Hotel · Witney
Minster Mill
A spa hotel in 65 acres on the River Windrush at Minster Lovell, three miles west of Witney, with a pool, a restaurant and dogs in 32 rooms.
Dog-friendly · Wedding venues · Family-friendly
A spa hotel in its own meadows by the river, a short walk from the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall. The spa is adults only, and the Old Swan, its sister pub, is the more relaxed place to eat.
- Good: Garden spa with a pool, in 65 acres by the Windrush
- Good: Dogs in 32 rooms, £25 per dog per night
- Good: Free car park; children of all ages welcome
- Worth knowing: Spa and pool for over-16s, and only with a booked treatment
- Worth knowing: Wildling serves dinner Tuesday to Saturday only
- Worth knowing: Bar on the first floor with no lift
About
Minster Mill is a spa hotel on the River Windrush at Minster Lovell, about three miles west of Witney, set in 65 acres of meadow, garden and woodland. It shares its site with the Old Swan, its sister pub.
Rooms run from hilltop garden rooms to junior suites with a sofa bed. Dogs are welcome in 32 of them for £25 per dog per night, including a dog bed, water bowl and treat; call to arrange. Infants up to two stay free. Check-in is from 3pm and check-out by 11am. Fourteen bedrooms are on the ground floor with walk-in showers, though none has an adapted bathroom.
The Garden Spa has ESPA treatments, a pool and thermal facilities. Hotel guests get the pool and thermal facilities free when they book a treatment, but cannot use the spa without one, and treatments must be booked ahead. The spa is for guests aged 16 and over, and opens daily from 10am to 5.30pm. Wildling, the hotel restaurant, serves a seasonal British menu at dinner from Tuesday to Saturday, and children are welcome until 8pm. On other nights, or for lunch, the Old Swan serves food from noon to 9pm every day. The hotel also takes weddings and meetings.
The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall are a short walk away, and the Minster Lovell, Crawley and the Windrush walk follows the river from the village.
Opening hours and season
Restaurant
| Monday | Closed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Wednesday | 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Thursday | 18:30 to 21:00 |
| Friday | 18:30 to 21:30 |
| Saturday | 18:30 to 21:30 |
| Sunday | Closed |
Wildling, dinner only. Children welcome until 8pm.
The details
- Food
- Modern British
- Serving
- Breakfast · Dinner
- Check-in
- From 3pm
- Check-out
- By 11am
- Features
- Spa · Swimming pool · Restaurant · Bar · Garden or terrace · By the water · Parking · Wi-Fi · Dogs in rooms · Events and meetings · Private dining
- Parking
- Free car park; staff will help you unload in the courtyard first.
- Without a car
- Charlbury station is about 7 miles away and Oxford about 15; the hotel can arrange a taxi with your booking.
Photos
The courtyard 
A bedroom 
The spa pool 
The restaurant
Location
Accessibility
- Accessible toilet
- Assistance dogs welcome
14 ground-floor bedrooms with walk-in showers, but no adapted bathrooms. Three steps to the main bedroom corridor, with a ramp. Accessible toilet at reception. Restaurant has one step, ramp on request. Bar on the first floor, no lift.
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Old Swan
- Minster Lovell Hall and Dovecote 0.4 km away
- The White Hart 0.6 km away
- The Three Horseshoes, Asthall 3.1 km away
Sights nearby
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River Windrush
Sight · River · The Oxfordshire Cotswolds
The River Windrush rises on the high wolds of Gloucestershire and runs south-east through Naunton, Bourton-on-the-Water, Burford, Minster Lovell and Witney to join the Thames at Newbridge. Public footpaths follow much of it, and eight of our walks meet it.
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St Kenelm's Church, Minster Lovell
Sight · Church · The Oxfordshire Cotswolds
St Kenelm's is the church beside the ruins of Minster Lovell Hall on the Windrush: rebuilt in the mid fifteenth century, probably by William, Lord Lovell, with a vaulted crossing under its central tower and an alabaster tomb thought to be his. Grade I; open daily.
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Butter Cross, Witney
Sight · Historic building · Witney
The Butter Cross is Witney's open market house in the Market Square, built soon after 1606 on 13 stone pillars, probably round an older cross, with a clock turret and sundial added in 1683 by William Blake of Cogges. Grade II* and scheduled; free to walk under.
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St Mary's Church, Swinbrook
Sight · Church · Burford
St Mary's in Swinbrook, near Burford, is a medieval church by the Windrush with the stacked Fettiplace effigies in its chancel and, in the churchyard, the graves of four Mitford sisters, Nancy, Pamela, Diana and Unity; their parents lie there too. Open daily. Grade II*.