The Elvetham

Elvetham Hall

At the heart of the estate, the Grade II* listed Elvetham Hall will see its clumsy, non-functional ground floor extension replaced with a new addition that complements the existing building and introduces accessible rooms for the first time. The proposal also refurbishes the hall's rooms and public areas, and restores a hidden gem within it, a small family chapel.

The Stables Court

The Grade II listed Stables Court, with its characteristic courtyard and large stable doors, will be fully refurbished, including the conversion of its existing meeting rooms into new guest accommodation, with interiors themed around its equestrian heritage. A new plant room will be sensitively integrated, balancing modern functionality with the fabric of the listed building.

St Mary's Church

St Mary's Church, also Grade II listed, has served the estate and surrounding villages for generations and holds a war memorial within its graveyard. Deconsecrated in the late 1960s and since used, at various points, as a squash court and a workshop, it will now be cleaned, conserved and repaired. A conservation-led approach will ensure that its distinctive atmosphere of quiet abandonment is retained, while introducing new life as an evocative venue for weddings and events.

The Spa

A number of outbuildings will be converted and extended to create luxurious spa facilities, including a plunge pool and a variety of treatment areas. The design references the historic glasshouses that once stood on this site, while internal gardens provide both privacy for guests and a subtle reminder of the estate's horticultural past.

Event Centre

Set within the Walled Garden, the new event centre is designed to accommodate weddings, conferences, corporate functions and private celebrations. The main event hall will be discreetly placed below ground within an existing hill, while above, a minimalist glass pavilion rising on the footprint of the former Peach House provides a striking yet sympathetic presence.

Cottages

At the lower end of the Walled Garden, the Grade II* listed Gardener's Cottage sits alongside 1980s staff accommodation and various outbuildings. The staff housing will be replaced with the more architecturally sympathetic Bluebell and Heather Cottages, while the existing outbuildings are converted and extended to form Journeyman Cottages, together adding further self-contained guest accommodation.

The Water Tower

A rare surviving water tower, its original tank and pumping equipment still intact, will be converted into unique guest accommodation, with rooms designed as floating cubes within the tall shaft to give guests a sense of its verticality, and its uppermost tank level opened up to guests and the public alike.

Gardens and Pleasure Grounds

The formal gardens and pleasure grounds, central to the estate's charm, will undergo major restoration, reviving elements of the early twentieth century design by the plantsman William Goldring, including the Azalea and Water Gardens and the estate's Wellingtonia avenue.

The Grade II listed Walled Garden, a sloping site once home to greenhouses, a peach house and a formal garden before its decline during the Second World War, sits close enough to the main house, and far enough from the flood zone, to become the site of a new spa and event centre. The wider garden will also be restored, reinstating period planting and the lost orchard, with new planting used to screen an extended car park at the garden's lower end