Owlpen Manor Cotswold Holiday Cottages, Exclusive wedding venue, and Tudor Manor House

Ever-popular with families and groups of friends, the Grist Mill is the largest holiday cottage on the Owlpen estate.  Although there would have been a medieval mill on this site for centuries beforehand, the building you see today started life as a watermill in 1728, to serve the manor house and surrounding estate.  In the 1980’s it was lovingly restored by the Mander family, and turned into a unique holiday home.  Many of the old machinery that used to operate in the mill still survives in situ, so this property is heaven for those interested in exploring old houses, examining traditional machinery, and of course, it’s great for children who have lots of nooks and crannies to hide in on rainy days!  The mill is at the heart of the estate, just 100 metres from the manor house itself.  It has its own private garden, amazing walks right on the doorstep, and access to the formal gardens of the manor house as well.  

It has an open-plan living room and dining room downstairs, with two double bedrooms, and two twins: the house sleeps 8 in total.  There are two bathrooms on the upper floors.   With its central location close to the Cyder House and open-plan living space, the cottage also provides an excellent hub for family gatherings.

Owlpen Manor Cotswold Holiday Cottages, Exclusive wedding venue, and Tudor Manor House

Highlights

  • Comfortable modern farmhouse with beautiful views over the valley
  • Access to miles of private walking trails
  • Wild swimming in spring-fed lake
  • Wood-burning stove
  • King-size 18th century four-poster bed
  • Open plan dining and living room
  • Dog-friendly
  • Child friendly
  • Sleeps 4
  • Adjoins Over Court to sleep 9
Hazel Porter
Hazel Porter
2022-09-23
Loved it.. Quality.. Staff couldn't do more... Very friendly ?
Matt Wheeler
Matt Wheeler
2022-08-30
Lovely venue very pretty and with really great staff, friendly and helpful. The cottages are nice and locally situated with parking for each. If I had to find an issue then it would be phone signal, not that they can do much about this other than have WiFi (which they do) and it may have been my provider, and to be honest it wasn't much of an issue. I would recommend this place.
SAY Photographic
SAY Photographic
2022-08-29
Owlpen wedding coordinators were so on point, I loved their walkie-talkies! - As a wedding photographer I always bring a few props, be it confetti, sparklers etc. Bella took the confetti I bought and arranged it in a lovely basket to take to the church. For me it was all the small attentions to detail that made the difference. They helped me organise guest to capture large group shots, and made me aware of important timeline adjustments (which can always happen at a wedding!). Everything was taken into consideration and organised precisely. I have shot a lot of weddings and come across a lot of different wedding coordinators. You can tell Owlpen’s have the skill set and experience to handle anything. Fabulous venue!
Ade
Ade
2022-08-28
Attended Grandaughters wedding here. This is a great venue and a wonderful day was had. The staff along with the service were top notch. The food was excellent. The whole day and evening was very relaxed.
Will Lambton
Will Lambton
2022-08-24
Beautiful wedding venue and all the staff are very kind and helpful