Award-winning Norfolk wines grown in the Stiffkey Valley by the Walsingham Estate
Jancis Robinson MW gave our English Pinot Noir the highest rating under £25
Pinot noir 2023
"English reds: critic's top pick"
Jane MacQuitty,
The Times
Bacchus Reserve 2023
Experience
Our wines
Discover our Stiffkey Valley collection. Jancis Robinson’s top-rated Pinot Noir alongside WineGB Bronze medal winners and Norfolk’s only Sparkling Bacchus Demi-Sec. Six distinctive wines.
Caring for the Land: Our One Block Challenge
Caring for our Land: The Walsingham Estate Vineyard’s One Block Challenge You may well have heard the term regenerative farming.
Sunset summer tastings in a medieval crypt
Summer sunset wine tastings in our medieval crypt This summer, the medieval Crypt at Walsingham Abbey is our tasting room.
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Our vineyard
The Walsingham Estate Vineyard lies in the Stiffkey Valley, an easy walk south of Walsingham, close to the Roman Catholic Shrine at the Slipper Chapel. We chose this particular field for its gentle south-facing slope, free-draining soil studded with flint, and crucially, the underlying bed of chalk. This same chalk seam runs through south-eastern England to Champagne, Chablis and Burgundy.
The Walsingham Estate has been a custodian of this North Norfolk land for generations. Our vineyard is the latest chapter in that story of stewardship – planted where the soil, aspect, and microclimate have been shaped by centuries of careful land management.
Planted in April 2019 with three varieties – Bacchus, Solaris, and Pinot Noir – harvested using both mechanical and hand-picking methods to optimise quality for each variety and vintage. Every bottle of Walsingham wine reflects that heritage: patience, attention to terroir, and respect for the land.
Experience
The story behind our vineyard
