Old Chapel Forge

Old Chapel Forge descritpion

Set in the beautiful South Downs, Old Chapel Forge offers gourmet breakfasts, and elegant rooms in a 17th-century chapel. Bognor Regis and historical Chichester are a 5-minute drive away.
The luxury, 4-star suites have private patios with outdoor seating and scenic views. Each room features a modern bathroom, cosy seating area and private entrance. Free Wi-Fi is also available.
All suites also include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate making facilities along with shortbread biscuits, while guests can relax with a TV/DVD player, free Wi-Fi, and a small drinks fridge. Suites all contain an en suite bathroom with a selection of toiletries.
Award-winning cooked breakfasts are freshly prepared in a traditional oven and served in the farmhouse kitchen or garden, featuring quality local produce, organic ingredients, and homemade jams and preserves. Packed lunches and supper trays can also be arranged.
The Old Chapel Forge has free on-site parking, and is situated a 5-minute drive from Aldwick Beach. Bognor Regis Railway Station is 2.5 miles away, and Portsmouth is a 30-minute drive away.

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Facilities of Old Chapel Forge

Outdoors ：Grounds | Terrace | Sun Deck

Pets ：Free!Pets are allowed on request. No extra charges.

Food & Drink ：Breakfast in the Room | Special Diet Meals (upon request)

Internet ：Free!Wired internet is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：Free!Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).

Services ：Express Check-in/Check-out | Private Check-in/Check-out | Laundry | Fax/Photocopying

General ：Non-smoking Rooms | Heating | Hypoallergenic room available | All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

Reviews for Old Chapel Forge

Review 1：Best breakfasts. A great welcome. Lovely spacious room with great view. Great location for local history interests, near Fishbourne Roman Palace, museum and art gallery in Chichester, country walks and more.

Review 2：Overpriced for the very basic facilities. Inadequate pillows; minuscule refrigerator; tiny TV; no chairs or table to sit at; no shelving in bathroom. Camping really.

Review 3：It was clean

Review 4：Smell of gas in hallway, fridge was tiny and made a noise so we could not use it. TV was tiny, room was small. No sofa or space in room.

Review 5：room was well decorated but small

Review 6：- The room needs a desk to be truly comfortable if you are a writer or on-line worker. However, our host immediately found a solution: she offered us knee trays that were the right size for our laptops. - The mattress may be too soft for some people, particularly if you are tall or heavy. We were able to create extra support by inserting cushions strategically between the mattress and the topper, and we slept well.

Review 7：- The tasteful décor and the gorgeous view over farmland make this a really peaceful place to stay. - The bathroom and bath are modern and comfortable. - Our cat was made welcome and she enjoyed exploring the garden and the adjacent farmland. - The slow-cooked breakfast that we enjoyed one morning was delicious.

Review 8：Loved the chapel room and the breakfast in bed was amazing. Very friendly owner. Everything I could of wished for on an over night stay with my daughter.

Review 9：The photo of the room was taken to their advantage but the other way was quite the opposite. There were wrought iron furnishings including an uncomfortable wrought iron chair.We were not welcomed and did not see any staff until I said we were going next morning having collected our key from a wall safe by the door.

Review 10：It's a bit tricky to find the right entrance despite clear directions. Maybe that's me though ...

Review 11：Really lovely host. We had breakfast in the kitchen and chatted while breakfast was made. Beds were nice and comfy and the rooms were clean and welcoming.

Review 12：Very noisy by the road. 2 days stay but no clean towels second day. Whole stay revolves around proprietors needs and not guests needs. Dark and dangerous for walking at night to find door to get in. On bend of road. No path on road to walk on. Extreme smell of air fresh enters everywhere.

Review 13：Breakfasts were excellent, the hostess is delightful and extremely informative. The chapel is a charming place to stay. The location is extremely convenient for many local attractions. Highly recommended.

Review 14：We booked this place as it was advertised as a B & B, but on arrival were told no breakfast was available.

Review 15：Room was comfortable and well appointed, with nice views.

Review 16：Advertised as Bed & Breakfast. It's bed only ... breakfast isnot included unless you pay extra. Was quoted £5 extra each ( still haveemail as proof ) if we wanted breakfast. When I phoned up to discussthis I was quoted £10 each ! We skipped breakfast.Never saw any staff orowner either.

Review 17：Bed was comfortable.

Review 18：No street numbering so difficult to locate. We were given copious street directions but a number would have helped the Sat Nav. We needed a local inn keeper to help us. Very difficult to enter or leave the property safety through narrow gates with poor visibilityon an open highway with traffic flowing very quickly .

Review 19：Quiet and it seemed all comfort tried to be covered including extra travelling plugs and tea making facilities.

Review 20：Trying to find it. When you come off the A27 the turn off the roundabout is easy to miss. It is sign posted to a campsite only, no village names nor road numbers.

Review 21：Quiet, relaxing. Dogs allowed, I like dogs.

Review 22：i would have liked it better if we could walk around the town more. At least to the shops nearby. There is no pavement for walk way by the roads for pedestrians so we needed a car to go everywhere.

Review 23：i liked that there was a lot of greenery. It's a good place to relax if you like peace and quiet.

Review 24：Mattress had seen better days very lumpy and very squeaky.

Review 25：Owner so helpful, location amazing. We booked it last minute, when we turned up we were felt to make so welcome. Very clean, really quiet.

Review 26：Did not have anything I didn't like

Review 27：The owner was very helpful and friendly, we stayed in the old chapel and it was amazing, the facilities are clean and of high standard the view from our window was excellent.

Review 28：On one occasion the entrance door was locked from the inside and we couldn't get in, and could not contact the owner. There should be an emergency telephone number always available

Review 29：Friendliness of owner

Review 30：Excellent hostess who could not do enough to help & advise us during our trip. Excellent food & all the facilities you could want. Warm & comfortable room. highly recommended! Pity weather was so wet & cold but didn't spoil the views.

Review 31：We found the sofa very uncomfortable,so much so that my husband brought in a deckchair to sit in whilst watching TV !

Review 32：The very quiet location. Good selection of breakfasts (cooked to order) Nothing too much trouble for Sandra.

Review 33：Unpleasant smell in room. Asked for a quiet room but we were next to the road, although a country lane it was very busy in the evening and again traffic started quite early in the morning. Entrance/exit to the property could be safer. Very narrow turning off the road and difficult to see if clear to pull out. Breakfast taken at communal table in the kitchen.

Review 34：Good breakfast.

Review 35：The room we stayed in was looking a little tired and some repairs minor repairs were needed. The window were ill fitting and double glassing would have helped. The shower was very poor, the pressure was so weak it was pointless trying to use it. However we did enjoy our stay.

Review 36：Sandra was the most welcoming of host, her breakfast was delirious and well presented and cooked. The view from our room over looking the fields and sunset was lovely. The room was very warm, too warm! Ample tea and coffee and chocolate biscuits were provided during our stay.

Review 37：We loved the rural outlook and cosy room, which was very clean and comfortable the gardens are lovely to sit in and enjoy breakfast or a glass of wine after a hard day's touring, Sandra is a wonderful hostess and made our stay thoroughly enjoyable.

Review 38：Totally inadequate shower Poor lighting, especially in bathroom Shower in darkness behind curtain Tired bedding and linen Poor vehicle access off busy main road Drinking water contaminated Poor ventilation Damp atmosphere

Review 39：Breakfast Facilities in room

Review 40：The room was a good size with the added bonus of a sofa and great wardrobe space. Really nice to also have the option of a bath rather than just the generic shower. Breakfast was great and Sandra is an excellent host!

Review 41：Sandra was really friendly and had a great wealth of knowledge about the area and tourist attractions; had a talent of tuning in to best suit your needs and wants! Lovely location, which had good links for walks and sight seeing. Breakfasts were fresh, tasty and very yummy!

Review 42：The room lacked good natural light. Difficult to turn around on the drive. No real views over countryside and unable to see outside from the room.

Review 43：The light tube in the bathroom made it more pleasant. Breakfast was good and served on time.

Review 44：Firstly, communication from this place is poor - allegedly my email address was wrong on the internet and I didn't receive an email I should have done. Funny how booking.com managed it with the same address??!!The place is not easy to find and the post code refers to the middle of a field. The rambling directions in the email are less than constructive.On arrival, the place is for sale and this sets the alarm bells ringing!! A commercial estate agent might have been a little more discreet??We had booked one of the rooms in the Chapel with its thirty foot vaulted ceilings and generous floor area. On arrival - there was no one there to greet us or extend a welcome - there was no vaulted ceiling - nor was it thirty feet high. The cobwebs were over thirty feet long and covered in dust so thick they were around a 1/4 inch in diameter. The two residents responsible for these had a leg span of over three inches! Arachnophobes beware!! There were exposed beams and the ridge was no more than fifteen feet - hardly the ethereal, atmospheric room we had imagined. The same elastic tape measure had been used to measure the rest of the room. The promised "wrought iron" was black painted tin from the local DIY store.The doors opening out onto the area to the rear of the property is obstructed by the TV and cannot be opened as it has been sealed. The curtains are filthy.The owner claims to be responsible for green tourism in the South and displays signs suggesting you should minimise the use of water and she even withholds face towels as part of this drive and yet then provides a double bath which must use three of four times more water than a normal bath and a plug which doesn't fit - so the bath is unusable anyway!! Bed linen is older than the "wrought iron" and unironed and the room was generally grubby and worn.

Review 45：Our next hotel.

Review 46：Parking was quite tight.

Review 47：The Chapel room we stayed in was beautiful & a very high standard. Breakfast was delicious & having it outside in the lovely garden was a perfect start to the day. The owner was so helpful & very welcoming. Would definitely stay again.

Review 48：Nothing

Review 49：@Quirkyness' of the 'Old Chapel', yet with modern facilities. Lovely view across the fields. Wide choice for breakfast, very filling and tasty. Sandra was a ' mine of information' about the local area and very thoughtful about the needs of her varied guests.

Review 50：We stayed at Old Chapel Forge for one night in the family suite with our two young children. The family suite was very comfortable - good sized rooms, good beds, and all the facilities you would expect. It was all very clean and pleasantly decorated. Breakfast was really lovely; the food was very tasty and Sandra was extremely hospitable. All in all a very nice stay

Review 51：road noise as road is close and seemed busy.

Review 52：Location great for Portsmouth ferry terminal. Breakfast was superb, owner very friendly. Really lovely to join others for breakfast around the kitchen table. Room clean, comfortable, lots of thought has gone into the facilities. Beds very comfortable - bliss.

Review 53：Car park slightly small and hard to turn but don't let this put you off as everything else was perfect !!

Review 54：Charlie was friendly and cooked us a lovely breakfast views from the chapel were lovely, lots of extra touches in the room that you would never get with a chain hotel, lambs pub in nearby pagham was excellent ( thanked Charles for the recommendation)

Review 55：Problem with satellite tv signal

Review 56：Comfortable, convenient

Review 57：The food could have been better

Review 58：The owner was very friendly

Review 59：Poor location and poor access - but we knew this when we booked.

Review 60：Excellent quality.

Review 61：It was nice and peaceful. Perhaps the entrance could be a little clearer especially if arriving after dark.

Review 62：The staff were great. The location was great.

Review 63：Loved all the little extras such as good coffee biscuits and toiletries as well as a warm and informative host and relaxed environment

Review 64：Friendly and welcoming host. Lovely comfortable room with view over fields. Great and varied choices for breakfast and very well prepared.

Review 65：Quiet, & room was very private.

Review 66：Dated accomodation

Review 67：Location

Review 68：Parking is squeezy

Review 69：Nice place to stay

Review 70：Room right near main road. Interrupted sleep.

Review 71：Nice room.

Review 72：Great location , lovely view from room at the back .

Review 73：Lovely location and a beautiful building.

Review 74：Sandra was very happy n nice ladie n friendly staff

Review 75：So quiet for such a much needed sleep. The place is surrounded by beautiful countryside. Couldnt fault it in any way.

Review 76：Building on the main road so traffic passing.

Review 77：Breakfasts brilliant

Review 78：Could find no faults with my stay!

Review 79：Loved the location, the views, the accomodation, and the owner 'Sandra' is very helpful and friendly.

Review 80：water flow of the shower was not strong enough.

Review 81：Lovely room with beautiful views accross open fields. Breakfast was delicious.

Review 82：Mattress was not to our liking, a memory foam would rate the room as excellent.

Review 83：Breakfasts were excellent and it was very quiet.

Review 84：Amazing views and lovely room

Review 85：Tricky exit onto busy road

Review 86：Access all day Large comfortable room Full size bathroom Excellent food

Review 87：Instant coffee sachets in the room.

Review 88：Friendly welcome. Eco friendly. High ceilings and wrought iron features in a converted chapel.

Review 89：Over priced , charged twice

Review 90：Lovely room. Quiet surroundings. Nice touches in the toiletries in the bathroom. Good info on the locality. And a good breakfast.

Review 91：on main road but little traffic noise

Review 92：Lovely room, good recommendations for local eateries, great healthy breakfasts with home made jams

Review 93：friendly owners and good location for touring the area

Review 94：Thank you for Sandra and her husband for the great time. Loved the breakfast and all the help that we got on what to see in the area it helped us a lot. For us this was a perfect few days.

Review 95：Sandra was in 'a hurry' when we arrrived, which didn't make us feel very welcome at first, but this was compensated the next morning by a warm welcome at breakfast by her husband. The room deserves a thorough dust removal... We were dissappointed by the amount of water running out of shower in our 'Chapel Suite'...we are ecominded too, but we still like some comfort, certainly at this price per night.

Review 96：Nice location, in between the South Downs and the Sea, with Chichester en Arundel close by. Tasty breakfast, with every day choice of different possibilities, served in good and warm kitchen atmosphere. A lot of advice for trippers from our hosts: where to go, walk and eat...

Review 97：There was nothing we didn't like, just perfect.

Review 98：The room was very comfortable over looking fields very tranquil. Breakfast was fantastic freshly cooked. We will book again when we are down that way. Thank you

Review 99：Bed was very hard,room had cobwebs all over.Breakfast we had to order the night before as it was allegedly cooked fresh on the day, when we went for it at the booked time it all came out of the oven and was dried up with the exception of the toast , and to our horror when we requested scrambled eggs they were microwaved.

Review 100：The only like we had about this property was the location

Review 101：Was out of the way, you had to drive everywhere and we love to walk. A mirror on the gate would be helpful. It is very hard to see the road unless you stick the car out into the traffic. A minor point, but using toiletries that have been used by other visitors raised concerns about hygiene. Bed linen was not very good quality.

Review 102：The hostess had a great knowledge of the area and what we should see while in the area. The breakfast was lovely a great choice of fresh fruit, a cooked breakfast and cereals.

Review 103：It was a beautiful location, very peaceful and picturesque. Hosts were really friendly and helpful and the breakfasts were delicious. Would love to go back again soon.

Review 104：Nothing springs to mind

Review 105：Having a separate 'annexe' with its own entrance; also it was good to have a bath aswell as shower and a comfortable bed and a nice view.

Review 106：Bed linen and bed itself needed upgrading, they were not in keeping with the room itself. Bathroom would need re-doing in near future.

Review 107：Very unusual bedroom, which was well appointed and was warm and cozy. Good breakfast.

Review 108：It is good to be eco - friendly but we found the toilet flush was notenough to flush everything away and it took a very long time to refillbefore you could flush again - not a water saver in our eyes and verytime consuming.

Review 109：We liked the fact that when looking out our window we were looking outto fields. The room was very comfortable. Our breakfasts were wonderfuland we got to meet some very nice travellers. Our host 'Sandra'was lovely, and had a wealth of information. We couldn't have askedfor a better B&B host.

Review 110：Getting in and out of the driveway, limited parking space.

Review 111：Sandra and Charles were friendly and very helpful hosts. The chapel was comfortable and the garden setting delightful.

Review 112：Tea & coffee cups as big as soup cups in the rooms. The tea went cold as a result.

Review 113：Lovely spot in a rural area, however close to a busy road & traffic noise. A car is a must. Very nice breakfast in the farmhouse kitchen. If the weather is fine, you can dine outside in the garden. Commend her efforts on organics. Beach only 10 minutes drive away. Nice village with plenty of dining options.

Review 114：Our room was defined as a luxury suite with a king size bed. The bed was a queen - not a king. It was a single. fairly narrow room with the bed at one end and a couch at the other end. It was certainly not a suite and was not at all luxurious. The bathroom was very "tired" (1970's vintage?) with dirty/cracked floor tile grout and cracked grout wall to ceiling joints. The shower pressure was very low.

Review 115：The room was unusual, with a high, pitched ceiling

Review 116：Wonderful place to stay. Sandra was a great hostess, welcoming, friendly and full of local knowledge. The room was lovely, couldn't have asked for more.

Review 117：It's a bit far out, taxi/car is needed to go to Chichester and to the races which aren't cheap. The garden is a little overgrown where you walk to the main house for breakfast.

Review 118：The staff were very helpful and pleasant. The room was airy and bright. Extra little touches like water as well as tea and coffee, toileteries such as nail file,cotton buds, cleansing lotion and pads to take off make up.

Review 119：Grout on bathroom floor needed cleaning/fixing and joint between ceiling and tiles-maintenance. It was clean but not what we would expect for this price accommodation.

Review 120：Communal breakfasts,lovely cooked breakfasts, Very friendly owners and very knowledgeable of the area. Very good informative folder

Review 121：The traffic on the country road adjacent to the property!

Review 122：Beautiful, spacious room with a fabulous view across open fields; a very friendly and helpful [re places to eat/visit/where to park etc] owner; amazing breakfasts!

The Fine Print

Please note that keys are kept in the key safes so guests can check-in at any time.Please contact the property if you wish to check in after 19:00 so they can provide the security codes to get into the building.