Birthday Party in Southern Highlands

Putting Together a Southern Highlands Birthday Bash

A Highlands birthday tends to sort itself by the guest list. A long table of family suits a hotel dining room in Bowral or a club lunch in Bundanoon, while a crowd that wants to dance needs a pub function space with room for a DJ.

Plenty of guests make a weekend of it, so work out where people will sleep before you settle the date.

Where Highlands birthdays usually happen:

A club auditorium or bistro in Bundanoon, from $35 per person, for relaxed lunches with grandparents and children at the same table
A historic pub in Berrima, Robertson, Bundanoon or Mittagong, with bistro menus from $40 per person and space for a hundred or more
A private dining room in a boutique Bowral hotel for 12 to 40 guests, from $95 per person, or an upstairs room in an 1845 Burradoo inn for 12 to 28 at $85 per person
Exclusive use of a farmhouse restaurant in Burradoo for up to 52, on a set menu at $175 per person
A paint party in a Bowral studio for ten or more, with guests bringing their own food, or a painting and drawing class led by a Bowral artist
A DJ from $220 per hour, hosted karaoke, or a band that plays jazz over dinner and dance sets later
A celebration cake from $150, or a gelato trike from $1,264 wheeled out after the speeches

More rooms are on birthday party venues, and the 40th and 50th pages narrow things down for milestone years.

Bowral & Burradoo has the hotels and restaurants, handy when guests want to walk to dinner from their room
Berrima's sandstone inn has a beer garden that suits a long summer afternoon
Robertson's grand hotel and timber pub on the escarpment side take bigger crowds, with gardens for group photos
Bundanoon has a pub, a club and a guest house close together, so a whole party can stay in one village

Weather and timing

Winter nights fall close to freezing, so ask about open fires and heating in the function room
Tulip time and the spring gardens fill Bowral accommodation, so hold rooms early for a September or October party
Autumn colour makes late April a popular weekend for photos outside
A party at home needs a cover plan, and marquee hire crews also bring flooring and furniture

Getting guests home

Chauffeured cars start at $300, and guest buses and coaches carry groups between villages after dinner
Taxis are scarce late at night outside Bowral, so book the ride home before the party starts
A guest house booked whole lets everyone sleep where the party is

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Which Southern Highlands village suits a birthday where guests stay the night?

Bowral has the widest spread of boutique hotels and guesthouses. Bundanoon has a heritage guest house that can be booked whole, with set dinners from $85 per person.

How much does a birthday lunch cost in the Southern Highlands?

Club menus in Bundanoon start at $35 per person, Berrima pub menus at $40 per person and the Robertson manor hotel at $39 per person. Exclusive-use restaurants cost more, with a Burradoo farmhouse at $175 per person.

Can a Highlands birthday include a winery day?

Yes. A family vineyard in Exeter pours guided tastings from $15 per person, with platters for groups and private bookings for a birthday lunch. Coach-led winery days with tastings and platters start at $144 per person, and the coach collects the group from where they are staying.

Is hosted karaoke available for a birthday in Bowral or Moss Vale?

Yes. A karaoke host covers every Highlands region and arrives with the sound system, lights and song lists, so all you supply is the room.

Do Highlands venues take birthday bookings in the depths of winter?

They do, and July is busy with Christmas-in-July lunches. Ask whether the room has a fire or heating and whether outdoor areas can be closed in.

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