The Elephant, Exclusive Hire
Church Road, Pangbourne, RG8 7AR -
Up to
150 standing
Situated in the charming riverside village of Pangbourne, The Elephant is an elegant choice for your wedding venue. Although surrounded by idyllic countryside, the venue is located near the bustling city of Reading.
The venue is ornately decorated throughout with exquisite hand-crafted Indian furniture, delicate fabrics and oriental rugs. The gorgeous private gardens complement the elegant interiors perfectly. With a superb choice of function spaces and guest rooms, The Elephant is ideal for any wedding celebration.
We strongly believe that no two weddings should be the same. We give every wedding the care and attention it deserves to create your perfect day, tailoring every detail to suit your requirements, not ours. From your very first enquiry through to the big day itself, our fantastic team will be on hand to help and support you every step of the way to ensure it all runs smoothly.
We want to create a day which exceeds your expectations and impresses your guests. You and your guests can also enjoy full, exclusive use of the magnificent venue. This exclusivity means you can have a private celebration while benefiting from the dedicated service of the excellent team.
The Elephant exudes style, elegance and boasts first-class service. Our unique venue also holds a licence for civil ceremonies, so you can have your whole day here. We can accommodate up to 130 seated guests for your wedding breakfast and up to 150 for a more relaxed event.
For the perfect end to the perfect day, we have overnight accommodation across 22 quirky, interesting rooms for the newlyweds and guests.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch for more details.
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Capacity & layout
Standing
up to 150
Theatre
up to 150
Boardroom
up to 20
Cabaret
up to 150
Pricing
& opening hours
Weekly schedule
monday
0:00 - 24:00
tuesday
0:00 - 24:00
wednesday
0:00 - 24:00
thursday
0:00 - 24:00
friday
0:00 - 24:00
saturday
0:00 - 24:00
sunday
0:00 - 24:00
Location
Reviews
Karen & Ken Boudreau
January 2024We spent a delightful Christmas week at The Elephant, using it as our home base while visiting family in Caversham. Spacious, quiet room and well-appointed bathroom (with oversized heated towel rack which came in handy for wet walking clothes), and delicious meals, both breakfast and dinner. Easy access to trains to London, as well as walking paths. Very pleased with our stay!
Christopher Sweeney
January 2024We were married here in June 2023 and had exclusive use of the venue on the day and night of the wedding. From the day of our first enquiry about using the venue we felt very looked after. In most part this was down to Claire, the resident wedding coordinator. Her patience, communication and exceptional organisation really made the planning of the day so easy and stress free. Many of our family stayed the night before the wedding and everyone felt looked after for the whole weekend. We have a number of members of the family with dietary requirements and the hotel managed the complexities of these with ease and no fuss, which really made us feel cared for. On the day, all the staff could not have been more helpful. Everything was seamlessly taken care of, from the food, the reorganisation of the rooms as the day went on and the service at the bar. It was all wonderful. We had approx. 110 guests and the hotel and the staff made this a truly special and memorable day which we are very thankful for. We are looking forward to returning to the hotel and the excellent steak restaurant to celebrate our future anniversaries!
Andrew Bradley
February 2024Food and environment were top notch! Atmosphere lacking as we and one other table were the only ones occupied when we dined, but maybe that is normal for a wet Wednesday evening. Loved having a great steak cooked well on a fire right in front of you! Would definitely highly recommend it and go back my only gripe was the lack of confidence and knowledge of the waiting staff, not knowing what beers were currently available, and what dessert came accompanied what on the menu. But other than that a truly great evening!
Jethro Holman
February 2024Room was clean and well equipped, only bad point was road noise during the night. Hotel in general was quiet and relaxed with a nice bar and steak restaurant (I didn’t visit this though). Breakfast spot on. Location right next to main road and loud the only thing that lat it down, I needed ear plugs.
richard johnson
January 20241 night for business. Good - great check in, parking on site (small car park), excellent price, great breakfast. Room tasteful. Poor - sleep difficult due to noisy pipes, road noise and cold temperature of room and breakfast area.
