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Rocky Mount Mills
By Paige Walston-Minshew
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Along the falls of the Tar River is Rocky Mount Mills, a restored 28-acre cotton mill complex that brings together residential, commercial, cultural and entertainment amenities for thousands of people to enjoy.
The Mills hosts a variety of activities from charity runs to live music. Rocky Mount Mills offers exceptional meeting and convention spaces. The Power House is a versatile event space ideal for weddings, receptions, conferences and meetings and has a spacious, multilevel indoor event space with attached open-air terrace.
There are also several other indoor and outdoor venues at Rocky Mount Mills, including the first- and second-floor main mill lobbies and outdoor venues such as the beer garden and front lawn.
Rocky Mount Mills offers not only breweries, live music and good times, it also offers accommodations. For those who choose to enjoy a serene and scenic view of the Tar River, living at the Mills is the perfect place to call home. Residents are offered the ability to enjoy outside activities as well as good food and entertainment.
For a more laid-back, family-oriented atmosphere with bustling life just around the corner, the Village Homes may be just the place to call home. The Village Homes are located next to Rocky Mount Mills and along the Tar River. These homes are equipped with spacious decks and outdoor patios, high ceilings and architectural details inside. Each home has its own personality and fits
in nicely within the mills community.
The Village Homes range in size from one to three bedrooms and all landscaping is maintained by Rocky Mount Mills. All homes feature charcoal grills, as well as unique backyard games, from bocco to horseshoes.
If you’re after a more urban feel of living with a dash of city life, the luxurious lofts at Rocky Mount Mills make an ideal place to enjoy every day. By living in the lofts, you become part of a community that offers easy access to local amenities, highways and activities. One-, two- and threebedroom units are available.
Rocky Mount Mills also is home to some of the most popular breweries this side of Interstate 95. Breweries and a distillery help keep the nightlife alive at the mills.
Mythic Brewing, formerly BDD Brewing, was founded by cousins Chazz Oesch, Matthew Nichols and a man simply known as Squatch. Having gotten their start at the mills, they've now expanded with taprooms in Zebulon and Cedar Point. While they typically like to stick to the basics with beer, they also like to experiment with trends and new flavors.
HopFly Brewing Company was launched by Cameron Schultz as a start-up brewery in 2017. The brewery creates beers that are bold and approachable. Schultz has heavily expanded the brewery and recently added a taproom in Charlotte.
Koi Pond Brewing Company
opened in 2016 as Rocky Mount’s first craft brewery. The brewery and taproom features an ever-changing variety of unfiltered ales including pale ales and IPAs, stouts, Belgian beers, Saison’s and more. Koi Pond is family- and pet-friendly and offers
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wines and non-alcoholic beverages. Customers are invited to bring in food from the restaurant of their choice.
Spaceway Brewery – Founder Briana Brake seeks to not only reinvent simple and full-flavored craft-brewed beer but to create a sense of community through craft brewing education, innovation, activities/ festivals and community ownership.
TBC West – Tarboro Brewing Company tapped its first beer in February 2006 in Tarboro and later opened its second local in the Mills . TBC makes craft beers that are seasonal and spontaneous. In addition to beer, chef-inspired tacos and other dishes. TBC also operates food trucks throughout the area. By creating TBC, founders Stephen and Inez, and Franklin Winslow hoped to increase interest and tourism in Tarboro, therefore bringing more business and helping the community make the community prosperous.
The Mills campus also includes Books and Beans coffee shop, Goat Island Bottle Shop and restaurants Tap@1918 and Topsy Tomato.
Erin Barnes said she thinks the Mills is super chic. “There are just so many different breweries within the Mills, and a couple of restaurants. My favorite was Tipsy Tomato. I’ll never forget the first time I tried this pizza,” Barnes said.
Barnes and friends are frequent visitors of Rocky Mount Mills. When asked what’s the best thing about the mills, they emphatically replied, “knowing our fur babies are welcome. Our dogs Mr. Beauregard, Codex and Oswald always have the best time. We love how laid back
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the atmosphere is — not a bad place to grab beer and delicious food.”
Ever wanted to experience living in a tiny house? Well, now you can at the Mills.
River and Twine, a tiny house hotel, is a collection of 20 tiny houses crafted just for this idyllic setting by the Tar River. The hotel offers guests unique accommodations in walking distance to the Mills community. Nightly and extended rentals are available at River and Twine. There are also three guest suites located in a renovated 1900s mill house.
River and Twine is a great place to unwind and experience a world away from your own.
If you want to enjoy the beauty of the Tar River, embrace the history of the mills, have your share of craft beer and chow down on amazing food, give Rocky Mount Mills a chance to check all of your boxes.
