Events @ Amber Valley Vineyards
We're rightly proud of the events we hold here at Amber Valley Vineyards. This page is devoted to the events we run at our beautiful rustic, countryside site in the glorious, and relatively little known, Amber Valley of Derbyshire just to the east of the Peak District. As well as the obvious vineyards we also have a beautiful orchard and hay meadow, which provides a backdrop that lifts the experience on our site.
Amber Valley Vineyards Supper Club: Summer & Early Autumn Events
An Exclusive Dining Experience with The Derbyshire Wild Chef & Butler’s Pantry Derby
Join us for two extraordinary evenings of food, wine, and immersive culinary experiences at Amber Valley Vineyards this summer and early autumn. We’re delighted to once again collaborate with Butler’s Pantry Derby and Ralph Skripek, The Derbyshire Wild Chef, for our Supper Club series, where exceptional food meets the beauty of our vineyard and orchard setting.
This year, we are introducing a brand-new Field to Fork BBQ demonstration evening, alongside our ever-popular Tapas Night, giving guests a unique insight into traditional butchery, nose-to-tail cooking, and fire-grilled feasting.
Each event is designed to celebrate locally sourced, seasonal produce, expertly prepared by Ralph and his team, with carefully curated dishes that highlight the best of British ingredients. Our wines and ciders will be served each evening (included in the price), offering perfect pairings for the food served.
These events are limited in capacity, ensuring an intimate and immersive experience—so early booking is highly recommended.
Orchard & Vineyard Workshops
Returning Winter 2025/26
Join us for two hands-on training sessions at Amber Valley Vineyards in Wessington, Derbyshire, in early 2026. With expert guidance from Mel and Dave from The Leicestershire Heritage Apple Project.
📅 Dates:
TBC Pruning Workshop,
TBC Apple Tree Grafting Workshop
⏰ Time: 10am for 10.30am
📍 Location: Amber Valley Vineyards, Back Lane Orchard, Back Lane Wessington, Derbyshire. W3W// joked:scarcely:toasted
👥 For: Local community orchard enthusiasts, gardeners and orchard owners.
🎟 Spaces Limited - Small groups for personalised attention!
Why Join?
- Master the technique of grafting and pruning both skills vital for maintaining a healthy orchard and variety preservation and orchard renewal.
- Learn from Mel and Dave, both seasoned orchardists, through live demonstration.
- Connect with fellow orchard enthusiasts in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside.
Reserve Your Spot!
- Book both sessions and save £5
- For an additional £2.50 you have the option to create a gift certificate of these workshops too.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to enhance your orchard skills. Spaces will be limited to ensure a quality learning experience. Perfect for anyone involved in local community orchards looking to expand their knowledge and skills. Open to all abilities.
We'll have some tea, coffee and biscuits for you too. Cider and wine will be available to purchase and take-away afterwards too.
£50 per person - book both workshops for £95
For details of Pruning Workshop click here. For details of Grafting Workshop click here.
This is being offered at the lowest cost we can deliver such sessions, as we're interested in learning the skills at AVV and very keen to encourage those involved in local community orchards or keen gardeners to learn this essential skill.
You're welcome to bring a packed lunch on the day or order a picnic box for one or two here... Order picnic.
Fizz 'n' Chip Friday's
Our special and short notice events that are notified by social media and email and indicated on the Monday, called on the Tuesday only if the forecast looks good. Buy your fish and chips at Wessington's fish and chips just up the road and come and join us in the orchard for wine in a stunning location. Generally runs from about 5pm till 9pm(ish).
We've cleared our Friday nights of tours for 2025 so we have more options for Fizz 'n'Chip Fridays in 2025!
English Wine Week highlights English wines and their wide availability across the country through retail outlets – from supermarkets to independent wine merchants – and hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants.
Importantly, vineyards will also be opening their doors to welcome visitors, offering tours, tastings, special offers and many other attractions. For more info click here.
English Wine Week 2025 TBC
Wessington Wassail!
Wake the Trees!
It's Back!! Wessington Wassail returns Saturday 25th January 2025 4pm till 7pm.
We're delighted to bring back Wassail! for 2025! It might coincidence, the horrendous weather or because we had to cancel Wassail 2024 but we had a much smaller crop this season. So we can't have that again.
Wessington Wassail 2025 will be a smaller affair, to ensure we can run it regardless of the weather but it will still still be full of the magic, the mood and the experience as we Wake the Trees!
Click on the link for more details and to book - tickets limited to 70 adult tickets children and young people free but must be accompanied by fee paying adults.
Amber Valley Wines Ltd
Registered Company No. : 07610146
VAT Reg. No. : GB 113 0783 48
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Reg'd Address 2 King George Street DE55 6DZ
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Contact Details
Back Lane, Wessington, DE55 6DL, United Kingdom // +44 7920 484207
Opening Hours:
Sat 1300 to 1600 February onwards (closed January).