The Stonemill

Southeast Wales


Housed in a 16th-century barn, 2.5 miles northwest of Monmouth, this upmarket restaurant showcases Welsh produce in Italian- and French-influenced dishes. They pride themselves on making all of their own bread, pasta, pastries, jam, chutneys, ice cream and sorbets. The complex also has six stone and oak-beamed cottages for hire.


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