The beautiful home of England's leading premium wine producer, The Chapel Down Winery is situated in the Garden of England near the pretty Wealden town of Tenterden.
Designed and built by local artisans, using the materials used in the winemaking process and set in landscaped grounds, including over 22 acres of vineyards, the winery gives English wine a home to be proud of.
The Wine and Fine Food Store is open to visitors 7 days a week throughout the year from 10.00am to 5.00pm where our staff are more than happy to talk to you about the wines and offer tastings.
Visitors are free to stroll in the grounds including the beautiful old Herb Garden (which is licensed for civil wedding ceremonies) and the vineyards. Vineyard maps and trails are also available to collect in store. Access to the working winery is strictly by guided tour only.
Here at Chapel Down we have a variety of tasting and tour experiences to meet your needs, whether its Corporate Tastings, Guided Tours and Group Tours or a Gift Experience. Each offers you the opportunity to taste some of the UK finest wines.
Contact us on 01580 766111 for more details.
Our Award Winning Winery Visitor Experience
The Chapel Down Winery has been named Best Leisure and Tourism Business 2010 at the annual Kent Excellence in Business Awards which took place on the 1st July 2010. The Winery beat finalists including Leeds Castle to win the accolade and we are extremely proud of our retail and tourism team for this wonderful achievement.
We are delighted to announce that following on from the success of the Keiba Awards above The Chapel Down Winery has also been awarded a Silver Award at the Tourism South East Awards 2010. At the ceremony on 21st October the winery came second in the 'Flavour of the South East' category which awards excellence in Food and Drink related Tourism from businesses right across the south east of England from Hampshire to Kent.
Chapel Down has been named 'Kent's Best Vineyard' at the Taste of Kent Awards run by Produced in Kent, the award ceremony took place on Friday 25th February at Leeds Castle. Another great achievement for the whole team.
Merlin Balloons
Merlin Balloons who now fly their spectacular hot air balloons from our vineyard in Tenterden. Flights are available for 6 to 20 passengers, plus Merlin Balloons is also offering exclusive flights for 2 people in their very own chartered balloon. All flights include a complimentary glass of Chapel Down fizz and guided tours of the vineyard and winery can be added to your hot air ballooning experience. For more details and to make a booking click here.