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Excellent Vineyard tour and tasting.

We were given a tour of the vineyard as a present from our son and we combined it with our anniversary celebrations. The tour of the vineyard was very informative and the cheese and wine tasting was very enjoyable. Our guide for the afternoon was a lady called Meg who was both friendly and knowledgeable. Overall, an excellent experience.

Date of experience : August 28, 2024

Exceeded my expectations

I was treated to a wonderfully enjoyable tour of the Chapel Down Vineyard and winery on a Sunday morning in early March, despite my reservations. Our guide was the excellent Martin, who was knowledgeable, approachable and light hearted. He walked and talked us through the whole vitrification process in a thoroughly entertaining way, and was very open to questions. Martin also led us through a tutored wine tasting in a similar humorous vein in the impressive Tasting Room. Then we moved on to fine dining paired with wine in the Swan restaurant, also a 5 star experience. I thoroughly recommend this high end tour.

Date of experience : March 03, 2024

We visited the winery and vineyard…

We visited the winery and vineyard yesterday September 12th and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Freddie led the tour and was very knowledgeable and approachable with a dry sense of humour. We learnt lots about the growing and making process as well as enjoying some guided sampling in the aptly named Wine Sanctuary. Would thoroughly recommend a visit. A word of advice though, tasting samples are very generous so I would not recommend driving and taxis are difficult to get hold of so definitely book one in advance.

Date of experience : September 12, 2023

Poor customer service

Placed a near £500 order online, and yet in two whole days they hadn't even managed to put it in a box and despatch it! Far too laid back in this day and age. I am local and a shareholder in this business too, and the "discounts" they give us shareholders can quite often be beaten just by buying their wines in Tescos when they have a deal on wine.

Date of experience : November 23, 2022

A superb day celebrating with the family

We enjoyed a deluxe experience which included a superb tour with Andrew as our guide. He was delightful,very knowledgeable and taught us such a lot about Chapel Down wines. After the tour he was in charge of our tasting of 5 wines including sparkling. We then went to the Swan restaurant and were served a delicious meal and accompanying wines. I highly recommend this experience.

Date of experience : April 21, 2023

Grape delight

Beautiful location. Russell was our Fabulous guide for the wine tour and tasting. What an interesting afternoon. He was a really engaging and clearly very knowledgeable in his craft. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience…and the wine tasting wasn’t bad either!!! Thank you.

Date of experience : March 25, 2023

You must go to Chapel Down winery!

If you haven’t heard of - or, even better, visited - Chapel Down winery in Tenterden, Kent, this should be on your list! They offer truly amazing sparkling and other wines (and also beer and gin, although I’ve not tried those) and have first class customer care. We have been going along to buy our fizz and other wine from them for almost 10 years and they always delight. Recently we had a small issue with one of their bottles and they sent us 6 FOC as an apology. Totally unexpected and very gratefully received. Thank you!

Date of experience : December 27, 2019

Excellent tour, tasting and meal

Excellent afternoon on a very sunny day, walking around the vineyard and winery with knowledgable guide, Martin. Followed by a tutored tasting and a fabulous meal at The Swan. All staff were friendly and attentive.

Date of experience : July 07, 2023

Don't hesitate in booking the wine tasting

We went to a Wine Tasting at Chapel Down as a present for my husband. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It was for 2 hours, part growing and science and part learning how to properly taste the wine and enjoying it. The wines are delicious and the Guide was brilliant. He’s name was Andrew and the tour was fun, funny and enlightening. Would thoroughly recommend it. Made a lovely present.

Date of experience : February 17, 2023

Poor service

I ordered a bottle from Chapel Down for my sister’s birthday, from their website. They delivered it a day late & when I complained they replied that “our delivery time is currently 5-7 days, which was stated on the confirmation email.” That was not the information on their website, which gave a precise delivery date (my sister’s birthday).

Date of experience : October 08, 2020

My first encounter with Chapel Down Gin

I had my first encounter with Chapel Down wines back in 2009 at The Allotment restaurant in Dover. Since then it’s been a regular wine that I’ve purchased. I recently phoned them regarding a delivery of the new Bacchus Gin for my brother’s birthday (a bit late on my part). Extremely helpful staff who got my order sent out and delivered on time, according to my brother the gin was fantastic! I recently received a bottle of the same gin directly from Chapel Down and can confirm that this is a great gin. Very happy with the product and great service!

Date of experience : November 16, 2020

Tour guide Russell really knows his stuff!

Had a tour led by Russell. He was great entertainment and provided exactly the right amount of info to answer all our questions - can't recommend highly enough...and the wine's not bad too :)

Date of experience : February 08, 2024

Excellent tour/tasting tour last week

Had an excellent tour/tasting last week especially as took along friends who also enjoyed themselves immensely. Thanks also to Andrew who was our excellent guide.

Date of experience : June 21, 2022

I am an advocate of English sparkling…

I am an advocate of English sparkling wine, but this fell well short. Perhaps because I live in the Camel Valley area and love their wine? I don't know. Chapel Down was fizzy then flat within moments, it's taste was good but then felt off. No vintage on our bottle, not worth the money. I would rather pay more for something special, like Camel Valley.

Date of experience : June 03, 2021

Fantastic day celebrating a friends…

Fantastic day celebrating a friends 50th with a wine tasting and tour. Russell was a fantastic guide and made the day for us. Extremely knowledgeable but made it fun.

Date of experience : May 20, 2023

Another Mixed case just arrived

This wine is wonderful after trying these wines we are now buying far less European wine now and put a regular order into Chapel down, the Bacchus -Flint Dry and Rose are all great wines.

Date of experience : July 12, 2021

Substandard order fulfilment.

Although down to personal choice Chapel Down produce very good English Style wine of 5* quality. We decided to order their English Rose NV Christmas Gift Pack with Flutes as a gift to be sent directly to the recipient. This is where the things started to be of concern. 1) The gift set does not come in the box which is supplied as a “flat pack” for the recipient to make up and insert fhe wine and glasses. Other outlets of drink and glasses gift boxes manage to supply with everything suitably protected within the gift box. 2) Express delivery was not an available option for these gift sets. 3) The delivery was not as originally advised and after querying I was advised that dispatch would be by the end of the next day. This never happened. 4) I then emailed them again and received a reply that they were awaiting the supply of the glasses with delivery asap. 5) Eventually the order was dispatched and in fairness by Parcel Force 24hr and has been received by the recipient. I note that all the Christmas Gift Sets are now showing as out of stock. Chapel Down certainly let themselves, and their customers, down by substandard marketing. Chapel Down Website does not have a review/comments facility.

Date of experience : December 12, 2021

A fabulous day

A fabulous day, tour guide Martin was knowledgable and entertaining. Tasting portions were generous and the service and quality of food in restaurant were superb. We enjoyed this experience so much we are thinking of making the 240 mile trip again to experience Chaeldown at a different time of year!

Date of experience : October 12, 2022

Great wine and service

Really good service , ordered for an event and delivered really quickly and really well packaged. Great tasting wines, White, Rose and sparkling. Have used a few times now and always superb

Amazing wines

The Bacchus is like Marlborough region Sauvignon Blanc. Delivery is easy and free. I’ve tried the mixed cases and also the gin and loved it all (probably a bit too much!)

Date of experience : August 14, 2021

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Reviews 4.3.

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Excellent Vineyard tour and tasting.

We were given a tour of the vineyard as a present from our son and we combined it with our anniversary celebrations. The tour of the vineyard was very informative and the cheese and wine tasting was very enjoyable. Our guide for the afternoon was a lady called Meg who was both friendly and knowledgeable. Overall, an excellent experience.

Date of experience : 28 August 2024

Exceeded my expectations

I was treated to a wonderfully enjoyable tour of the Chapel Down Vineyard and winery on a Sunday morning in early March, despite my reservations. Our guide was the excellent Martin, who was knowledgeable, approachable and light hearted. He walked and talked us through the whole vitrification process in a thoroughly entertaining way, and was very open to questions. Martin also led us through a tutored wine tasting in a similar humorous vein in the impressive Tasting Room. Then we moved on to fine dining paired with wine in the Swan restaurant, also a 5 star experience. I thoroughly recommend this high end tour.

Date of experience : 03 March 2024

We visited the winery and vineyard…

We visited the winery and vineyard yesterday September 12th and had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Freddie led the tour and was very knowledgeable and approachable with a dry sense of humour. We learnt lots about the growing and making process as well as enjoying some guided sampling in the aptly named Wine Sanctuary. Would thoroughly recommend a visit. A word of advice though, tasting samples are very generous so I would not recommend driving and taxis are difficult to get hold of so definitely book one in advance.

Date of experience : 12 September 2023

Poor customer service

Placed a near £500 order online, and yet in two whole days they hadn't even managed to put it in a box and despatch it! Far too laid back in this day and age. I am local and a shareholder in this business too, and the "discounts" they give us shareholders can quite often be beaten just by buying their wines in Tescos when they have a deal on wine.

Date of experience : 23 November 2022

A superb day celebrating with the family

We enjoyed a deluxe experience which included a superb tour with Andrew as our guide. He was delightful,very knowledgeable and taught us such a lot about Chapel Down wines. After the tour he was in charge of our tasting of 5 wines including sparkling. We then went to the Swan restaurant and were served a delicious meal and accompanying wines. I highly recommend this experience.

Date of experience : 21 April 2023

Grape delight

Beautiful location. Russell was our Fabulous guide for the wine tour and tasting. What an interesting afternoon. He was a really engaging and clearly very knowledgeable in his craft. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience…and the wine tasting wasn’t bad either!!! Thank you.

Date of experience : 25 March 2023

You must go to Chapel Down winery!

If you haven’t heard of - or, even better, visited - Chapel Down winery in Tenterden, Kent, this should be on your list! They offer truly amazing sparkling and other wines (and also beer and gin, although I’ve not tried those) and have first class customer care. We have been going along to buy our fizz and other wine from them for almost 10 years and they always delight. Recently we had a small issue with one of their bottles and they sent us 6 FOC as an apology. Totally unexpected and very gratefully received. Thank you!

Date of experience : 27 December 2019

Excellent tour, tasting and meal

Excellent afternoon on a very sunny day, walking around the vineyard and winery with knowledgable guide, Martin. Followed by a tutored tasting and a fabulous meal at The Swan. All staff were friendly and attentive.

Date of experience : 07 July 2023

Don't hesitate in booking the wine tasting

We went to a Wine Tasting at Chapel Down as a present for my husband. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It was for 2 hours, part growing and science and part learning how to properly taste the wine and enjoying it. The wines are delicious and the Guide was brilliant. He’s name was Andrew and the tour was fun, funny and enlightening. Would thoroughly recommend it. Made a lovely present.

Date of experience : 17 February 2023

Poor service

I ordered a bottle from Chapel Down for my sister’s birthday, from their website. They delivered it a day late & when I complained they replied that “our delivery time is currently 5-7 days, which was stated on the confirmation email.” That was not the information on their website, which gave a precise delivery date (my sister’s birthday).

Date of experience : 08 October 2020

My first encounter with Chapel Down Gin

I had my first encounter with Chapel Down wines back in 2009 at The Allotment restaurant in Dover. Since then it’s been a regular wine that I’ve purchased. I recently phoned them regarding a delivery of the new Bacchus Gin for my brother’s birthday (a bit late on my part). Extremely helpful staff who got my order sent out and delivered on time, according to my brother the gin was fantastic! I recently received a bottle of the same gin directly from Chapel Down and can confirm that this is a great gin. Very happy with the product and great service!

Date of experience : 16 November 2020

Tour guide Russell really knows his stuff!

Had a tour led by Russell. He was great entertainment and provided exactly the right amount of info to answer all our questions - can't recommend highly enough...and the wine's not bad too :)

Date of experience : 08 February 2024

Excellent tour/tasting tour last week

Had an excellent tour/tasting last week especially as took along friends who also enjoyed themselves immensely. Thanks also to Andrew who was our excellent guide.

Date of experience : 21 June 2022

I am an advocate of English sparkling…

I am an advocate of English sparkling wine, but this fell well short. Perhaps because I live in the Camel Valley area and love their wine? I don't know. Chapel Down was fizzy then flat within moments, it's taste was good but then felt off. No vintage on our bottle, not worth the money. I would rather pay more for something special, like Camel Valley.

Date of experience : 03 June 2021

Fantastic day celebrating a friends…

Fantastic day celebrating a friends 50th with a wine tasting and tour. Russell was a fantastic guide and made the day for us. Extremely knowledgeable but made it fun.

Date of experience : 20 May 2023

Another Mixed case just arrived

This wine is wonderful after trying these wines we are now buying far less European wine now and put a regular order into Chapel down, the Bacchus -Flint Dry and Rose are all great wines.

Date of experience : 12 July 2021

Substandard order fulfilment.

Although down to personal choice Chapel Down produce very good English Style wine of 5* quality. We decided to order their English Rose NV Christmas Gift Pack with Flutes as a gift to be sent directly to the recipient. This is where the things started to be of concern. 1) The gift set does not come in the box which is supplied as a “flat pack” for the recipient to make up and insert fhe wine and glasses. Other outlets of drink and glasses gift boxes manage to supply with everything suitably protected within the gift box. 2) Express delivery was not an available option for these gift sets. 3) The delivery was not as originally advised and after querying I was advised that dispatch would be by the end of the next day. This never happened. 4) I then emailed them again and received a reply that they were awaiting the supply of the glasses with delivery asap. 5) Eventually the order was dispatched and in fairness by Parcel Force 24hr and has been received by the recipient. I note that all the Christmas Gift Sets are now showing as out of stock. Chapel Down certainly let themselves, and their customers, down by substandard marketing. Chapel Down Website does not have a review/comments facility.

Date of experience : 12 December 2021

A fabulous day

A fabulous day, tour guide Martin was knowledgable and entertaining. Tasting portions were generous and the service and quality of food in restaurant were superb. We enjoyed this experience so much we are thinking of making the 240 mile trip again to experience Chaeldown at a different time of year!

Date of experience : 12 October 2022

Great wine and service

Really good service , ordered for an event and delivered really quickly and really well packaged. Great tasting wines, White, Rose and sparkling. Have used a few times now and always superb

Amazing wines

The Bacchus is like Marlborough region Sauvignon Blanc. Delivery is easy and free. I’ve tried the mixed cases and also the gin and loved it all (probably a bit too much!)

Date of experience : 14 August 2021

The Foodie Travel Guide> English Vineyards> Chapel Down Vineyard

Taste English Sparkling Wine on a Chapel Down Vineyard Tour

by The Foodie Travel Guide | Aug 25, 2015

Take the Chapel Down vineyard tour in Kent to find out what makes it ‘the home of English wine’. It’s the largest English wine producer with over a million bottles labelled with its clever logo each year.

How to Find Chapel Down Vineyard

Chapel Down Winery, Small Hythe, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7NG

Chapel Down Vineyard

Chapel down vineyard tour.

• Tour Chapel Down’s Tenterden vineyard
• Do a tutored wine tasting
• Take a picnic with you or book lunch in the Swan restaurant
• Shop for local produce

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The Chapel Down Winery

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Chapel Down produces a world-class range of sparkling and still wines, together with the award-winning range of Curious beers & cider. Our sparkling wines are created using the Traditional Method, the same as Champagne, from fruit sourced from our own and partner vineyards across the South-East of England. We are proud to supply British icons such as Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, and you can enjoy our drinks at great institutions such as the Royal Opera House, The Donmar Warehouse and the Turner Contemporary all of which we support. We are also an official supplier to No 10 Downing Street and are the first English wine producer to ever feature in the London Stock Exchange's '1000 Companies to Inspire Britain 2016' and the directory of 'Cool Brands™ 2015/16'. All of which is rather humbling.

The south-east coast of England is synonymous with the white cliffs of Dover. It is this iconic chalk soil, the same as that of Champagne – just 90 miles to the south, coupled with our cool climate that enables us to produce truly world-class sparkling wines, as well as aromatic white wines and elegant light red wines from grapes such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Bacchus. We believe the future is bright for a young industry without the baggage of tradition and heritage and with its eye firmly on the needs of today's consumer. At Chapel Down, we own over 100 acres of vineyards across Kent, where we believe the finest overall conditions for grape growing exists in England. However, we also source our fruit from a wider geographic area – from Essex to Hampshire - to ensure we maintain consistency and that the risks of crop failure through frost, unusual weather events and climate are therefore reduced.

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