About Knightor Winery
Knightor Winery makes English wine and Cornish vermouth on an old farmstead at Trethurgy, above St Austell Bay and close to the Eden Project. Alongside still and sparkling wines it is known for its vermouths and aperitifs, which turn up in spritzes and cocktails at the cellar door bar. It is a working winery, so the ground is rough in places, with steps, uneven levels and thresholds.
The cellar door is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Inside those hours you can take a host-led guided tasting of four wines, which runs about 45 minutes and is listed at £16, or work through a self-guided flight of four wines or vermouths at your own pace for £11 (prices as listed October 2026). Cornish cheese plates are available to go with them. The longer Sunday winery tour, which follows the grapes from vine to bottle, is paused and listed as returning in 2027.
Groups of 10 to 12 or more can pre-book a 90-minute Cornish cocktail experience at £30 a head, which covers the history of aperitifs and vermouth, a tutored tasting of the four core vermouths, a spritz you build yourself and a bottle you wax by hand; mocktails are offered for drivers. The barn also hosts feast nights, Christmas events and weddings, listed on the winery's events calendar.
Cornish Lavender near Perranporth is about 35 to 40 minutes west, so a morning tasting here and an afternoon among the lavender works as a mid-Cornwall day out in summer.
What to do
- Take a host-led tasting of four wines (about 45 minutes) at the cellar door
- Try a self-guided flight of four wines or Cornish vermouths
- Order a Cornish cheese plate to go with your tasting
- Book the cocktail experience for a group of 10 or more
- Pick up wine and vermouth to take home from the cellar door shop
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Cellar door open year-round, Wednesday to Sunday; guided winery tours return in 2027
- Hours
- Cellar door Wednesday–Sunday 11am–4pm (as listed October 2026)
- Admission
- Guided tasting £16; self-guided flight £11; cocktail experience £30 per person (as listed October 2026)
Good to know
- Age
- 21 or older to taste or drink alcohol
- Accessibility
- Working farmstead with rough ground, uneven levels, steps and thresholds; an accessibility guide is available on their website
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- Larger groups and private tastings should book ahead by email.
- Wear sturdy shoes: the old farmstead has rough, uneven ground.
- Plan a designated driver if you're tasting; the cocktail experience offers mocktails for drivers.
- The winery is close to the Eden Project, so the two combine easily.
Pair it with a lavender farm
Cornish Lavender · about 40 minutes away
Cornish Lavender near Perranporth is about 35 to 40 minutes west by the A30, so pair a cellar-door tasting with an afternoon at the lavender farm in summer.
Getting there
Questions
When is the Knightor cellar door open?
Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm (as listed October 2026).
Do I need to book a tasting?
No for the guided or self-guided tastings during cellar door hours; larger groups and private tastings should book by email.
Are winery tours running?
The Sunday guided winery tour is paused and listed as returning in 2027.
What does Knightor make?
English wine and Cornish vermouth, plus aperitifs and spritzes served at the cellar door.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Cornwall, from St Agnes to the Lizard
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