Goose Beck Vineyard & Bilton Grange, Summer Evening Party

This was an exclusive evening visit hosted by Paul and Lisa Chasney and their daughters, Antonia and Felicity at the new vineyard, winery and the gardens at Bilton Grange and Goose Beck Vineyard. Planting for the vineyard started in 2021 and there are now approximately 15,000 vines across 13 varieties. The vineyard works on sustainable principles and 2025 has been the first significant production year.

We had an introductory talk in the Tasting Room followed by a tour of the vineyard and the winery. On returning to the Tasting Room there was a wine tasting accompanied by nibbles. The social evening continued with a tour of the gardens of Bilton Grange with Lisa.

The gardens for the house and holiday cottages have been designed by ‘Plants by Design’, Chris and Fiona Royffe of Newton Kyme. The gardens include a ha-ha, rill, patte d’oie, rose garden, vegetable garden, an avenue of Liquidamber trees and incorporates some trees from the earlier house which stood just to the east of the current building. 

The new Tasting Room has been converted from the piggeries, and the old granary, hay store, cart shed and barns have been converted into 5 charming self-catered holiday cottages, each with one double bedroom and open plan living room. (www.goosebeck.co.uk).