Elkstone Manor
Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England

Elkstone Manor is the epitome of the private country house. Light and airy, furnished with a mix of antiques and deep comfy armchairs, the rooms exude the age old charm of country house entertaining, without the dodgy plumbing!

This beautiful family home is situated on the outskirts of a pretty Cotswold village, close to Cheltenham, famed for its Festivals, and Cirencester, an ancient, unspoilt market town, known as Corinium to the Romans, and, thanks to wealth created by the wool trade which flourished in the Cotswolds, Cirencester is the home of the biggest parish church in the country.

Elkstone itself has one of the few unspoilt churches in this region. The Church of St John is mentioned in Simon Jenkins' book, England's Thousand Best Churches, and is situated directly opposite the Manor. A wonderful place in which to marry.

Close by are two excellent hotels: Cowley Manor and Barnsley House. Both offer high quality accommodation and are within a few minutes' drive of Elkstone Manor. For more on accommodation, visit our website.

Business meetings/conferences, private dining, celebrations, receptions for weddings, special occasions, corporate entertaining all take on an added dimension when held in a private country house.

At Elkstone Manor, the business meetings' service is an established business, offering a complete package - PA for the day, separate office, secure Broadband access, plus the cook and waiting staff to attend to lunch and afternoon tea, complete with homemade cakes or scones. This very personal service is individually tailored to meet the exacting needs of the modern day captains of industry, and takes place in the most prestigious yet unpretentious surroundings of the dining-room/boardroom, the drawing room and the reception hall. Clients have sole and exclusive use, surrounded by eight acres of grounds to ensure total privacy.

For personal entertaining, our private dinner parties, receptions, garden parties and weddings are wonderful affairs: The warmth of the hospitality at the Manor makes everyone feel special, leaving you to enjoy your special occasion without having to worry. And because it is a private house, and you have exclusive use of it, you feel very much the host in your own home, the Lord and Lady of the Manor.

The venue is very versatile and flexible, making it possible to look after parties as small as four (business meetings), up to 150. In between, you can chose, an indoor/outdoor party, for 50 seated, a dinner party for eight to ten people, an all indoor party for about 30 - with a buffet, or an all outdoor party housed in a marquee against the backdrop of this beautiful Cotswold stone Manor House.

The quality of the service, the food, and the surroundings is naturally high. However, we can organise every possible computation to suit your budget and the effect you are looking to achieve, so don't be afraid to ask us what we can do. You may be pleasantly surprised. Equally, if you are looking to send in five helicopters, have Destiny's Child booked for the night and Rick Stein doing the cooking - we can handle that too! Visit our website for more pictures and details. We very much look forward to welcoming you at Elkstone Manor.