Graylingwell Chapel

Absolutely phenomenal live music venue! My band had the privilege to play here and thanks to Jack and his team, it was one of the best sounding events we have ever played at! The Chapel its self retains its historic architecture but there are so many splashes of modern features that it makes it very very contemporary! The food was delicious and the staff were ultra friendly and very helpful. There is so much to do at Graylingwell Chapel and there is certainly something for everyone! The photos are looking towards the band at the North side of the Chapel (where the main services would have always taken place.)

Graylingwell storytime (and used to be supper) is an amazing Monday afternoon activity. 3:30-4:30pm, £2 per family no matter how many children. Chris is awesome at entertaining and allowing space for your children to be creative. Normally he reads a story with puppets, gets the children playing with musical instruments, dancing and getting a parachute out. Graylingwell Chapel is an awesome space anyway and has a great ethos about bringing community together. We have used it so many times. Great rainy day play space for under 4s.

I love, love, love this place. Such a wonderful space for so many reasons, great coffee and delicious treats, all of the staff so genuinely positive and friendly. But what i especially like is that it is brilliant to see this being used by so many different communities at once. I personally attend a free monthly business networking here - well attended by about 40 or so other local businesses but at the same time you can often find children using the indoor play equipment whilst their carers enjoy a coffee (and a rest) or maybe there is a breast feeding class or other support group - Such a great local community asset being used by so many of us.

Lovely combined space, ex chapel, but now a vibrant community space with a lovely coffee shop. Great use of this facility, wish we hod one near us!

Editing to add an update, 2024: Went back after some time since we moved away and the menu has completely changed. They removed the picky bits which My children adored, in fact most children visiting every time we went in would have this meal. The play area was nice still but I felt bad about the noise since the end of the hall now has signs saying it is a quiet space, but the noise won't exactly reach that area and decide to turn around. Some of the food was still nice but the sausage sandwich was very greasy with sausages I wasn't a massive fan of. However the scrambled eggs were delicious and I was a huge fan of the tea that we got. It also used to be a relatively warm space to go but it was very cold inside. I kept my coat on. I did find my drawing from years back still pinned up which made me happy. I've had to adjust my rating to 4 stars though. It is a lot of personal preference though. also the hand dryers in the bathroom weren't working so I kept having to walk through the the cafe for napkins to dry my hands. 2022: What a fantastic community space. We live nearby and have visited with our children multiple times in the past 2 weeks. The Chapel has a wonderful warm and comfortable atmosphere, welcoming staff, plenty of information to explore and a very well stocked play area for children of many ages. On top of this, I have found quiet rooms and nooks, and a comfy bench with reading lamps and headphones plugged into what sounded like some storytelling but I have yet to sit down and really listen. The coffee is really very good, perhaps some of the best in chichester, and the tea is of a great quality (some of you may know i am very particular about my tea) as is all of the food we have tried so far. My favourite was on one of the days they had some cinnamon buns and I have been disappointed not to have seen them since. Even the loos were lovely to use, with what seemed to be a wonderful heated floor, clean facilities and one of the stalls even had some stained glass windows which was a rather lovelly space. I hope the Chapel manages to keep this space feeling lush and inviting, and that people continue to respect and enjoy it. We have had countless conversations here with other locals and parents who have been desperate for somewhere to go like this, and we also keep telling our friends about it.