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Grindstone Mill - sleeps 12 guests in 6 bedrooms

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Outdoor dining
6 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, travel crib, free WiFi
TV, fireplace
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Entire home

6 bedrooms4 bathroomsSleeps 12140 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Washer
    Washer
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Barbecue grill
    Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor space
    Outdoor space
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen

Explore the area

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Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
  • Highgrove House
    14 min drive
  • Thornbury Castle
    19 min drive
  • Westonbirt Arboretum
    23 min drive
  • Bristol (BRS-Bristol Intl.)
    65 min drive

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About the area

Wotton-under-Edge

On waterfront.Within 3 miles (5 km) of this Wotton-under-Edge vacation home, you'll find Newark Park and Cotswold Edge Golf Club. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Westonbirt Arboretum and Cattle Country Adventure Park.

What's nearby

  • Highgrove House and Gardens - 13 min drive - 15.0 km
  • Highgrove House - 14 min drive - 15.6 km
  • Berkeley Castle - 15 min drive - 14.3 km
  • Thornbury Castle - 19 min drive - 18.6 km
  • Westonbirt Arboretum - 23 min drive - 11.7 km

Getting around

  • Kemble Station - 25 min drive
  • Bristol International Airport (BRS) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Buthay Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪The Dilraj - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Bank Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Star Inn - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wotton Chip Shop - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Grindstone Mill - sleeps 12 guests in 6 bedrooms

As you turn off the little country road on the outskirts of Alderley village and down the drive to the mill, following the Little Avon river, you'll be mesmerised by the sight of this beautiful property. A mill has stood on the site since the 11th century and has been a family home for many centuries, with the current owners updating the interior to make a resplendent country home. In front of the house is a small lake with a wooden bridge, providing a link for the local footpath to continue past this bucolic scene. A patio and knot garden, with aromatic plants and culinary herbs, sit between the house and the mill course, with garden laid to lawn and mature borders to each side.

Grindstone Mill is decorated in the style of a classic Cotswold country home, with statement pieces of furniture, antiques, paintings and sumptuous fabrics, combined with the conveniences that modern-day living demands, including a fully equipped kitchen, WiFi, and two smart TVs. For entertaining, the Mill has a fabulous open-plan kitchen and living-dining room (with direct access to the front and rear patios), a snug with a smart TV and wood burner, and an elegant sitting room with an open fireplace. The six large double bedrooms—two with super-king beds, three with king beds and a twin bedroom, are arranged over three floors and comfortably sleep 12, with 1 en-suite bathroom in the master bedroom, two family bathrooms and one family shower room, serving the two lower floor bedrooms.

To the rear of Grindstone Mill the owners run an online luxury larder, Caspian Caviar, selling caviar, salmon, truffle oil, champagne and more. (Luxury hampers and goods can be delivered to you during your stay. See Points of Note for more details.) A narrow lane continues past the mill to a working farm.

Ground Floor

Entrance:
Guests enter Grindstone Mill from the rear, passing from the parking area across the patio to the French windows, which open into the open-plan Living-Dining-Kitchen Area.

Living-Dining-Kitchen Room:
This beautiful, spacious, and lightroom, with its fabulous wooden floor, pale yellow walls, and contemporary chandeliers hanging down from the vaulted ceiling, extends all the way from the back to the front of the property. Windows overlook the rear patio, the side garden and the mill course at the front. The Living Area is furnished with a three-seater sofa, two leather armchairs, an over-size footstool, a bureau, and a pine dresser, holding glassware. Between the Living Area and Kitchen is the Dining Area featuring an extendable dining table that comfortably seats 12 (10 seats shown in the photo).

At the far end of the room is the fully equipped kitchen, featuring a fabulous view over the mill course, private lake, boathouse, and bridge. At the centre of the Kitchen is a large central island with bar stools, fan oven, and storage cupboards. To one side is a 4-oven Aga and separate induction hob, with extensive work surfaces to either side.

Front Porch:
The true entrance and front door of the mill is off the Kitchen. Here you will find a porch with hooks to hang coats and space for boots and shoes. The door opens onto the front patio and the mill course.

Snug:
This delightful room off the Kitchen provides a cosy retreat where guests can curl up with a book on one of the sofas or the armchair in front of the wood burner or watch the smart TV. The dresser in the Snug is full of books (novels, guides, and cookery books), games, and puzzles for guests to use during their stay.

Study:
The handy family study is furnished with a desk and office chair, armchair, shelving and small TV and has a lovely view towards the adjoining open countryside.

Sitting Room:
This beautiful room is furnished in the sumptuous style of a typical 19th-century drawing room, with two three-seater sofas, an armchair, and a coffee table set before a wood burner in a large stone fireplace. At the opposite end of the room is a second seating area with a small sofa and an antique games table overlooking the main rear patio. Each of the four windows have a large window seat with comfy cushions, great places to sit and read or watch nature at work. (This room does not have a TV.)

Off the central hallway, you will find Bedroom 4 and the downstairs Family Bathroom

Bedroom 4:
As the only ground floor bedroom, this room has an idyllic view across the delightful knot garden out to the mill's watercourse—almost at eye level. Furnished with a super-king size bed with an ornate bedhead, a small TV, dressing table, bedside tables and reading lamps, a comfy antique chair, and a wardrobe with hanging space and shelves.

Family Bathroom:
Situated between the ground floor landing area and Bedroom 4, the Family Bathroom has a full-size bath with a hand-held shower (for hair washing only), a W.C., washbasin, a chair, and plenty of magazines!

First Floor

Head up the carpeted staircase, with banister and handrail to three bedrooms. After the first ten stairs, the staircase divides to the right and left. Head right to Bedrooms one, two, and the Family Bathroom or head left to Bedroom three.

Bedroom One:
The en-suite master bedroom is a beautiful, super-spacious, dual aspect room (occupying the same floor area as the Kitchen below), with views out to the garden and fields and the mill course and boathouse. At the entrance to the room is a dressing area with a wardrobe, shelves, and a dressing table with a mirror. Walk through to the bedroom where you will find a super-king size bed, bedside tables and reading lamps, two armchairs, a second dressing table and mirror, and a small TV. This bedroom is big enough for two people to practice yoga in, should you wish to!

En-suite Bathroom:
Just inside the doorway to the bedroom is the en-suite bathroom, equipped with a full-size bath, walk-in shower, double sink in a vanity unit, a large mirror, and two heated towel rails. Relax in the bath, which sits below the window, and watch the stars above you.

Bedroom Two:
This bright and sunny bedroom looks out over the mill course and is furnished with a king-size double bed, bedside tables and reading lamps, a dressing table with a mirror, an open wardrobe with hanging and shelves and an armchair, the perfect place to sit and gaze at the water rushing by.

Family Bathroom:
This bathroom is shared with guests in Bedroom 2 and 3 and features a full-size bath (no shower), washbasin with mirror over, W.C., and wall-sized mirror.

Bedroom Three:
Head left up the split staircase to a small twin bedroom sitting in the eaves of the house with exposed beams. The bedroom is furnished with two single beds (pushed together, but can be separated), with bedside tables and reading lamps (not pictured). The bedroom has under-eave storage, a clothes rail and armchair. This bright and airy room has two Velux windows, with fitted blinds, and would be suited to two younger or not so tall guests!

Lower Floor

Head down the stairs to the lower ground floor where you'll find a large foyer, Bedrooms five and six and the Utility Room, plus a door opening to stairs up to the side garden.

Foyer:
With its stone flooring, two extra-large dog baskets, and a handmade stair gate this is the perfect place to keep wet dogs comfortably, and safely, downstairs.

Utility / Laundry Room:
The large Utility Room is home to a washing machine (8kg capacity), an overhead clothes dryer (Pully Maid), an iron and ironing board, a double sink, clothes hooks, and a boot rack. The ideal place to dry out laundry or clothes and shoes after a wet walk.

Head through a latched wooden door to the two downstairs bedrooms and Shower Room, perfect for family members wanting some personal space or families travelling with support staff.

Bedroom 5:
This bright and hidden-away room is furnished with a King-size bed and bedside tables with reading lamps resting on a real wood floor and large coir rug. A large built-in wardrobe houses hanging space, shelves, and a 43" smart TV. Look up to the sky through two high windows (with blinds), which open out to the knot garden at the front of the mill.

Bedroom Six:
A cosy, dual-aspect double bedroom furnished with a king-size double bed, resting on a real wood floor and large coir rug, bedside tables and reading lamps, and a towel rail. Windows look out to the adjacent fields and down the little lane leading to the neighbouring farm.

Family Shower Room:
The lower floor shower room is equipped with a large, walk-in shower, with an overhead showerhead and hand-held shower, a washbasin with a large mirror, a W.C., and a heated towel rail. Please note, this toilet runs on a Saniflow system - it is essential that guests do not flush any sanitary products down the toilet, it will block instantly.

Outside

The setting of Grindstone Mill is truly idyllic, providing an escape to what feels like a forgotten time. The Little Avon river runs up to and past the property, and in times gone by was diverted to form a lake and the mill course. More recently a pretty wooden bridge was built over the lake to provide a crossing for the local path to continue uninterrupted on its way to Alderley village. A delightful patio and knot garden, with aromatic plants and culinary herbs, sits between the house and the mill course with seating and tables for guests to eat outside or simply sit and relax while enjoying the beautiful surroundings. A charcoal Weber BBQ is also provided for guests' use. The mill's main front door opens from the kitchen to this front patio, making it easy to cater to guests dining outside.

To the rear of the property, adjacent to the French windows leading to the open-plan Living-Dining area, is a large private patio with a table and seating. Leading off this patio, to the side of the house, is a small but idyllic garden laid to lawn and bordered by herbs and annuals. Descend a few stone steps from the rear patio to the gravelled parking area where 4-5 cars may be parked.

Property manager

Bolthole Retreats

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Onsite parking

Kitchen

  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Dishwasher
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 6 bedrooms
  • Bed sheets provided

Bathrooms

  • 4 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Fireplace
  • Living room
  • Wood stove

Entertainment

  • TV
  • Games

Outdoor areas

  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Laundry

  • Washing machine

Work spaces

  • Desk chair

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • On the waterfront
  • In a rural location
  • In a village

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector installed (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector installed (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • First aid kit

General

  • Unit size: 1507 sq ft (140 sq m)

Policies

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

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Grindstone Mill - sleeps 12 guests in 6 bedrooms Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 42 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stuart B.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Annual reunion
Absolute beautiful house in a truly picturesque area. The house was extremely well equipped to a very high standard. Really comfortable and spacious. The only negative were the wasps in one of the bathrooms otherwise perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

victoria

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful location, excellent stay
We loved this house, it is in a gorgeous setting ( with a friendly swan ) lovely grounds and garden, plenty of places to sit inside and out, good sized beds in the bedrooms and a very well stocked kitchen with everything we needed for a family/ friends weekend. We were three families with children of various ages and a dog, everyone has enough space and the space was perfect for family dinners inside and a bbq outside too. We loved Grindstone Mill and will definitely return, thank you for wonderful holiday weekend stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alyssa W., Pittsburgh

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing!!
Deff worth the drive from London. My husband and I are from the US so this was a dream get away. The house to the pond I’m the back, the towns everything about this place was a romantic get away. It was a blast and well for sure return again :) Only suggestion we have would be a bigger TV in the master bedroom and maybe a new TV as we had some trouble watching TV and finding what would work/load. Not sure if it’s just being in the county in the Wifi is. A little slower. Other then that it was a wonderful stay!!!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claudia P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Celebration weekend
We had a fabulous time staying here. Everything was perfect. The house was clean and tidy and just as we imagined from the pics. The only thing we would say is that we had the master suite and the TV was so tiny we didn’t even put it on plus the light in the en-suite was flickering constantly. I did report this but it couldn’t be fixed during our stay so every time we went into the bathroom we felt like we were at a rave which was annoying. Apart from that we had a fabulous time and would definitely stay again
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

James O.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfect Cotswold Getaway
We rented this beautiful property to gather with family after Covid had kept us away from England for over 3 years. The house itself is absolutely breathtaking as you approach. Access was easy and communication with the host was seamless. The main floor features a huge and well stocked kitchen, perfect for cooking and entertaining. We enjoyed learning to use the Aga. The bedrooms and bathrooms were all comfortably appointed and fitted with linens and all the amenities you could need. The grounds themself were beautiful. We didn't have the weather to enjoy the outdoor space as much as I would have liked, but the set-up for enjoy an outdoor meal or refreshment was ideal. The local towns were charming and we especially enjoyed shopping in Nailsworth. We can't recommend this beautiful property enough.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicola R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent house for any occasion!
Superb property in a stunning location! Would definitely go back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

David W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely stay at the Grindstone
Beautiful house and grounds. We had a group of six but could have easily fit twice as many. We loved the area and nearby towns but we also very much enjoyed relaxing at the house and cooking meals together. We would definitely rent this place again if we were in the area. A classic feel, well appointed with antiques, but very comfortable at the same time.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

4/10 Poor

ANASTASIA M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Perfection
We all had a great few days in a delightful setting. Wonderful house, great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Phillip F.

Liked: Cleanliness
Exceeds expectations
Beautiful house in a wonderful location, very well equipped with everything we needed. We had a great stay, explored the area during the day (great walks) and enjoyed lovely dinners at night at the outside table. Five stars, we thoroughly recommend Grindstone Mill and I am sure we will be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ismail A.

Liked: Cleanliness
cotswolds
super property in a brilliant location to get away from it all and connected so you can explore the area. Bonus if you are a runner or a cyclist !
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Karina A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lovely Birthday Celebrations
We stayed here for a friend’s surprise birthday celebrations and it was the ideal house and location for a lovely holiday in the Cotswolds. The house is spacious and beautiful, and the scenery is fantastic. There were plenty of amenities and crockery etc, all in good working order. The nearest village is only 5 minutes drive away and that provided the right balance for going out in the day. Overall, an excellent stay in the Cotswolds!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Amazing weekend away!
Stunning property and amenities. Had a lovely stay with friends and family - will definitely be back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Russell W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Simply the nicest house we have ever rented.
So I must start this review with a question to the person who put a bad review up about Grindstone Mill. “What planet are you on and is your life so perfect that you find fault in everywhere you go? This is simply the best place we have ever stayed in, and we have stayed in many. Apart from the fact that this is such a gorgeous property, in the most sublime setting, it is equipped with the highest quality of everything. Bed linen, beds, towels, sofas, heating, toilet paper…just everything. If you are into cooking and know how to use an aga then this is paradise. You also have the most modern oven and hob I have ever seen, the best and highest quality of pans, knives etc. If we could live here, we would move here tomorrow. It is our dream house, we had the most awful weather when we were here, and it was brilliant. It just needs a big salad bowl is the only thing I can think of as a criticism.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

John S., Sutton Coldfield

Liked: Cleanliness
Stunning
Stunning property, fantastic outside areas, great location
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020