Wedding Reception Venues on the Bellarine Peninsula

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Drysdale holds most of the Bellarine's wedding venues, but each town offers a different kind of day. Drysdale has heritage estates, wineries and farms you style yourself, Curlewis has two venues on Portarlington Road, and the coastal towns add receptions on harbours, jetties and foreshores.

Weighing up Bellarine towns for a wedding:

Drysdale for a whole-property weekend: Soho Estate hires its 40-acre heritage homestead to one wedding at a time, with a microwedding package from $7,150 room hire.
Drysdale for a hands-on, rustic day: Tuckerberry Hill Events and Harvester Moon both let couples bring in their own caterer.
Curlewis for vineyard or glass-walled receptions: Leura Park Estate gives exclusive use of its estate, and Claribeaux seats 30 to 150 with set menus from $60 per person.
Queenscliff and Barwon Heads by the water: 360Q seats 140 above the harbour, and At The Heads holds ceremonies on the sand or the grass above the jetty.
Swan Bay for a small farm wedding: Basils Farm seats up to 30, with a banquet from $65 per person.

Portarlington and Wallington round it out with Arlo Pasta & Wine for 80 seated and Flying Brick Cider Co, which hands over its cider house, vineyard and grounds.

Bellarine Peninsula Wedding Reception Venues

Scotchmans Hill and Leura Park Estate cater from their own kitchens, with packages built around their wines.
Tuckerberry Hill Events is BYO food and drinks, with a commercial kitchen, 100 chairs, tables and a sound system included.
Harvester Moon takes one wedding a week and is licensed, so its bar staff run the drinks while your caterer can use the pizza oven.
Soho Estate arranges food separately from a list of preferred caterers, and drinks must be served by RSA-certified staff.

Ceremony settings and guest transport

Scotchmans Hill holds ceremonies on its lawns with white chairs, arbours and a sound system supplied.
Bennetts on Bellarine keeps ceremony, reception and photos on one property, and selected packages include a complimentary bus.
For outdoor ceremonies, check each venue's wet-weather option: Soho Estate uses the veranda and Carriage House.
Book a coach or minibus for guests moving between towns, rather than leaving them to drive after the reception.

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Can couples use their own caterer at a Bellarine wedding?

Tuckerberry Hill Events in Drysdale is BYO food and drink, and Harvester Moon lets you bring a caterer to its commercial kitchen while its own bar runs drinks.

Where can we marry by the water on the Bellarine?

At The Heads in Barwon Heads offers ceremonies on the sand or on the grass above the jetty, and 360Q in Queenscliff hosts receptions above the harbour.

Is there a small-wedding option on the Bellarine Peninsula?

Basils Farm at Swan Bay seats up to 30, and Soho Estate has a microwedding package for up to 50 guests.

How many guests can the larger Bellarine venues take?

Claribeaux holds up to 400 for a cocktail reception, Flying Brick Cider Co up to 400 standing, and 360Q up to 250 standing.

Wedding Reception Venues in Bellarine Peninsula

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