Food and Drink

Our Ballihoo Restaurant and Clubhouse is exclusively for the use of Lower Mill Estate homeowners and guests. Offering a comprehensive breakfast, lunch, dinner, drinks and takeaway menu. Diners can enjoy the finest and freshest seasonal produce, in a relaxed and friendly environment.

During your visit, take advantage of our app ordering service me & u to order and pay for drinks and nibbles in the Ballihoo garden and at the seating areas by the Spa's indoor and outdoor pools. Simply scan the QR code on the table then sit back and relax while we prepare your order.

At Ballihoo Market (located inside Ballihoo) you’ll find a range of items from local producers and essentials to ensure you have everything you need for your stay.

Ballihoo also offers an exclusive dog-friendly menu. The gourmet menu is perfect for your VIP - very important pooch, with a specially designed selection of cooked-to-order tasty dishes!

For opening hours, see our FAQs.

For parties over 12 guests, please email or call Ballihoo to book your table.

Take a break and enjoy authentic takeaway pizza served from our woodfired pizza oven at The Pizza Shack, located next to Ballihoo. Each pizza is hand-crafted and loaded with fresh ingredients.

To order, book online with collection slots available every 20 minutes. Walk-ups are also welcome! If there’s space in the oven and depending on how many pizzas you’re ordering, we’ll do our best to fit you in.

Ballihoo also offers sides and drinks from the takeaway menu, which can be ordered for collection.

For opening hours, see our FAQs.

Introducing The Snug, our brand-new tipi bar space beside Ballihoo. Designed for relaxed, sociable moments, The Snug is the perfect spot to unwind with a drink or light bite, whatever the weather.

Enjoy our full drinks list, from local ales and craft gins to soft drinks and cocktails, all served in a warm, welcoming space. Pair your drinks with a selection of delicious nibbles and sharing plates – perfect for grazing with friends or family.

No booking required. Just drop in whenever you fancy. The Snug is open in line with Ballihoo’s opening times.

Serve your own wine with our state-of-the-art Enomatic wine dispenser, which preserves the flavour and integrity of each bottle, so you can savour every sip as if the bottle was just opened. Choose from a selection of 12 wines and take your pick from a 25ml taster, 75ml glass or 125ml glass.

All of our wines are curated in partnership with Avery Wine Merchants to bring you a selection of wines that will differ each time you visit. To enjoy, simply visit Ballihoo and top up a wine card before entering the card into our machines and selecting a wine to sample.

If you have arrived early for your holiday or if you have some time before you head home, why not make the most of our kids eat free offer? Available on arrival and departure days that fall on a Monday or Friday between 1200-1530, your little ones can enjoy one course from the kid's main menu, completely free*.

*Terms and conditions apply, please click here to find out more. 

Our charming village pub in Somerford Keynes is just a 15-minute stroll from Lower Mill Estate. We offer a welcoming space for all, including your four-legged friends! Our menu celebrates the best of seasonal ingredients with a selection of indulgent, comforting dishes.

The Baker’s Arms marks the fulfilment of the Paxton family’s dream – the owners of Lower Mill Estate - to create a welcoming space where locals and guests can enjoy great food and a strong sense of community.

Treat yourself to the ultimate relaxation experience with our afternoon tea and luxury massage for two. 

This experience includes access to Lower Mill Estate's Leisure & Wellness Club from 1000-1730 with complimentary use of a robe, a rejuvenating 60-minute bespoke massage and exclusive access to our restful relaxation room where you can enjoy a delicious afternoon tea served from 1500-1630. 

Terms and conditions apply. 

Freshly made by our chefs, choose from four homemade family meals including Beef Lasagne, Fish Pie, Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Pie and Vegetable Tagine.

Simply purchase from Ballihoo during your stay. 

Styled like a traditional boathouse, but with a stunning contemporary twist, The Old Boathouse Bar and Restaurant specialise in home cooked food, using fresh and, where possible, locally sourced ingredients. Relax and unwind in the modern surroundings, marvel at the picturesque views with a refreshing drink, and enjoy the seasonal menu with produce selected from the finest local suppliers – all with service that is second to none.

Set in the charming Cotswolds village of Crudwell, you will find a lovely low-key country house hotel with a beautiful English garden. The Rectory Hotel’s restaurant serves classic food with a contemporary edge, presented and served in the elegant dining room and striking glasshouse. Jackets are definitely not required; make yourselves at home. The restaurant offers a separate lunch menu Monday to Saturday and a A la Carte dinner throughout the week.

Roots & Seeds Kitchen Garden brings together a sustainable, home-grown and locally sourced dining hub to the Old Kennels in the heart of Cirencester Park. 

Their focus since 2023 has been building a relationship with the wider community and providing a fun, welcoming, family focused environment, whilst celebrating the fantastic fresh produce grown in their own 1/4 acre kitchen garden and from suppliers with a 25-mile radius. 

Enjoy an elevated dining experience of 11 small tapas-style plates, available on Fridays between 4pm - 8pm and Saturdays from 5pm - 8pm.

Awarded 'Start-up of the Year' at the Gloucestershire Foodie Awards and 'Best Restaurant in the Cotswolds' at the Slow Cotswolds Awards. 

Championing beautiful food made from the finest locally sourced ingredients and seasonal produce.

The Potting Shed Pub is a top country dining pub which aims to provide
• great seasonal British food
• well-kept beers on tap
• a concise and interesting wine list
• a fun and convivial atmosphere… the proper pub experience

Awarded National New Pub of the Year 2010 and National Dining Pub of the Year 2011 by THE GOOD PUB GUIDE

The New Inn is a 16th-century coaching inn, set in a beautiful sleepy corner of the Cotswolds. Run by Baz and Fred, The New Inn is a cracking place to eat and drink and is known for great burgers and mean cocktails. The New Inn is the sister pub to The Stump near Bibury.

The Bell at Sapperton is a family owned, beautiful country pub, situated in the heart of the Cotswold Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Enjoy one of dozens of walks in the stunning surrounding countryside and then pop into the family-friendly, award winning pub for a drink or some top-notch food. With roaring log fires and cosy corners in the winter, and a beautifully landscaped garden and courtyard in the summer, The Bell has something for all seasons.

A honey coloured seventeenth-century coaching inn, clad in wisteria and vines, and nestled in the Cotswolds hills in the historic market town of Northleach. The menus are all about great quality, locally sourced, simple rustic food. The inn champions local producers, supporting rare heritage breeds and farmers that care about what they’re doing.

With a private dining room for up to 24 people, feast like there is no tomorrow with large sharing pies and whole cuts of meat served family style at the table.

Finalist Mr and Mrs Smith Awards; Best of British Tatler Restaurant Awards; Top 101 Hotels in the World Conde Nast Traveller.

Situated within the historic spa town of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, Le Champignon Sauvage is the perfect place to relax whilst visiting the Cotswolds. David Everitt-Matthias and his wife Helen have been running the restaurant since 1987. In that time they have been quietly amassing a range of accolades, including one Michelin star and four AA Rosettes.

Recognised as one of Britain’s leading craftsmen, David is always in the kitchen and has never missed a service. His food is a cross between the ‘terroir’ and modern French with very original touches. The menu changes seasonally with great care taken to source the finest local ingredients.

Inspired by such classic restaurants as Shaun Hill’s former Merchant House, he created an informal dining room, devoid of pretence and fuss.

Sensational flavours are served in his unstuffy dining room in a variety of menus, from lunch through to a la carte dinner and degustation. Under Gus’s expert tutelage, flavours sing. Dishes are presented in forms that are as pretty as a picture.

His exceptional contacts with the region’s finest producers enable him to cook with the seasons, bringing the best of local food and drink to the table. Canapes are a riot of flavour, mains are robust and underpinned by starry cooking while dreamy desserts live long in the memory.