About us
We are a welcoming health and wellbeing centre in Derbyshire, that puts community at the heart of all that we do.
Set in an original Jacobean barn and graced with the most magical gardens, our home provides tranquility and calm. It is both a safe space where you can seek help and friendship under one roof, as well as a place of pamper and relaxation for those that simply want a treat.
Founded in 2017, Elephant Rooms is built on the belief that it is a fundamental right for anyone and everyone to be supported in their physical and spiritual health journey. This means having access to a variety of classes, therapies and treatments, and enabling people to make long term, sustainable changes to their lives.
Operating as a social enterprise, we are a collaborative of caring and skilled, like minded individuals with a shared ethos of, inclusive person centred and holistic health and wellbeing for all. Whilst Elephant Rooms is a non-profit organisation, we prefer the term 'Profit For Impact’, meaning that we measure our success by the difference we make to the physical and mental wellness of our neighbourhood and the surrounding areas.
We believe that what we do here will play an important role in the future of community based health and wellbeing, but for now, there’s plenty of work yet to be done!
FUN FACT - Many moons ago when the circus last came to town, our building was the only place big enough to house the elephants, this little bit of local history made it very easy to name our home!
Save Elephants
Here at Elephant Rooms, we are proud supporters of Save Elephants Foundation in Thailand, and each month thanks to your kind donations in our tea and coffee area, we are able to send this wonderful organisation a cheque to help fund the incredible work they do in saving elephants from a life in captivity.
Whilst we are all about looking after our small corner of the world, we always knew that when we set up Elephant Rooms, we wanted to support an ethical Elephant sanctuary, and after some research we found Save Elephants, run by the formidable Lek Chailert.
This organisation works tirelessly to rescue and rehabilitate not just elephants, but all animals that need their help along the way, and to educate through ecotourism, whilst protecting their natural environment and providing support for their local community.
In 2020, we were lucky enough to visit them and witness first hand the impact that they are having, as a result, Save Elephants will forever remain dear to us and we will continue to support them in any way we can.
You can take a look at them here: saveelephant.org
