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National Geographic
09-06-2025
- National Geographic
5 vineyard restaurants to visit in England
This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). In the UK's dynamic wine scene, seasonally led vineyard restaurants are becoming as much of a draw as the wine itself, ideal for languid summer afternoons. Here are five of the best to whet your appetite — from Michelin-starred venues getting creative with locally foraged ingredients to an East Sussex hotspot where wood-wired pizzas are paired with the perfect natural wine. 1. Hambledon Vineyard, Hampshire Operating since 1952, Hambledon is the UK's oldest commercial winery. Its award-winning sparkling wines include the classic cuvee and, new for 2025, its first blanc de blancs. There's a beautiful tasting room and the new restaurant is already a destination in its own right; overseen by head chef Nick Edgar, seasonal menus feature chalk stream trout with watercress, best end of lamb or Old Winchester cheese souffle. 2. Restaurant Interlude, West Sussex Blending his South African heritage with classic European cooking, executive chef Jean Delport has helped Interlude, the elegant restaurant with rooms at the heart of the Leonardslee Estate, earn both a Michelin star and Michelin Green star. Foraged ingredients from the local landscape include wild garlic, bracken fiddleheads and hazelnuts, while the estate rears its own venison. Executive chef Jean Delport has helped Restaurant Interlude earn both a Michelin star and Michelin Green star. Photograph by Expozure Photography 3. The Swan, Kent Sip and overlook the vines at this rooftop bistro-terrace above Chapel Down's tasting room. Two AA Rosettes have been awarded for British-Mediterranean dishes, which are paired with feted wines from the 1,000-acre estate. Seasonality reigns and the menu might include Romney Marsh lamb with Moroccan mint yoghurt that sings when accompanied by a 2022 bacchus from Chapel Down's Kit's Coty North Downs vineyard. A glass of the rosé brut pairs well with the Kent rhubarb parfait. 4. Sandridge Barton, Devon Founded in the 1980s, Sharpham Wine has recently shifted its focus to low-intervention wines. Set on the Sandridge Barton estate, the winery is home to rustic-chic tasting barns and a restaurant in the old milking parlour with a menu centered on Devon produce. Try the likes of estate beef fillet, red chicory and anchoiade, or a range of Sharpham cheeses, perfect with its medal-winning pinot noir. Thanks to its biodynamic approach to viticulture and bucolic setting in the Sussex High Weald, Tillingham has earned a Michelin Green Star. Photograph by Alice Denny 5. Tillingham, East Sussex Tillingham has made a name for itself (and earned a Michelin Green star) thanks to its biodynamic approach to viticulture and bucolic setting in the Sussex High Weald. At the estate complex, flavourful natural wines sit alongside wood-fired pizzas and the likes of goat's cheese mousse with charred peach, seared local scallops with black pudding crumb, and Pevensey lamb rump. There are stylish bedrooms in a converted hop barn as well as bell tents in the summer. Published in Issue 28 (summer 2025) of Food by National Geographic Traveller (UK). To subscribe to National Geographic Traveller (UK) magazine click here. (Available in select countries only).
BBC News
01-06-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Gardens in Maylandsea destroyed in late night fire
A number of property gardens have been destroyed in a late night from Maldon, Burnham, Tillingham and Rayleigh Weir were called to a garden fire at a property that had begun to spread in Maylandsea, Essex, just before midnight on tackled the blaze from both Imperial Avenue as well as West Avenue.A spokesperson for Maldon Fire Station said on social media that while a number of gardens, fences and sheds had been destroyed, the fire did not spread to any properties. Some residents had attempted to tackle the fire themselves with hoses before the fire service person on social media said they heard a loud pop, alerting them to the blaze, while another said they believed it only took the fire service 30 minutes to shared by the fire service show the gardens that have been and burnt trees can be seen as firefighters hose down the scene. Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
