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THE OLDE MILL INN
AND THE GRAIN HOUSE
225
Route 202
Basking Ridge
There is no place quite like the
Olde
Mill Inn
and the
Grain House
in win-
ter, especially during the holiday sea-
son. The history of holidays past joins
with the festivities of the present to
create a unique and special location to
celebrate, whether it be for a holiday
wedding, a Christmas party, or dinner
by one of the crackling fireplaces in the
Grain House.
Each year, just after Thanksgiving,
the entire property is decorated inside
and out. The Christmas lights start at
the front of the property where they
are draped over the evergreens and the
fence next to the
Olde Mill Inn
sign at
the corner of Route 202 and North
Maple Avenue. The lights continue
along the front of the Inn and the
Grain House,
where they outline the
roof and the windows. Inside the Inn,
two decorated trees and a staircase
wrapped with garland warmly wel-
come guests into the lobby. Up a short
flight of stairs (wrapped with lighted
garland) from the lobby is the elegant
Piano Lounge, where a very tall
Christmas tree lights up the bank of
windows that overlook the stone
courtyard. Downstairs, the Washington
Ballroom is also decorated for the
holidays.
A few steps from the Inn, the
Grain
House Restaurant,
built in 1768, pro-
vides a cozy retreat for winter meals,
social events or intimate weddings.
This building was the original
Olde
Mill Inn.
The
Grain House
is also fully
decorated for the holidays, with a large
lighted tree in the center hallway, man-
tles festooned with garland and orna-
ments over the fireplaces, and decorat-
ed trees and bar in the Hunt Room.
Customers can select either the ele-
gant Childs Dining Room or the Cop-
pertop Pub as the backdrop for their
meal; both are ideal for casual dining
and each features a large stone fire-
place for fireside dining. The gleaming
namesake copper on the bar and the
pub tables reflects the firelight, and the
genuine tongue and groove wooden
beams of the ceiling recall the history
of the building. Local legend states
that the
Grain House
stored grain for
George Washington’s Revolutionary
Army. The restaurant offers classic Amer-
ican cuisine with contemporary high-
lights and features local, organic and
natural ingredients wherever possible.
The Grain Room, the Fox & Hounds
Room and the Hunt Room in the
Grain
House
are charming public spaces for
social events or intimate weddings.
The Grain Room and the Hunt Room
both feature fireplaces, and the Fox &
Hound Room has a sunny atrium that
overlooks the river running through
the property. The Hunt Room also
has its own richly paneled bar with a
dance floor. During the winter months,
these rooms are particularly cozy and
welcoming.
Winter weddings at the
Olde Mill
Inn
or the
Grain House
have a unique
beauty, and provide many opportuni-
ties for spectacular photos and lovely
wedding memories both indoors and
outside. The elegant spaces lend a spe-
cial ambiance to winter evening
events.
The
Grain House
also features
many holiday events throughout the
month of December. The traditional
Caroler Brunch, the Gingerbread
Brunch, and the Santa Brunch are
annual family favorites. The Christmas
Buffet Lunches, the Christmas Eve Buf-
fet, and the New Year’s Eve Dinner are
highlights of the holiday season.
The
Olde Mill Inn
and the
Grain
House
are located at 225 Rte 202,
Basking Ridge, NJ (GPS: 225 Morris-
town Road). For inquiries about
winter celebrations, call 908-696-
2315.
For dinner reservations at the
Grain House,
call 908-221-1150.
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