Artelium Wine Estate
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Celebrating the Art and Craft of Exceptional English Wine
Established by Surrealist patron and poet Edward James, in his former home in West Sussex, West Dean College has an international profile for conservation and arts education.
Today it welcomes students on 600+ short courses, degree programmes in arts, conservation, and design and NEW online short courses.
Set in the heart of the South Downs countryside in West Dean Gardens with a restaurant, it offers a vibrant calendar of events, from author and artist talks to exhibitions and connects people with a rich heritage of creative possibility.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
The hugely-popular West Dean Fine Art Summer Show runs each July. Showcasing original work by emerging artists on the Graduate Diploma and MFA programmes, the show features a diverse range of practices, with work in a variety media including sculpture, installation, printmaking, painting, film, ceramics, and textiles.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Chris Ison
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Photo: Thom Atkinson.
Wine  
Celebrating the Art and Craft of Exceptional English Wine
News | Wine  
With its high latitude, warm and dry maritime climate, and range of soil types Sussex has just the right characteristics and long seasons for growing grapes.
Wine  
The impressive 50-acre estate represents a new style of vineyard, with overnight stays, tours, tastings, restaurant and even a Gin School.
Story | Art | Landscape | Wine  
The lively town of Lewes (pronounced as two syllables: Lew-es) is the ideal centre for exploring this green part of Sussex. Its orbit reaches over the South Downs National Park to the village of Ditchling, along the Ouse Valley and across towards Brighton.
News  
Harriet Olsen is the founder of independent Sussex-based publishers, Eiderdown Books. If you haven’t already heard of them, their books about female artists are written by leading female writers, art historians and cultural commentators.
Wine  
Overlooking the South Downs in West Sussex, Ambriel’s south-facing greensand hills nurture Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier vines.
Wine  
Joe Beckett and Rebecca Dancer met on the school bus, and now own one of Sussex's most exciting young vineyards. Read their story.
Events  
No two Brighton Festivals are ever the same.
Accommodation | Overnight  
Stay the night at Tinwood Wine Estate near Chichester, in one of three luxury vineyard lodges with views of the vines.