The Ballihoo restaurant, in the centre of the estate, is exclusively for the use of Lower Mill homeowners and holidaymakers and offers a comprehensive breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and takeaway menu. Diners can enjoy the finest and freshest local produce in a modern eco-friendly environment that delivers a true taste.
There are seasonal rolling menus, with ingredients supplied from the estate allotment. They also forage the estate and rear livestock that help cultivate the land. They have a wood burning oven that produces hand stretched pizzas, available to eat in or take away in the comfort in your own property.
The Baillihoo Market is a plastic free, eco shop that supplies the basics you might need whilst staying at Lower Mill Estate plus treats such as home-made chutneys, conserves, sauces, stocks, fine wines, local cheeses, produce grown from the allotments and berries & herbs, grown and foraged from the Estate. You can pre-order items if you wish.
Sample menus for Ballihoo – can be found at https://www.ballihooclub.com/
Other local places to eat
Please find below a list of pubs and restaurants with their distance from Lower Mill Estate.
•Bakers Arms, Somerford Keynes, GL7 6DN – 1.5 miles – Nice walk through a traditional Cotswold village to a pub owned by LME with a different vibe to Balihoo.
•Dragonfly Café, Lower Moor Nature Reserve, Oaksey, SN16 9TW – 1.5 miles –One hour walk to a café overlooking a lake with the chance of seeing otters.
•Wheatsheaf Inn, Oaksey, SN16 9TB, 01666 846716 – 2.5 miles – Cosy, country pub with a lovely wood burning stove and basic pub food.
•Wild Duck, Ewen, GL7 6BY, 01285 505606 – 2.5 miles – Recently refurbished country pub with high quality food and a lovely courtyard garden.
•White Hart, Ashton Keynes, SN6 6NX, 01285 861247 – 3 miles - Good walk along the Thames Path serving good pub food.
•Waterside Café, Lake 15, GL7 5RL, 01285 706261 – 3.5 miles – Fantastic Asian Fusion Tapas in a Lakeside Location
•Greyhound Inn, Siddington, GL7 6HR, 01285 653573 – 4 miles – Traditional village pub and one of the few places that serves food on Monday.
•Rox Lodge Café and Bistro at Lake 12, GL7 5TL, 01285 860388 – 4 miles – Serving good coffee, tasty treats, pizzas, brunch, street food,.. (variable opening hours)
•Old George, South Cerney, GL7 5UA, 01285 860222 – 4.5 miles – Serves good pub grub.
•Royal Oak, South Cerney, GL7 5UP, 01285 840719, 4.5 miles – Really good pub food.
•Tandoori Balti House, South Cerney, GL7 5UA, 01285 862555 – 4.5 miles - restaurant plus take-away and will deliver.
•Pizzeria 720, Gateway Centre, GL7 5TL, 07751 991130 – 4.5 miles – delicious pizzas that you can click & collect or eat in the tent next door with a beer from The Hideout.
•The Potting Shed, Crudwell, SN16 9EW, 01666 577833 – 6 miles – The BEST pub in the area serving fabulous food that is well worth the walk, cycle or drive.
•Old Rectory, Crudwell, SN16 9EP, 01666 577194 – 6 miles – Lovely hotel restaurant
•La Bobina, Cirencester, GL7 2AA, 01285 652879 – 6 miles – Spanish Tapas & Wine Bar.
•Roots and Seeds Kitchen Garden, Cirencester, GL7 1UR – 6 miles – Set on the Bathurst Estate this café has an outdoor children’s play area.
•Sam and Jak’s, Cirencester, GL7 1JH, 01285 704478 - 6 miles – Café, restaurant and wine bar located in the centre of town.
•Stump Inn, Fosse Cross, GL54 4NN, 01285 707780 – 11 miles – Lovely pub close to Chedworth Roman Villa with fantastic wood-fired pizza oven.
•Red Lion at Castle Eaton, SN6 6JZ, 01285 707533 – 11 miles – First pub on the River Thames with fabulous food.
•Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, SN19 0RB, 01666 822888 – 13 miles - 2 Michelin Starred Restaurant if you want to spoil yourselves.
The following places are a little further afield but all serve great food so if you are out and about exploring the Cotswolds they are well-worth a visit.
•New Wave Seafood Brasserie, Lechlade, GL7 3AP, 01367 252677 - 15 miles
•Juliet, Stroud, GL5 2AD, 01453 367019 – 16 miles
•Sherborne Arms, Northleach, GL54 3EE, 01451 828186 – 16 miles
•Green Dragon, Cowley, GL53 9NW, 01242 870271 – 16 miles
•Woolpack, Slad, GL6 7QA, 01452 234290 – 18 miles
•Bell Inn, Langford, GL7 3LF, 01367 860249 - 18 miles
•Mason’s Arms, Clanfield, OX18 2RG, 01367 604600 – 21 miles
•Tivoli, Cheltenham, GL50 2TJ, 01242 781640 – 22 miles
•Swan Inn, Swinbrook, OX18 4DY, 01993 823339 – 25 miles
•Lamb Inn, Shipton-under-Wychwood, OX7 6DQ, 01993 832116 – 26 miles
