherboarded mill framed by willowherb and elderberries.
  • Woolpack InnPubSuites and bedrooms named after Kentish vineyards.
  • Perry WoodSight
  • Elsewhere
  • Domaine EvremondSightKent, United KingdomFrench champagne house Taittinger is helping produce premium fizz.
  • Domaine Evremond vineyardSightKent, United KingdomOpened visitor centre in 2023 with first wine launch.
  • Vines in a Cold ClimatePlaceKent, United KingdomBook charts rise of English wine from joke to world-class.
  • Domaine Evremond’s Edition IPlaceKent, United KingdomChilled bottle of creamy, citrussy fizz sampled with a view.
  • Drinking CulturePlaceKent, United KingdomSubstack by drinks writer Henry Jeffreys.
  • Domaine Evremond’s cellarsSightKent, United KingdomUK’s first subterranean winery, 25 metres deep.
  • Wine Garden of EnglandPlaceKent, United KingdomCollaboration of Kent vineyards founded by Domaine Evremond.
  • Kentish Wine WayPlaceKent, United KingdomNew tourism initiative encouraging visits to wine region.
  • Balfour WinerySightKent, United KingdomProduced first English wine to win gold at International Wine Challenge.
  • Cellar DoorDeliKent, United KingdomPick up a map here to wander around Balfour Winery.
  • Sissinghurst Castle GardenGardenKent, United KingdomFive miles from the vineyard at Biddenden.
  • Biddenden VineyardsSightKent, United KingdomOldest vineyard in Kent, started by apple growers in 1969.
  • Chapel DownSightTenterden, United KingdomEngland's largest wine producer, offers tours and tastings.
  • Simpsons’ Wine EstateSightKent, United KingdomBookable tastings on a glass-walled mezzanine floor.
  • WestwellSightKent, United KingdomKnown for experimental approaches like wild yeasts and Pet Nats.
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More sights in ChilhamChilham churchPerry WoodSt Mary’sRiver StourChilham Mill
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