The Elephant at the Market
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About this property
Centrally located in historic Newbury, The Elephant at the Market is just 6 minutes’ walk from Newbury Train Station, and offers en-suite rooms with free WiFi. With an on-site bar and restaurant, it’s 3 minutes' walk from a cinema and moments from the Corn Exchange and town centre. The boutique rooms feature a stylish design and an en-suite bathroom with a shower or bath. Each room has luxury bed linen, towels, bathrobes, a Smart TV, Nespresso coffee maker and White Company toiletries. The property serves fresh homemade food, including Josper-oven-cooked steaks and wood-fired pizzas, as well as Sunday roasts. Newbury Racecourse is just a 5-minute drive from The Elephant at the Market and the town is within easy reach of many of the south’s major towns. Reading, Basingstoke, Swindon and historic Oxford are all around 35 minutes' drive away. Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey is filmed, is just 15 minutes' drive from the property. There is also easy access to the Ridgeway National Trail across the North Wessex Downs.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Angela
United Kingdom“Room was absolutely fine, breakfast was very good and the location was convenient to shops and restaurants and not far from Newbury Racecourse where an event I was attending was being held.” 
Tara United Kingdom“I was a little concerned as I was shown to what looks like a shed in the car park, but the room was very cosy and tastefully decorated. Good selection or tea / coffee and biscuits, lovely toiletries and the room and bathroom were clean. Bed was...”- Roger United Kingdom“Central to Newbury with a barried car park. Made ne feel comfortable leaving my motorcycle in the car park overnight.second time staying here, staff very helpful once again. Newbury is a very pleasant town to visit.”
- Alex United Kingdom“Arrived just as kitchen was closing, they held on as we ordered food while checking in so all was good”
- Claire
Australia“Comfy, clean, lovely staff, great food at reasonable prices, good location.” - Diane United Kingdom“Clean and tv was good towels lovely staff very good”
- Alan United Kingdom“Location perfect, bed comfortable. Didn't eat breakfast there this time.”
- Alfreda United Kingdom“Lovely room and beautiful en suite. Comfortable bed and everything very clean. Breakfast very good. We also had an excellent meal and drinks. Staff very helpful during our stay. Would certainly return.”
- Sandra United Kingdom“Everything about our stay was really great including the breakfast. I took a mark off one point for facilities as there was an issue with the water in the morning but didn’t really affect our stay.”
- Rhiannon United Kingdom“The room was lovely and perfectly situated right in the centre of Newbury in the Market Square. The member of staff who greeted me was polite and helpful, and suggested a railings in their car-park which was visible from the reception where I...”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant
- CuisineBritish
- Open forLunch • Dinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
Any damage caused will be charged for by the hotel.
Please contact the property in advance if you expect to arrive outside reception opening hours. The reception desk closes at 22:00, and if staff are not aware of guests arriving outside of check-in hours in advance, there will be no staff member present for check guests in.
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
