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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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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

Breakfast info

Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan

  • Free parking available at the hotel

Loyal customers

There are more repeat guests here than most other properties.


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Fizzylady
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Central position. Large clean room . Great price . Friendly staff
  • Jenna
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Good location , room were lovely and spacious, nice big bed
  • Roger
    United Kingdom 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.
  • Claire
    Australia Australia
    Comfy, clean, lovely staff, great food at reasonable prices, good location.
  • Diane
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Clean and tv was good towels lovely staff very good
  • Alfreda
    United Kingdom 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 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 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...
  • Myfid
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location was great for all amenities. Room was big, bright and airy. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
  • Sarah
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    great location and loads of food options near by. The room was spacious, the bed was huge and comfortable and the bathroom clean and a good size. Easy parking too.

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      British
    • Open for
      Lunch • Dinner
    • Ambiance
      Family friendly
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

The Elephant at the Market takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 22:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
Check-out
From 07:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

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.