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Looking for a place to stay in Biggar? Then look no further than Elphinstone Hotel, a family-friendly hotel that brings the best of Biggar to your doorstep.
Free wifi is offered to guests, and rooms at Elphinstone Hotel offer a flat screen TV.
Guests of Elphinstone Hotel are also welcome to enjoy breakfast, located on site. For travellers arriving by car, free parking is available.
While staying in Biggar, you can check out a popular seafood restaurant like The Townhead Cafe, which is serving up some great dishes.
If you are interested in exploring Biggar, check out one of the history museums, such as Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum and Biggar Gasworks.
We’re sure you’ll enjoy your stay at Elphinstone Hotel as you experience everything Biggar has to offer.
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HOTEL STYLE
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Historic Hotel
Location
145 High Street, Biggar ML12 6DL Scotland
Elphinstone Hotel
303 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Stayed with a colleague for 1 nights B&B whilst attending a function locally. The hotel is centrally situated and easy to find on the High Street. We checked in to a warm welcome to our ground floor twin bedroom with modern ensuite facilities including a large walk in shower. Comfy beds, warm room, easy to open secure sash window for ventilation if required. Tea / coffee making facilities and large TV set. Quiet and dark in the bedroom overnight. Breakfast was first class helping ourselves from the buffet of freshly prepared foods including, bacon, eggs done 2 ways, sausages, tomatoes, baked beans, potato cakes, black pudding and haggis together with cereals, toast and lovely coffee. First class. Access to our room was via 6 stairs in all although there is level access from another door to the rear of the hotel for wheelchairs. No lift unfortunately if you were in an upstairs room. Staff all very nice and friendly.
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Date of stay: January 2020Trip type: Travelled with friends
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We went to the Elphinstone over the weekend. I cannot fault the experience at all. The have hand sanitizer stations throughout the bar area and the restaurant, all staff were wearing face coverings and I could see consistent cleaning of touch points throughout the restaurant and bar. I felt very safe with all the Covid precautions they had taken.
The staff were friendly and we were made to feel very welcome. I had chicken pakora as a starter which was delicious. Both of us then had chicken and black pudding burgers which were amazing.
Overall I couldn’t fault any part of my visit, great food, friendly staff & clear Covid precautions.
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Date of stay: September 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Spent a couple of nights here when going to a wedding at nearby Cornhill Castle. Elphinstone Hotel is a small country Inn type hotel with approximately 11 rooms. Our room was a decent size room with a comfortable king size bed, as it was a family room we also had a set of bunk beds. There was the usual tray with kettle etc, a couple of chairs and a coffee table. The bathroom had an over the bath shower with decent qualiity bath wash and hand wash supplied. We ate in the dining room one evening where they serve decent quality pub grub. You order your breakfast the night before, the breakfast was fine, if I have one small gripe it was that the sausages were a bit pale, only browned on one side. All in all the hotel was clean, comfortable and the staff helpful nothing was too much trouble.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Just moved from Edinburgh into the area and our Tesco delivery driver recommended Sunday lunch at the Hotel. Parking was easy and when we arrived we were greeted by very friendly staff who seated us by a table of four at the window. Sunday lunch was £20 each for a 3 course ( bargain), but the dinner was very very average. Not to a standard you would go out your way to recommend to someone). The hotel was quaint in that kind of outdated shabby sheik way that it had patterned carpets from the 1980, s and a general worse for wear appeal about it. Definitely in need of a refurb, but okay for a quick mediocre pub lunch.
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Plenty of free ( some time limited parking - 2 hrs) on street outside the venue).
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What can I say food was excellent. I had pakora starter and the mixed grill for main. Pakora very good with a nice sauce but the mixed grill was excellent cooked perfectly with moist chicken and steak the way I asked. It also comes with a side salad and pepper sauce for £20. My daughter had fish and chips which was excellent too and fish was fresh. She also had cheesecake which also looked good.
Normally I’d have given 5 stars at this moment but when we turned up on time for our booking our table wasn’t ready so we had to order a drink in the bar and sit 10 minutes. Not a massive deal until I noticed them taking walk ins for locals. Also When seated a woman was standing at the table next to us (not hers) basically standing slevering crap to her mates. All local. No social distancing at all and within 1 metre of our table and us which was witnessed by staff and nothing done. Also felt a bit rushed which I do appreciate they were busy with eat out to help out. But still off putting when you finish your starter and main is out 5 minutes later. I will be back soon once it’s a bit quieter to see if they can get 5 stars which I think they can.
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Our room was not big at all, basically it held a double bed and very little else. There wasn’t even a wardrobe to hang our clothes in. There were four large hooks to hang clothes on. The bath panel was hanging off which just sends a message of neglect. I know that the other rooms are much larger because friends were also staying here and had much larger rooms which were charged at the same price. We were supposed to have a different room for our second evening but this would have been a upheaval for us as we were down here for a wedding. The room was very clean and tidy, no complaints at all. The staff are very helpful and friendly. The breakfast was rather tasteless and not very appetising, so the second day we just had tea and toast. The lady serving us was so nice we didn’t want to make a fuss. It perhaps needs a bit of money spent on it. It’s in a great location.
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Date of stay: September 2022
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Room Tip:Stay away from room seven.
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Just a glance at the front of the Elphinstone tells you that this is a hotel that is well overdue refurbishment. That is not to say that it doesn’t have certain qualities, and the lounge bar area with its open fire is both attractive and cosy. Also, check in was welcoming and efficient.
Our double room (no 6) certainly looks like something from the 70s and had nothing about it that you could particularly like. It was however generally clean and had a very comfortable bed with crisp, while cotton sheets. It did the job for a one night visit, but we wouldn’t stay longer. This room also overlooks the raised beer garden/ patio areas, which means you are almost at eye level with any people thereon, so if we booked again I would avoid the rooms at this side.
The en-suite in room 6 is very small with an old fashioned over the bath shower unit. You can tell that they are making an effort here as the towels were nice and the supplied toiletries (Arran aromatics) are good quality. Part of the walls seem freshly painted, but the doors, panelling etc are faded and scruffy with cracks and holes in panelling, missing areas of grout etc., so the whole en-suite really needs a bit of TLC.
For a couple of beers we chose the hotel’s public bar (the Elph Bar) and like our room, this was like going back to the bars of my youth (60s and 70s) but as I have happy memories of those bars I was comfortable enough here, and the lass behind the bar was charming. It has to be said however that for quiet, traditional local bars, the Cross Keys and the Fleming Arms are much nicer.
Breakfast, which was served in a nice room had relatively simple starters consisting solely of orange juice and cereals, and a wee bit of fresh fruit salad and yogurt would have been nice.
Our Full Scottish was top class however and the excellent thick cut bacon was complemented with sausage, haggis, black pudding, tattie scone, tomatoes, beans and fried eggs. It was all very good and fulfilled my simple requirements for a cooked breakfast, ie good quality ingredients, perfectly cooked and nicely presented. Service was also very good.
The bottom line is that we chose this hotel on price. We have normally stayed at the Kirkstyle, just down the road, but I balked at the increase to a £150 price tag for a Saturday night, which is just plain silly for a hotel in Biggar.
The Elphinstone was £50 cheaper, so I reckon it depends on individual’s budget constraints. Simply in terms of room quality, I have to say that the one we had in the Elphinstone (particularly the en-suite) isn’t a £100 a night room.
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Date of stay: April 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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My partner and I stumbled across here while out for a drive whilst staying at Peebles for a few days. Rather then drive back for dinner we thought we would try here. It was around half four and the barman said meals don’t start till five and we could wait which we did while having a drink and selecting from the menu. I had a vegan burger and my partner had a bacon chop both of which were delicious and plentiful. Excellent value. If your looking for a traditional pub to eat I would definitely recommend here if you are in the area.
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Date of stay: July 2021
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We stayed here for a family wedding, the staff were all amazing and extremely helpful with us getting taxis. The rooms were lovely and the kitchen was extremely accomodating fitting us in when they were busy with big bookings. Special mention to the head chef an absolute cracking guy, made us feel welcome, hard working and has a great kitchen team. Respect from a fellow chef!!
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Date of stay: March 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Robert Allen, Owner at Elphinstone Hotel
Responded 27 May 2020
Hi, Many thanks for your very positive review. I will pass on to all the team. Our restaurant is generally busy but we always try to accommodate.
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Undaunted by the latest Covid restrictions the Elph once again provided us with a delicious, piping hot dinner which was delivered at the appointed time. The portions were generous and left us feeling spoiled. Thank you to all concerned. This place deserves your support!
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Date of stay: October 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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There are more places to choose from in the Biggar area.
PRICE RANGE
£81 - £96 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
elphinstone hotel biggar
LOCATION
United KingdomScotlandSouth LanarkshireBiggar
NUMBER OF ROOMS
11
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