The Elephant Wash is a historic river ramp on the River Leam in Royal Leamington Spa, named for its unusual past as a bathing spot for circus elephants.

Samuel Lockhart, born in 1850 and considered England's first elephant trainer, imported three elephants from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) for his celebrated circus.

During their leisure time, the animals would walk through the streets of Leamington Spa and make their way down to the river for their daily baths.

The elephants' splashing and trumpeting initially disturbed worshippers at a nearby church, prompting their bathing location to be moved further along the river to what became known as The Elephant Wash.

The ramp remains a quirky landmark and a reminder of the town's surprisingly exotic Victorian-era history.