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Last update: October 2025
Situated in the charming riverside village of Pangbourne in Berkshire, the Elephant Hotel is a quirky, boutique venue suited to elopements, renewal vows and weddings of up to 140 guests. With a church next door and three ecclectic function rooms to choose from, wedding ceremonies at the Elephant can be as traditional or unique as you like. The hotel has a team of talented chefs who will curate a wedding breakfast both you and your guests will love, whether it's a special Afternoon Tea, a buffet of 'picky-bits' or three-course sit down feast. The large rear garden, with its manicured lawn and pretty pavilion, is perfect for outdoor ceremonies and drinks receptions. There's even a pizza oven and speciality gin bar to keep your guests fed and 'watered' throughout the evening. Once the dancing is done, the hotel has 22 individually designed bedrooms for your guests to stay in and they'll wake up to a Full English Breakfast the next morning. Dogs are very welcome and the hotel is happy to organise a post-wedding barbeque or buffet the next day. You can even hire the Elephant Hotel exclusively - ask for details! The experienced wedding team at the Elephant will be available throughout the planning process, and on your special day to help bring your vision to life.
As an added bonus, you'll get exclusive access to the Elephant Hotel's online Wedding Planner, where you can:
✔ Create your own personalised wedding quote.
✔ Book a private Show Around of the venue.
✔ Discover helpful planning tools to make the process stress free and fun.
Venue highlights:
- Quirky, one-of-a-kind wedding destination.
- 22 stunning bedrooms, including four ground floor rooms.
- A choice of three ceremony rooms – Light-filled Elephant Room, Rustic and cosy Herd Restaurant or the outdoor Garden Pavilion.
- Exclusive use hire available, which can accommodate up to 44 guests overnight.
- All-inclusive wedding packages to make wedding planning easy.
- Bespoke wedding package option.
- Dog-friendly weddings welcome.
- Will host elopement weddings or intimate gatherings.
- Home to an ecclectic Gin Bar with over 160 speciality gins.
- Evening celebrations for up to 140 guests.
- Exclusive access to the Elephant Hotel's online Wedding Planner.
Getting there:
- Less than 5-minutes' walk from Pangbourne train station.
- 20-minutes drive from Reading.
- 45-minutes drive from Oxford.
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The Elephant -
CKS Productions -
Colette Ashby Celebrant -
Nicola Belson Photography
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Reviews for The Elephant
Fabulous wedding day
We picked it 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.
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