Events

Denbies Fun Day

28th October 2025, 11:00 - 16:00

 

Denbies Fun Day

Tuesday 28th October

11am – 4pm

at Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA

 

The Surrey Hills Society’s Growing Together team are inviting everyone, this half-term come along to our nature-themed family event with hands-on activities and crafts for all ages!

This family-friendly event will include a variety of activities, nature-based crafts including bee hotels making, planting in our community garden, walks for all abilities and the chance to ride on the Denbies Wine Estate Land Train at a heavily discounted rate.

Stalls open: 11am – 2.30pm
Crafts and activities: 11am -2.30pm
Long walk (6.5km): 2pm – 4pm
Short walk (2.25km): 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Land Train rides: 2pm – 2.50pm and 3pm – 3.50pm

The location of the stalls is on a mainly flat and even surface.

On the day there are two walking tours: a long walk which will take you up to see the sweeping views over the Mole Valley and down from Ranmore Common. This walk includes steep inclines, uneven terrain and has steps. Walking boots, suitable clothing for the weather and a bottle of water are recommended.

The short walk is a led stroll around the vineyard and a brief stretch on the North Downs Way, using largely well surfaced tracks with gentle inclines.

Book your space on our woodland hikes, following some of the North Downs Way or a ride on the Denbies Wine Estate Land Train to take in scenic views of the Surrey Hills and beyond – both free for National Lottery players!

Children should be supervised by their accompanying adult at all times.

All money raised from this event will go directly towards Surrey Hills Society’s conservation and access work in the Surrey Hills National Landscape.

Ticket prices. Please book:

Option 1 for the Woodland Hike (long) – £3
Option 2 for the Woodland Hike upon production of a lottery ticket* (long) -– free
Option 3 for the Vineyard Hike (short) – free
Option 4 for a ride on Denbies Wine Estate Land Train – £6 per person at 2pm
Option 5 for a ride on Denbies Wine Estate Land Train upon production of a lottery ticket* at 2pm – free
Option 6 for a ride on Denbies Wine Estate Land Train – £6 per person at 3pm
Option 7 for a ride on Denbies Wine Estate Land Train upon production of a lottery ticket at 3pm – free
Option 8 for joining the nature-based crafts and activities – free

• Any lottery ticket is acceptable as long as it has the “National Lottery” logo on it.

The first 50 attendees will all be offered a reusable goody bag, that contains exclusive discounts for Denbies’ shop and café, a nature fact sheet, information about further activities in the Surrey Hills and some stickers for your young people.

Accessibility

Try out a range of wheelchairs and mobility aids with Cinque Ports mobility! We will be offering two “safaris” around the vineyard using mobility aids designed to tackle difficult terrain. To be the first to be able to book this experience, please email volunteering@surreyhillssociety.org. If you have a condition which means you may benefit from trying a variety of chairs, please indicate this in your email and we will give you a priority space.

There are toilets, including a disabled toilet, available in the main building at Denbies.

There is plenty of free parking available and there are a number of disabled parking bays.

Meet at: Main entrance
Address: Denbies Wine Estate, Bradley Lane, Dorking, RH5 6AA
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Directions: Denbies Wine Estate can be accessed by car, train and bus. Dorking Deepdene and Dorking Main stations are a 5-10 minute walk away and there is a bus stop just outside Denbies.

The Surrey Hills Society’s Growing Together project has allowed a wider audience to enjoy, learn about and help conserve the Surrey Hills National Landscape and has been funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

We invite Growing Together participants, National Lottery players and the public to join us in celebration this project.

Bookings close at midday Monday 27 October 2025

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