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Category: Christmas Party VenuesLocation: Hunter ValleyListings: 14

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What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

An end-of-year party in the Hunter usually means a mixed group, with staff, partners and sometimes clients, a range of tastes and a budget set by someone else. Set menus and drink packages make that easier to manage, and every venue here caters in house.

In wine country, Ben Ean on McDonalds Road has the heritage-listed courtyard for a big company night, with private event packages from $80 per person including venue hire. Twine Restaurant on Oakey Creek Road runs cocktail menus from $52 per person, with a barrel room for up to 150. At Rydges Resort Hunter Valley in Lovedale, Gather's two private rooms suit a smaller team dinner on a shared menu.

Teams based in the Lower Hunter often stay closer to home:

  • Commercial Hotel Morpeth: two-course menus from $40 per person for groups over 20, plus a verandah bar over the river
  • The George Tavern, East Maitland: a courtyard with a private bar, share platters and sliders
  • The Family Hotel, Maitland: a roaming canapé package for a standing party
  • The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse: seats about 40 for a sit-down team meal on High Street

In the Upper Hunter, The Royal Muswellbrook has set menus from $60 per person and six function areas, which helps when several departments want their own tables or rooms. For a small leadership-team lunch, Boydell's in Morpeth can be hired exclusively for up to 50.

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Choosing dates and formats

  • Friday nights in December are the obvious pick for most teams, so ask about a lunch or a midweek evening as well
  • A sit-down set menu keeps the cost fixed per head; a canapé package suits a team that wants to mingle
  • Groups over 20 qualify for the two-course menus at the Commercial in Morpeth
  • Confirm the finishing time and whether speeches or a DJ fit the space

Getting staff home safely

  • Wine-country venues have no train access, so book a bus or transfers
  • Maitland's High Street venues are close to Maitland station on the Hunter Line
  • Gather sits within a resort, so out-of-town staff can stay on site
  • The Royal Muswellbrook has 18 rooms upstairs

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

How much does a Hunter Valley Christmas party cost per head?

Starting prices run from $40 per person at Commercial Hotel Morpeth for groups over 20, to Ben Ean's packages from $80 per person including venue hire. Twine Restaurant's cocktail menus sit in between, from $52 per person.

Can a work Christmas party take over a whole venue in the Hunter?

Boydell's in Morpeth is hired exclusively for up to 50, from $7,000 minimum spend. For a bigger company, Ben Ean's courtyard seats up to 300.

Which Hunter Valley Christmas venues suit a standing party?

The Family Hotel's roaming canapé package is built for mingling, and The George Tavern's front terrace holds 70 cocktail-style. Commercial Hotel Morpeth's upstairs verandah takes 60 standing.

Where can a Muswellbrook team hold its Christmas party?

The Royal Muswellbrook has six function areas, from a 16-seat cellar to a courtyard and beer garden for 100. Sit-down char-grill packages start from $50 per person.

Is there a Christmas party venue near Maitland station?

The Family Hotel and The Dining Room @ The Pourhouse are both on High Street. The George Tavern is across the river in East Maitland.