Extended and improved during Darwin’s lifetime, it was first and foremost the family home but also a living laboratory. Darwin, a devoted father, often involved the children with his experiments.Walk along Darwin’s ‘thinking Path’ and see study where countless papers including On The Origin Of Species were written. There’s a small exhibition about his life and work.

About 1 hour to a vineyard. Lunch en-route or, depending on vineyard we visit, lunch at the vineyard.Gren Tours’ favourite vineyards are Balfour Winery in Kent or the Bluebell Vineyard Estates in Sussex. Both offer in-house tours and the all important tastings. Which vineyard we visit may depend on guests’ preference and availability of winery tour. Of the 10,000 acres of vines in Britain, a quarter is planted in Kent and a quarter in East and West Sussex. These counties are on a geological area known as the Artois Wealden anticline which also cover part of northern France. With a similar geology and climate to the Champagne region, the south east of England is ideal for growing grapes that are used in sparkling wines that are winning international competitions.Whichever we visit you will sample some very excellent award winning wines.

About 1 hour 30 minutes back to Central London