The Ballihoo restaurant, a five minute walk from the apartment, is exclusively for the use of Lower Mill Estate 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 Crow’s Nest, plus sample menus.
·Dragonfly Café, Lower Moor Nature Reserve, Oaksey, SN16 9TW – 1.5 miles – Drive or an hours walk to a café overlooking a lake with the chance of seeing otters.
·Bakers Arms, Somerford Keynes, GL7 6DN – 1.5 miles – Nice walk through a traditional Cotswold village for a drink but serves only very basic pub grub.
·Cotswolds Lakes Brew, Somerford Keynes, GL7 6FE – 1.5 miles – Craft Beer, Live Music, Food Trucks.Open Thurs, Fri and Sat from Easter to October.
·White Hart, Ashton Keynes, SN6 6NX, 01285 861247 – 3 miles - Good walk along the Thames Path serving pub food.
·Waterside Café, Lake 15, GL7 5RL, 01285 706261 – 3.5 miles – Asian Fusion Tapas in a Lakeside Location
·Old George, South Cerney, GL7 5UA, 01285 860222 – 4.5 miles – Pub serving good 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 and collect or eat in the tent next door.
·Asha at The Crown Inn, Cerney Wick, GL7 5QH, 01793 750369 – 4.5 miles – Indian Kitchen to eat in, take away or delivery.
·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 restaurant for a celebration.
·La Bobina, Cirencester, GL7 2AA, 01285 652879 – 6 miles – Spanish Tapas and 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.
·Tierra and Mar, Cirencester, GL7 1QW, 01285 642777 – 6 miles – Restaurant serving Spanish and European-style Tapas.
·Crown at Ampney Crucis, GL7 5RS, 01285 851806 – 8 miles – 16th Century Inn and Restaurant with riverside dining.
·Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, SN19 0RB, 01666 822888 – 13 miles - 2 Michelin Starred Restaurant if you want to spoil yourselves.
The following pubs are a little further afield but all serve great food so if you are out and about exploring the Cotswolds they could be well-worth a visit.
·Bell Inn, Langford, GL7 3LF, 01367 860249 - 20 miles
·Swan Inn, Swinbrook, OX18 4DY, 01993 823339 – 27 miles
·Lamb Inn, Shipton-under-Wychwood, OX7 6DQ, 01993 832116 – 32 miles
