Stay at Penny's Mill

Penny's Mill, Horn Street, Nunney, Frome, BA11 4NP, United Kingdom – Excellent location – show map

<p><b>Excellent</b> location – rated 9.6/10! <small>(score from <b>84</b> reviews)</small></p> <p>Real guests • Real stays • Real opinions</p>
9.6
Scored 9.6
Exceptional
Rated exceptional
84 reviews

Bill and Rosie were lovely hosts with great advice on places to visit and logistics for getting there. The B and B was in the most beautiful setting in a cute village with castle ruins and charming cottages. The Mill was surrounded by lovely gardens and a local public footpath nearby. Rosie made a wonderful cooked breakfast with homemade bread and fresh berries. We enjoyed spending time with the resident cats who made us feel more at home as we missed our own cats. The mill was centrally located to many of the things we wanted to do so served as a great base. Rosie and Bill provided very clear directions to get there and some nice suggestions for places to eat nearby for dinner. We stayed in the family suite which had a mini fridge stocked with milk for tea and chilled water they refilled each day. There was a large selection of tea bags and some instant coffee and little packs of different cookies/biscuits. Would love to come stay again.

Cathrine United States of America
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Stay at Penny's Mill

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Around 15 miles from both Bath and Wells, Stay at Penny's Mill provides a luxurious bed and breakfast experience in the Somerset countryside. Formerly home to a cookery school, Penny's Mill, a converted watermill, offers fine breakfasts, free parking and Wi-Fi. Each room is elegantly furnished and includes a TV, wardrobe and tea and coffee facilities. There is an en suite shower or bath with hairdryer, bathrobes and complimentary toiletries in all rooms. Breakfast is served in the conservatory, overlooking Nunney Brook, and features homemade bread, jams and marmalade, and a variety of teas and fresh coffee. A full English breakfast, cereals, fruit and toast are all on the menu. Penny's Mill is around 20 minutes’ drive from Longleat Safari Park, and the National Trust property Stourhead House, set in beautiful landscaped gardens. The village of Nunney is 30-35 minutes’ drive from Cheddar Gorge, Glastonbury and Bath, with Shaftesbury, Stonehenge and Salisbury all around 40-50 minutes away.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular amenities
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking rooms

Property highlights

Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

Free Private Parking Available On Site

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Room Type
Number of guests
 
1 queen bed
Bedroom 1:
2 twin beds
Bedroom 2:
1 king bed
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Guest reviews

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Staff
9.8
Facilities
9.6
Cleanliness
9.8
Comfort
9.8
Value for money
9.4
Location
9.6
Free WiFi
9.3
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  • Cathrine
    United States of America United States of America
    “Bill and Rosie were lovely hosts with great advice on places to visit and logistics for getting there. The B and B was in the most beautiful setting in a cute village with castle ruins and charming cottages. The Mill was surrounded by lovely...”
  • Andrea
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Welcoming hosts. Great breakfast with lots of choice. family suite - games, books and dvds. lots of tea/coffee, fresh milk and water. really appreciated a fridge.”
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    Paul
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Fantastic property in a great location. Great hosts, great breakfast, super friendly. My family loved staying at Penny’s mill in our family rooms. Bill and Rosie make you feel so welcome in their lovely home. We will be returning 👌🏻”

Host Info

9.8
9.8
Host Review Score
Host Review Score
We bought Penny's Mill in 1976, about 10 years after it had been converted from a ruin. The free-stone building dates back about 200 years - nobody knows for certain - and over time has produced flour, cloth and even cider. But by the 1930s it was slipping into decline. When we arrived, it was pretty well a two-bedroom house with grand ideas. We knocked down walls, added windows for more light, converted the loft space into bedrooms, added a lovely conservatory - we even bought more garden, so the property is now about 0.8 acres. Our latest move has been to take out old partitions and patio doors to make the entire ground floor open plan or - as they say now - "broken-plan" so you can see right through but still move from space to different space. As you can see, we keep changing and re-inventing things, from the structure to the decorations. It keeps us on the move! One more thing - since this was once a water-mill we have our own river running through the grounds, and our own bridge over it. We have over 100 meters of river frontage, and you can sit on the terrace by the water listening to water tumbling from the mill-pond behind the property.
We are Rosie and Bill Davies - not especially young but still very active. Rosie trained in Catering and Hotel Management, then spent several years cooking for companies and private clients. When we moved to Somerset in the 1970s, she was offered a job teaching cookery at a local finishing school, and never looked back - after working in other schools, between 1995 and 2014 she ran her own cookery school here at Penny's Mill, most of her students being cooks on sailing yachts both large and small. Bill started work in publishing, then became a freelance radio journalist for much of the '70s. He now designs bespoke furniture, based at Penny's Mill, but is very much involved with our guests. However, Rosie cooks the breakfasts!
Nunney is a delightful village with its own mediaeval castle, an ancient church, pretty streets lined with colourful cottages, and a river - Nunney Brook - running through the middle. There's a village shop in the Market Place and a flourishing pub, The George at Nunney, where our guests like to eat (there are plenty of other pubs nearby but this one is easily walkable). In early August, Nunney Fayre fills the village with stalls for a vibrant street-market. At Easter we even have a duck race in the brook! Most of all, it's a friendly place and there is plenty to see as you wander the little streets, or follow the paths along the river valley. Nunney is ideally placed as a centre for exploring Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset. Bath, Wells, Glastonbury and Salisbury are all an easy drive. We're surrounded by National Trust properties such as Stourhead and Tyntesfield, and of course Longleat House and Safari Park lie just 20 minutes down the road. It's little more than an hour to the Dorset and Somerset coasts.
Languages spoken: English,French

Area info

Amenities of Stay at Penny's Mill
Great facilities! Review score, 9.6

Most popular amenities
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Non-smoking rooms
Bathroom
  • Towels
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private Bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Bathrobe
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
Bedroom
  • Linens
  • Wardrobe or closet
View
  • Garden view
  • View
Outdoors
  • Picnic area
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace
  • Garden
Kitchen
  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator
Room Amenities
  • Socket near the bed
Media & Technology
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Radio
  • TV
Food & Drink
  • Special diet meals (on request)
Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking
Free private parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).
  • Accessible parking
Services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Baggage storage
  • Fax/Photocopying
  • Ironing service
  • Laundry
Front Desk Services
  • Invoice provided
Entertainment & Family Services
  • Baby safety gates
  • Board games/Puzzles
Safety & security
  • Fire extinguishers
  • CCTV outside property
  • Smoke alarms
  • Key card access
General
  • Smoke-free property
  • Heating
  • Carpeted
  • Family rooms
  • Ironing facilities
  • Non-smoking rooms
Languages Spoken
  • English
  • French

Property practices

This property told us they've implemented certain practices across some or all of these categories: waste, water, energy and greenhouse gases, destination and community, and nature.

House rules

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Check-in

From 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Check-out

Until 10:30 AM

 

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prepayment

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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

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There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cribs are subject to availability.

No age restriction

There's no age requirement for check-in

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Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Parties

Parties/events are not allowed

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

The fine print
Must-know information for guests at this property

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

FAQs about Stay at Penny's Mill

  • Stay at Penny's Mill is 3 miles from the center of Frome. All distances are measured in straight lines. Actual travel distances may vary.

  • Check-in at Stay at Penny's Mill is from 4:00 PM, and check-out is until 10:30 AM.

  • Room options at Stay at Penny's Mill include:

    • Double
    • Suite

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