The Elephant Hotel

We picked The Elephant because we loved the colonial, old-world, faded glamour feeling throughout the hotel. It’s cozy and quirky and not at all stuffy. I had met with the manager, Adam, a couple of times in the lead up to our wedding. He had always gone over and above to respond to all of my queries, and put my mind at ease. Nothing was too small or too trivial. I had had some concerns that the garden had been a bit neglected, but he had taken all my comments on board and has been overseeing significant improvements. He really seemed to have made it his personal mission to make sure that our day was perfect. He was there to welcome us on arrival on Friday, was on hand from early on Saturday morning, right through until the last guests went to bed in the early hours of the morning.... and was still there on Sunday as we were clearing up! The whole team of staff were brilliant throughout our stay. On arrival the day before our wedding, we were greeted by the lovely receptionist, who was very accommodating to a nervous bride! She showed me to my room personally, to make sure I was happy and settled. Many of my guests commented how lovely and smiley all the staff were – we felt so well looked after. Little touches like leaving a bottle of chilled prosecco in our room on our wedding night were really thoughtful and much appreciated 😊 We were really impressed by the food: from the selection of canapes, to the 3 course wedding breakfast, and pizzas from the outside pizza oven in the evening, it was all well-presented and very tasty. Breakfast was great too! Everything went exactly as we had hoped and planned. We had lots of different suppliers coming in and out through the day, and the staff ensured that the whole weekend ran smoothly so we did not have to worry about a thing. We really could not have asked for more.

We had an amazing day. The staff could not have done more for us. Claire was always available promptly beforehand to answer minor or major questions. The food was exquisite. The rooms we used in the day and also the garden were perfect. A lot of our friends are disabled and they were well accommodated and catered for. It is a small venue which boasts the personal approach. We got the staff very well. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to others.

The Elephant is beautifully quirky and every room from the ceremony room to the reception room to the bedrooms has a style of its own which we loved. The garden with its view to the church was lovely for photos too. Claire, the resident wedding planner, responded quickly to any email queries I had before the wedding and gave valuable advice. On the day everything went smoothly and the staff were very efficient, helpful and always smiling. We had a wonderful day that we will never forget.

really nice venue, friendly, helpful and courteous staff. we had a great day!

The elephant stood out to us as the venue of choice due to its charm and relaxed atmosphere. Some venues seem too stuffy and pompous, we wanted something that offered a professional friendly service with a laid back feel, the venue, food, service and staff made it our perfect day to remember.

We were given a complimentary meal at the hotel restaurant before the event including wine tasting, it was all very helpful to us when making our wine and menu choices for our wedding day, and we did have a BRILLIANT wedding day.