Winery
Farm-meets-natural-wine-bar cool. Understated, earthy and considered — think sheepskin rugs, pressed wildflowers, Roberts radios, and zero TVs. The crowd is food- and wine-curious, not spa-and-pool seekers.
Book the wine tour in advance — it fills up fast in summer and runs at 11:00, 14:00, or 16:00 depending on the day. £40 per person for 90 minutes.
Why It Matters
Holds a Michelin Green Star for its restaurant's commitment to regenerative farming — almost all produce comes from the estate's walled garden, surrounding farms, and Rye Harbour's daily catch. Uses ancient Georgian qvevri (buried terracotta urns) alongside modern equipment to produce around 40,000 bottles of low-intervention wine a year. One of England's most talked-about natural wine destinations.
Tillingham is a biodynamic winery, working farm, and boutique hotel set across 70 acres of rolling East Sussex countryside, about 10 minutes from Rye. Forty-four thousand vines, free-roaming livestock, a walled kitchen garden, and a Green Michelin Star restaurant all share the same ancient 13th-century farmstead — Dew Farm. Rooms sit in a converted hop barn, interiors are by Rye-based studio McCully & Crane, and everything from the soil philosophy to the bathroom amenities (Fill, zero-waste refill) reflects the estate's no-chemicals, low-intervention ethos.
Where You'll Stay
4 room types available
Bell Tent – Dew & Pelsham
Two high-spec bell tents tucked behind the oast house, each with its own private terrace and fire pit. King size bed, log burner, wool blankets, and an outdoor loo. Access to a dedicated indoor shower room. Available seasonally April through September. Great views of woodland, livestock, and vineyards.
KingFeature Double Room
Two feature rooms, each slightly different. Room 11 has a freestanding bathtub and separate shower room. Room 4 offers a private terrace with shower over bath and vineyard outlook. Both sleep up to three and have sweeping views across the vines, rolling hills, and woodland.
Super KingLarge Double Room
Room 10 is the most spacious single room on the property. Super king bed, views stretching across the vineyards all the way to Rye and the sea on clear days. Shower room stocked with Fill amenities. Can accommodate an extra bed for a child or third guest.
Super KingStandard Double Room
The majority of the 11 rooms in the converted hop barn. King or super king beds, views of woodland, livestock pasture and the oast house. Retro designer furnishings by McCully & Crane, sheepskin rugs, pressed wildflowers, and Roberts radios. No TVs. Shower and WC with Fill amenities.
King or Super KingThe Property
Eat & Drink
3 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
70 acres of ancient woodland, vineyard rows, and grassland to walk directly from the doorstep. A trail through the vineyard leads to a viewing platform with sweeping views of the vines deep into the Sussex countryside. Wellington boots and umbrellas available to borrow at reception.
Occasional foraging workshops run throughout the year. Check the events calendar ahead of booking.
A 90-minute guided walk through the vineyard and winery, tasting four of Tillingham's biodynamic wines. The tour covers the estate's low-intervention winemaking philosophy, the Georgian qvevri technique (wine aged in buried terracotta urns), and a look at how the biodynamic farming actually works. Tours run daily at 11:00, 14:00, or 16:00 depending on the day. Max 7 people on a public tour. Private tours available for groups of 8 or more at £50/person.
The kitchen walled garden is where most of the restaurant's herbs and vegetables are grown using no-dig, companion planting, and cover-cropping methods. Guests can explore freely. The farm also has cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, and chickens roaming the estate.
Regular special events including winemaker dinners, craft courses, wellness days, and exhibitions. Worth checking the What's On calendar on the official website before booking.
Weekly group yoga sessions on the estate. One-to-one sessions can also be booked in advance.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
WiFi available in the main buildings. Not available in guest rooms. Mobile signal can also be patchy in some rooms.
All B&B rates include a farmhouse breakfast: sourdough bread, plum jam, granola, yoghurt, local cheese and charcuterie, fruit juice, tea or coffee. Hot dishes and barista coffee available at an additional charge.
Private dining room seating up to 14 guests, available for special occasions and group celebrations.
Dog-friendly rooms available on request (limited availability — contact hotel before booking). £30 cleaning fee applies. Dogs welcome in the bar, bottle shop, and pizza barn. Not permitted in the upstairs restaurant. Must be kept on lead on the estate due to live farm animals.
In-house shop selling Tillingham's latest vintage wines, curated bottles from like-minded producers worldwide, books, soaps, and sheepskin rugs.
No televisions. Roberts radios provided in all rooms in keeping with the estate's ethos of disconnection.
Rooms stocked with Fill amenities, the original zero-waste closed-loop refill company.
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