Hens Party Venues in Newcastle City & Harbour

How to Choose the Right Hens Party Venue

Singing, mixing or blending: what the bride-to-be enjoys most decides where a hens party in Newcastle City & Harbour lands. Singing in a soundproof room, mixing cocktails beneath chandeliers and blending spirits in a distillery each sit in a different corner of the region.

Jams Karaoke & Bar is on Union Street in Newcastle West, where the city centre gives way to the west. Bartholomew's fills a heritage-listed former mission theatre at 145 King St. The Barrel Hall @ Earp Distilling Co. is on Darling Street in Carrington, on the harbour peninsula across from Wickham.

Matching the bridal party to a venue:

Cocktail lovers: Bartholomew's runs cocktail masterclasses and whisky or gin tastings, with a mezzanine bar for up to 150
Singers: Jams has a Party Room for 11 to 20 and whole-bar karaoke hire for 20 to 40
Gin fans: Earp Distilling Co. can add a blending class or a distillery tour to the event
Budget planners: Jams starts from $400 room hire, and Bartholomew's has free room hire with a $300 minimum spend for groups of 30 to 50
Small groups: Earp seats 10 to 50 in its distillery bar, and Jams allocates its private rooms by group size

Jams hires its bar until 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays, after which a group can stay on as it opens to the public, which makes it an easy later stop after dinner on King Street or a class in Carrington.

Newcastle City & Harbour Hens Party Venues

A cocktail masterclass at Bartholomew's, drawing on one of the country's largest back-bar collections of whisky, gin and wine
A blending class at Earp, using gins, rums, vodka and liqueurs made on the premises
A live karaoke musician at Jams, arranged as part of a function
A photobooth or champagne wall added to a party in the Barrel Hall

Food and splitting the bill

Bartholomew's caters with platters, roaming canapés and shared feasts, plus grazing, oyster and seafood stations
At Jams, takoyaki, karaage chicken, vegan gyoza and edamame feature on the menu, and cake is welcome
The Barrel Hall's canapés, served roaming, are from $65 per person
At Jams the tab for food and drinks comes once the singing is over, divided any way the group chooses, while Bartholomew's can run a bar tab of any amount

Venues for Hens Parties: Your Questions Answered

Where can a hens group do karaoke in Newcastle?

Jams Karaoke & Bar in Newcastle West has soundproof private rooms, the largest taking 11 to 20 people, and the whole bar can be hired for 20 to 40. It is 18 and over outside kids' sessions.

Is there a hens class or tasting in the city?

Bartholomew's on King Street offers cocktail masterclasses and whisky or gin tastings. In Carrington, Earp Distilling Co. can add a blending class or distillery tour.

Which hens venue suits a big bridal party?

The Barrel Hall @ Earp Distilling Co. takes up to 300 standing, and Bartholomew's mezzanine holds 150 for cocktails, with upstairs bookings needing at least 30 people.

Can the group split the cost on the night?

Jams totals up food and drinks after the session, and the group divides it as it likes. Earp offers pay-as-you-go drinks, and Bartholomew's can set a bar tab of any amount.