Pebblebed - Clyst St. George Vineyard

Pebblebed Vineyard at Darts Farm: Award-Winning English Wines in the Heart of Devon

The Pebblebed Vineyard is the on-site English wine estate at the heart of Darts Farm, the long-established and award-winning farm shop near Topsham in Devon. Sitting just inland from the Exe Estuary, the vineyard draws on a gentle south-facing slope and a distinctive pebble-bed soil that gives the wines both their name and their character. Pebblebed's award-winning English sparkling and still wines are produced from grapes grown at Marianne Pool Farm, Clyst St George, with guided tours and tastings running every Thursday and Saturday through the May - September season.

Darts Farm is celebrating its 55th year, and the Pebblebed Vineyard is a relatively recent but now central part of that story. Pebblebed sits alongside the wider Darts Farm experience - the farm shop, deli and butchers, eateries, wellness spa and seasonal events calendar.

Where is Pebblebed Vineyard?

Pebblebed Vineyard lies just a few minutes' drive from the main Darts Farm shop at Topsham. Its specific address is:

The vineyard sits on the low rolling land between the River Clyst and the Exe Estuary, an area of Devon known for its free-draining gravelly soils and mild maritime climate. These conditions - long sunshine hours, modest rainfall and the moderating influence of the estuary - are ideal for ripening the classic Champagne grape varieties grown here.

The main Darts Farm shop and visitor complex, where you can taste and buy Pebblebed wines, is a short drive away:

There is free on-site parking at the farm shop, accessible parking bays close to the entrance, and Tesla Superchargers that are open to other EVs with CCS compatibility. The site is step-free throughout, with wide walkways making it easy to explore the food hall, deli and eateries even with a pushchair or mobility aid.

The Pebblebed Vineyard story

Pebblebed Vineyard has become one of the South West's most respected English wine producers, with medals at the Independent English Wine Awards (IEWA) and other industry competitions. In 2026 the team announced two silver and two bronze medals at the Independent English Wine Awards, underlining the consistency and quality of its small-batch releases.

The Pebblebed "Community Harvest" - a friendly, inclusive grape pick that brings together staff, regulars and visitors - captures the ethos of the place: wine as part of a working farm, made by people who are happy to explain exactly how it is grown, pressed and bottled. A short film titled Pebblebed Community Harvest: off the vine and into wine follows the harvest from the field to the bottle.

Head Winemaker Alex oversees the winemaking at Pebblebed, and the wines have become a fixture on the Darts Farm terrace, in The Farm Table restaurant, and across the wider South West hospitality scene.

Why "Pebblebed"?

The name comes from the geology. The vineyard's subsoil is a deep bed of rounded pebbles deposited by ancient river action, topped by a thin layer of freer-draining loam. That combination forces the vines to root deeply, gives the grapes excellent concentration, and lends the wines their characteristic mineral tension - particularly in the sparkling wines, which are bottle-fermented in the traditional method.

The Pebblebed wine range

Pebblebed produces both still and sparkling English wines, with the sparkling range leading the way. The From our Vineyard collection at the Darts Farm shop is where the full Pebblebed range lives, alongside complementary bottles in the wider Still Wines and Sparkling Wine cellars.

Pebblebed Sparkling White

The Pebblebed Sparkling White is the estate's flagship, an award-winning bottle-fermented sparkling crafted on the farm. It is sold both singly and in mixed case offers. Crisp, dry and finely beaded, it is the wine that pours by the glass at The Farm Table and The Terrace Bar.

Pebblebed Sparkling Rosé

A salmon-pink traditional-method sparkling made primarily from the red grapes grown on the estate. Soft red-fruit aromas combine with the same brisk acidity and fine mousse that define the white, making it a natural partner for canapés, summer salads and a Devon cream tea.

Pebblebed Still Wines

The still wines - released in small parcels - show the cooler, more mineral side of the estate. They are stocked at Darts Farm and through selected independent retailers and restaurants across the South West.

The Pebblebed Sparkling and Pebblebed Sparkling Rosé are the two wines most commonly poured across the Darts Farm complex. Both are available from the Darts Farm online shop and in person at the drinks cellar in the food hall.

Pebblebed Vineyard tours and tastings

The most popular way to experience Pebblebed is on a guided tour and tasting. Tours run on Thursdays and Saturdays from May through to September during the 2026 season. Tickets are bookable through the Darts Farm shop.

What to expect

• A walk through the working vineyard at Marianne Pool Farm, with an explanation of the site's geology, grape varieties and the Pebblebed growing philosophy.
• An introduction to the winemaking process - from harvest through pressing, fermentation and riddling.
• A tasting of current Pebblebed releases, including the award-winning Sparkling White and Sparkling Rosé, with guidance on how to read the wines.

Full tour dates, ticket prices and group booking information are available on the official Pebblebed Vineyard Tour & Tasting 2026 Season listing.

Tour enquiries

Vineyard tour enquiries can be made by calling the main Darts Farm line on 01392 878 200. Visitors attending a Pebblebed tour are pointed towards The George and the Dragon, the pub next door to Darts Farm, and Lympstone Manor, a short drive away, as recommended places to stay.

Drinking Pebblebed at Darts Farm

You don't need to visit the vineyard itself to taste Pebblebed - the wines are poured across the Darts Farm estate.

The Farm Table

The Farm Table is Darts Farm's two-AA-Rosette restaurant, celebrating ingredients grown, reared, caught and crafted on the doorstep. Open for lunch and supper (Monday - Tuesday 12pm - 3pm; Wednesday - Saturday 12pm - 3pm and 6pm - 9pm; Sunday 12pm - 4pm), The Farm Table features Pebblebed wines on its list alongside local craft beer and cider. Bookings are taken online or by calling 01392 878 211.

The Terrace Bar

Overlooking the Exe Estuary, The Terrace Bar is the casual, sun-trap spot for wood-fired pizzas, small plates, fresh cocktails and Pebblebed wines by the glass. Opening hours (weather dependent): Monday - Thursday 9am - 5:30pm; Friday - Saturday 9am - 5:30pm with the bar running to 9pm; Sunday 9:30am - 4pm.

The Yard Restaurant

Open since 2004 and at the heart of Darts Farm for 20 years, The Yard Restaurant serves hearty breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, daily specials and Devon scones using food from the food hall as its larder. Monday - Saturday 8am - 5pm; Sunday 9:30am - 4pm. Walk-in only.

Cow & Cacao Café

Brunch, smoothies, wood-fired sourdough pizzas, house-made gelato and bean-to-bar chocolate, all in one café. Cow & Cacao Café is open Monday - Saturday 9am - 5pm; Sunday 9:30am - 4pm. Walk-in only.

The Shack & The Fish Shed

The Shack is the takeaway stop for barista coffee, Chunks pasties, sourdough pizzas and homemade cakes, perfect for fuelling an Exe Estuary walk. The Fish Shed serves fresh, seasonal, line-caught seafood - including grilled John Dory with hand-dived scallops, Indonesian monkfish curry and Ondine's renowned poke bowls (Tuesday - Thursday 11:30am - 7pm; Friday 11:30am - 7:30pm; Saturday 11:30am - 7pm).

The Cidery & Tastings Bar

The Sandford Orchards Cidery at Darts Farm sits in the heart of the food hall, heritage orchard and 100-year-old cider press all in one spot. It's the place to taste West Country craft cider, real ale from local family-run breweries, and small-batch British spirits alongside the Pebblebed wines.

Buy Pebblebed wines online

The full Pebblebed range is available to buy online through the Darts Farm shop:

• From our Vineyard - the dedicated Pebblebed collection.
• Sparkling Wine - broader cellar sparkling selection.
• Still Wines - English still wines from Pebblebed and other small estates.
• Tasting Selections - mixed cases curated for tasting at home.

The wines also appear in several of Darts Farm's seasonal hampers - for example the Darts Farm Hamper, the Fizz, Cheese & Charcuterie Hamper, the Ultimate Darts Farm Hamper, and the Christmas tipples case.

Events at Darts Farm and the Pebblebed Vineyard

Darts Farm runs a busy year-round What's On calendar, with several events that pair directly with Pebblebed wines.

Pebblebed Vineyard Tour & Tasting (2026 Season)

The headline event. Tours run every Thursday and Saturday from May to September, with the next confirmed date being Thursday 17th September 2026. Tickets are bookable through the Darts Farm shop.

Live Sessions on The Terrace Bar

Summer evenings of live music, sourdough pizzas and small plates at The Terrace, paired with Pebblebed wines and local cocktails. Multiple dates are published throughout the season and tickets (which include a welcome drink) are available through the shop.

Pick-Your-Own Sunflowers for Hospiscare

Open daily from 10am to 4pm (until the field is picked out), with a recommended £2.50 donation per stem going to local hospice charity Hospiscare.

The Farm Table X The French House

A high-profile dining collaboration. The most recent event - a long-table supper with Neil Borthwick, Mitch Tonks and Mark Hix, scheduled for 5 August 2026 - sold out in advance, with plans for further chef collaborations later in the year.

Kimchi Workshop with Rachel de Thample

Thursday 17th September 2026, in two sittings (10am - 12:30pm and 2:30pm - 5pm). A hands-on fermentation workshop exploring kimchi as a gut-health ingredient, hosted at the farm.

Amazing Maize Maze

Returning for 2026 in aid of the MND Association. Exact opening dates are announced when the crop is ready (usually mid- to late August).

Run Club - Free Sign Up

A free, friendly 5K along the Exe Estuary, now running twice a month. Just turn up.

Cycen x BORA: Live Product Experience

A drop-in product demonstration at the new Cycen kitchen showroom at Darts Farm, with BORA induction-with-extraction cooking on display between 12 and 4pm. No booking required.

Other recurring seasonal events include Tulip Fest in spring, Pumpkin Fest in autumn and a Maize Maze and Sunflowers in late summer. Dates are announced via Darts Farm social channels and the email newsletter.

Beyond the vineyard: the wider Darts Farm experience

The wider Darts Farm estate provides the food pairings and visitor context that make a visit to Pebblebed so memorable.

The farm shop and food hall

The award-winning food hall is the centre of the Darts Farm experience. It brings together:

• The Master Butchers, sourcing free-range and slow-grown meats.
• The Delicatessen, with world-class farmhouse cheese and charcuterie from local artisans.
• Cow & Cacao, Darts Farm's own bean-to-bar chocolatier and gelato maker.
• Seasonal Veg, picked fresh from the fields.
• The Drinks Cellar, with Pebblebed wines, West Country cider, craft beer and British spirits.
• A Flower Shack florist, and home, lifestyle and gifts departments including Indigenous, Orange Tree, Cycen and Cotswold Outdoor.

The food hall is widely regarded as one of the best farm shops in the UK, known for its strong focus on regional suppliers.

The Wellness Spa

The recently refurbished Darts Farm Wellness Spa offers an infrared sauna and steam room, Elemis face and body treatments, manicures and pedicures, hot wax, laser and HIFU treatments, and spa rituals. Open Monday 9am - 6pm, Tuesday - Friday 9am - 7:30pm and Saturday 9am - 5pm (closed Sundays).

Energy Hair

An award-winning, sustainability-focused salon within the Darts Farm complex, also home to The Energy Studio for mat Pilates and yoga.

The Great Outdoors

A free farm walk takes you out along the Clyst valley, past the wetlands (recently featured on BBC Countryfile for the grazing cattle - birdlife connection) and the animal corner, where you can meet the resident Poll Dorset ewes, British Saddleback pigs and the herd of Red Ruby Devon cattle that give the farm's Ruby Red beef its name. Fishing ponds sit next to the bird hide, with day-tickets from the farm shop tills (adults £10 for 12 hours or £20 for 24 hours; concessions £8 / £18). Bicycle hire - including Pashley classics, Isla children's bikes and new-for-this-season e-bikes - is also available, with adult bikes from £20 for three hours and £26 for a full day.

Sustainability and community

Darts Farm describes itself as "growing the passion", and its approach to land, people and community is at the heart of the Pebblebed story. In the past year alone, Darts Farm raised £63,882 for local charities and community initiatives, with the Sunflowers for Hospiscare pick-your-own, Maize Maze for the MND Association and a year-long programme of charitable events all contributing.

The farm's traditional herd of Red Ruby Devon cattle graze on the banks of the River Clyst, helping to maintain the wetland habitat that has, in turn, supported a thriving bird population - a relationship recently highlighted on BBC Countryfile. Supporting rare and native breeds is a recurring theme, from the Saddleback pigs (classified as 'at risk' by the Rare Breed Survival Trust) to the Poll Dorset ewes.

Sustainability commitments run across the estate, from local sourcing and short supply chains in the food hall, to the small-batch approach at Cow & Cacao and the careful, low-intervention winemaking at Pebblebed. Energy Hair has also joined the Green Salon Collective, making it one of the first South West salons to do so.

Plan your visit

Getting there

Darts Farm is just outside Topsham, a short drive from Exeter and the M5/A30. The Pebblebed Vineyard itself is at Marianne Pool Farm in Clyst St George. Free parking is available on site, with accessible bays and Tesla Superchargers (open to other EVs with CCS compatibility) for visitors with electric cars.

When to visit

The vineyard is at its most photogenic from late spring through to harvest in early autumn, with the Thursday and Saturday tours running from May to September. The farm shop itself is open year-round, and the wider events calendar includes live music in summer, the sunflowers field in late summer, the maize maze in late summer, Tulip Fest in spring and Pumpkin Fest in autumn.

Where to stay

For vineyard tour visitors, Darts Farm recommends The George and the Dragon, the pub next door, which is within walking distance of Pebblebed. For something a little more special, Lympstone Manor - the Michael Caines hotel on the Exe Estuary - is a short drive away.

Social channels

Darts Farm is active on:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• X (Twitter)

The Pebblebed Vineyard is a young, ambitious English wine estate with an experienced team and a beautiful piece of Devon to work with. Whether booking a Saturday morning tour, pouring a bottle of Sparkling Rosé in the garden, or simply stopping off at Darts Farm on the way back from the coast, it is one of the most rewarding South West wine stories to follow right now.