Christmas Party Venues in the Hawkesbury

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

December in the valley usually means one of two things for a workplace: a long December afternoon at a pub with a capped bar tab, or a sit-down dinner in a function room with speeches and an awards slideshow. Both are covered between Windsor, Richmond and Clarendon, and all three areas are an easy drive for teams based around the valley.

Work out the headcount and how formal the night should feel before booking, because the rooms here range from 15-seat nooks to halls for several hundred.

What each part of the valley offers a work team:

Richmond, near the station: a 200-metre walk from Richmond station brings staff to The Royal Richmond Hotel, whose set menu is From $50 per person
Richmond, March Street: at The Richmond Inn the company can pre-arrange a capped tab with set drinks, or leave it open
Clarendon: Clarendon Tavern offers a buffet From $40 per person for groups of at least 30, with a tea and coffee station
Windsor: Windsor Function Centre lists Christmas parties and corporate dinners among its events, with rooms seating 96 to 350
Richmond, Lukis Avenue: Aurelia House hosts end-of-year parties and corporate dinners, with free on-site parking

For a mixed group of managers, office staff and the people who rarely make it to the city, the pubs keep things casual while the function centres suit a seated dinner with a formal thank-you.

Weeknight drinks: The Royal Richmond Hotel's all-weather Terrace Bar, big LED screen included, can be taken exclusively for 200 standing
Who's on the company tab: wristbands mark them out at The Royal Richmond Hotel
Smaller teams: at The Richmond Inn a group of 20 fits The Lookout, or 60 once it opens onto the bistro
Upstairs away from the public bar: Clarendon Tavern's Claro Room has its own bar, bathrooms and a projector for 100 seated

Larger company dinners in the valley

Presentations: the Macquarie Room at Windsor Function Centre has twin projectors and screens and an AV control room
Dietary needs: Windsor Function Centre caters special diets with a week's notice, and Aurelia House works with caterers across several cuisines
Final numbers: Windsor Function Centre asks for final numbers two weeks before the event
Booking ahead: Aurelia House recommends locking in corporate events one to three months before, and shows the room by appointment

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Which Hawkesbury Christmas party venue is closest to a train station?

The Royal Richmond Hotel, a short 200-metre walk from Richmond station. Its function areas take groups from 5 to 500.

How can a work team cap drinks spending at a Hawkesbury pub?

Set a dollar cap and pick the drinks list at The Richmond Inn or The Royal Richmond Hotel; Clarendon Tavern also does bar tabs.

What suits a seated company dinner for a couple of hundred staff?

Windsor Function Centre's Macquarie Room seats 350 with a stage and built-in AV, and Aurelia House in Richmond has a banquet hall for up to 300 seated.

Is there a budget-friendly buffet for a Hawkesbury end-of-year lunch?

Clarendon Tavern's buffet is From $40 per person for groups of 30 or more, with roast beef, chicken in creamy mushroom sauce, vegetarian cannelloni, salads and dessert.

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