Chapel Down

My wife and i bought a Wine and Dine experience for Our Sister for her 60th Birthday and had a really wonderful experience. The Wine tour was very informative and the Wine tasting was very professionally done. I was expecting it to be far more commercial than it was, which made the experience even better. The staff were all very nice and well informed. The food served was very tasty and well presented and served with paired wines all within the price. All in all a really nice afternoon.

Without doubt the best wine tour I have ever done. The vineyard is beautiful and the facilities first class. We started with a glass of the top sparkling. Our guide Russell was superb combining knowledge with good humour and a professional attitude. The wine tasting was generous, informative and varied with five wines tasted. Lunch was very good in the upstairs restaurant. Staff were lovely and food on point. It is an absolute bargain given what you get. We went today(October 20th) so only 9 in our group. A bigger group in peak season would still, I’m sure be enjoyable but I loved the small group. Highly recommended the tour and lunch

Great tour of the winery by a proper sommelier, followed by wine tasting of Chapel Down’s best.

We booked the Tour & Wine Tasting for ourselves and children and partners as a present. We love Chapel Down and have visited before, so wanted to share with the kids. The place has developed so much since our first visit in early 2000s. The tour was led by Andrew and he was great. A real good level of information delivered with humour and without and of the wine snobbery you get sometimes. All the wines we tasted were wonderful and generous measures. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it.

We did a Vineyard Tour and Experience with a three course lunch and it was absolutely incredible. Andrew was a such a brilliant host - knowledgeable and also very witty. He really made the tour feel special and really interesting. The Chapel Down wine was delicious and also the lunch in The Swan was superb - the service and quality of the food was amazing! We couldn't recommend enough! Thanks Chapel Down!

We had such a brilliant day at Chapel Down for the Wine & Dine Experience. The tour began with a lovely walk through the vineyard with our guide, Andrew, who was not only extremely knowledgeable but also wonderfully humorous, making the whole experience engaging and fun. He then guided us through the fermentation process and the full grape-to-glass journey. The tasting session was excellent, Andrew talked us through a range of wines in a way that was informative. It felt really accessible and enjoyable, even if you’re not a wine expert. We finished the day with a delicious three-course set menu at The Swan on the Chapel Down grounds, perfectly paired with the wines we had just learned about. Every course was beautifully presented and complemented the wines so well. Overall, it was a fantastic experience that balanced learning, tasting, and dining perfectly. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a fun and memorable day out.

My friends and I took a tour with Andy and stayed for lunch. Would thoroughly recommend, the food was good and the setting fantastic!

Wanted to give a shout-out to our guide, Meg and say thanks! She led an excellent tour and the wine tasting was great. The whole team were very friendly and welcoming and we thoroughly enjoyed our time at Chapel Down. Would love to come back again in the future!

So on a sunny Saturday afternoon, we decided to drive out to Kent and visit the Chapel Down Vineyard! We've been fans of the wine for awhile (their Pinot Reserve sparkling is delicious), and we needed to get some of their Flint Dry (and by some, I mean a lot) for a big celebration we had coming up. After driving through the countryside of Kent and through some small villages nearby, you will finally arrive at the Vineyard. It's not close to the motorway, just be prepared, but you do get to see the lovely scenic Kent countryside so that's a bonus. When you arrive, you're allowed three complimentary tastes of their wines or beers (although I'm not sure how hard and fast that rule is given we tried a few more than that). I can recommend many of their sparklings, whites and beers, but their reds aren't for me. Then if you want to buy some to take home, they offer 10% a purchase of 12 or more. There's also a huge food area to buy goodies from chocolates to jams and even savory spreads (like bacon jam!). After shopping (or even before) you can wander around the vineyard and see the grapes. We did a small walk through, but given the heat of the day, we mostly found a shaded spot in the grass and sat around chatting. There's even a restaurant if you desire a place to eat, or you can pick up cheese and biscuits from inside the shop and eat in the picnic area. It's a gorgeous place to spend a sunny Saturday.

Prior to our trip, we were looking for wineries to visit and found Chapel Down. We found them and their wines interesting. They have a great location and encourage picnics with a bottle of their wine. We walked a bit in the vineyards before heading in for a tasting. We drink sparkling wine every weekend so the fact that they produced several was a huge draw. We really enjoyed them and they make the perfect bubbly to bring to any gathering. Crisp, clean and refreshing...the ideal accompaniment for sushi or charcuterie. Not huge fans of the whites, but their sparkling is a tremendous value and should be enjoyed weekly!