Chale church looks out over the English Channel and within recent memory the church used to be in the centre of the parish, but the English Channel is getting closer. The tower is 15th century with the upper stage rebuilt in 1768, although the pinnacles from this time have since had to be removed.

Of the six bells, four were cast and rehung in a metal frame, along with the present 3rd, by Taylors of Loughborough in 1897; at the time they were "cutting edge" harmonic tuning work by Taylors. The treble was added in 1946 and is the only bell on ball bearings, so it tends to catch some people out. The bells start to hum nicely if pushed along.

The treble was the gift of William Saunders of Chale and dedicated on Christmas Day 1946. The oldest bell is the third, bearing the founders mark "R" and was cast in the 14th century; it has been in the church since the 15th century. This is the oldest bell in a ring of bells on the Island, although others (Thorley c.1250) are older and their two bells in a turret have dated documentation linked to the local gentry. The tenor was originally cast by Anthony Bond in 1628. The 4th and 5th were the gift of an American family in memory of their Chale forbears.