If you would like to treat yourself or a loved one to a truly memorable day out at the home of English wines there are a range of special gift experience packages available.
The Chapel Down Gift Experience 2012
Arrive at midday for a 3-course lunch from a selected menu in our restaurant, which will be accompanied by a glass of Chapel Down wine.
After lunch there will be time to explore the vineyards before being met by your guide and escorted to the vineyards where the cycle of the vine growing year will be explained to you. The tour will then move into our state of the art winery where your guide will lead you through the winemaking process from press right through to bottling line.
Finally you will return to the shop for a tasting of a selection of our award winning red, white and sparkling wines.
After the tour you are free to explore the herb garden or browse in the wine and fine food store. You can then have coffee in the restaurant or on the terrace overlooking the beautiful Kent countryside.
To complete your day each gift experience will also include a voucher for £10.00 to spend on wine purchases in the shop before you leave.
Gift Experiences cost £50.00 per person. Vouchers for 1, 2 or more people can be purchased by calling us on 01580 766111 or email: retail@chapeldown.com.
- Gift Experiences must be pre-booked and are available only on selected dates between April and November 2012.
- The date of visit can be booked at the time of purchase or at a later date.
- A list of available dates can be sent on request
- Maximum group size is 20 people
- Approx duration 3.5 hours
- Availability of weekend dates is very limited
- There is a restaurant surcharge on Sunday
2012 Dates for the Standard Gift Experience are as follows:
24 May
7/10/22/28 June
1/5/12/15/19/26/27 July
2/4/9/10/16/18/23/26/30 August
1/6/9/13/15/20/22/27 September
4/6/11/14/18/25/27 October
1/3/8/10/18/24 November
The Chapel Down Deluxe Experience 2012
Arrive at 12.30pm and you will be welcomed with a glass of Chapel Down fizz in our restaurant followed by a fantastic 3 course lunch accompanied by half a bottle of Chapel Down house wine. Tea or coffee will be served after lunch with Bon Bons from the Bon Bon tree.
After a leisurely lunch your guide will meet you at 3.00pm and escort you to the vineyards where the cycle of the vine growing year will be explained to you. The tour will then move into our state of the art winery where your guide will lead you through the winemaking process from press right through to bottling line. Finally you will return to the Wine and Fine Food Store for an extended tasting to include our award winning sparkling wines.
After the tour and tasting you are free to explore the Herb Garden and browse in the Wine and Fine Food Store and to complete your day you will be presented with a unique Chapel Down Gift as a reminder of your time with us.
Deluxe Gift Experiences cost £75.00 per person. Vouchers for 1, 2 or more people can be purchased by calling us on 01580 766111 or email: retail@chapeldown.com.
- Deluxe Experiences must be pre-booked and due to limited availability we advise you to book your date at the time of purchase or as soon as possible afterwards.
- Maximum group size is 12 people.
- Approx duration 4.5 hours.
- We strongly advise you to arrange suitable transport arrangements after this experience as you will be consuming alcohol, a list of taxi companies can be provided.
2012 Dates for the Chapel Down Deluxe Experience are as follows:
9/21/29 June
14/20 July
11/17/31 August
19/28/29 September
13/19/26 October
In May 2012 our new restaurant The Swan (previously Richard Phillips at Chapel Down) opened at Chapel Down. For anyone who booked or recieved a voucher for a Gift Experience prior to this date the itinerary for your visit remains unchanged from your original paperwork. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us at retail@chapeldown.com
Bespoke Gift Packages
If you are looking for something really special as a gift or a treat for family, friends or colleagues and you need some inspiration or local knowledge please contact Lucy Patridge our Retail Manager on tel: 01580 766111 or email retail@chapeldown.com. Lucy will be happy to advise and organise a bespoke itinerary dependent on your requirements and budget. As a taster we can provide any of the options below:
- Private Tours
- Tank tasting
- Fine Dining at lunchtime or evening
- Food and Wine Matching
- Extended Wine Tastings and VIP tours
- Sabrage Demonstrations
- Accomodation recommendations
- Merlin Hot Air Balloon Rides