Country Wedding Venues in Sydney
Regional Wedding Venues: Sydney | NSW
Looking for country wedding venues near Sydney? This list of Sydney's best country wedding locations includes all of the most scenic places to get married in rural areas within 2 hours of the city and features a wide range of regional wedding venues from affordable farms to luxurious country estates.
The most picturesque places for a country wedding near Sydney include farm wedding venues, private hotels hidden down country lanes, wilderness retreats surrounded by native blue gum forest and jaw dropping clifftop properties with purpose-built ceremony & reception venues that overlook a stunning vista of untouched national park.
From rustic barn wedding venues to pretty flower farms, these are the top 20 rural wedding venues in the greater Sydney region of NSW.
Sydney's Best Country Wedding Venues
1. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 St Albans Rd, St Albans NSW 2775
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10 + camping
- Venue Hire: 3 Days
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
St Joseph's Guesthouse is a unique Hawkesbury Valley wedding venue that was built from the ruins of a 160 year old church. The guesthouse sits in a scenic hillside setting with sweeping countryside views and offers total privacy for extended celebrations over 3 - 5 days.
This historic estate features 5 bedrooms on the upper two levels, an intimate function space seating 60 guests on the ground floor, a gorgeous ceremony site on the front steps under the original church bell, and an outdoor reception area with space for a marquee in the backyard.
2. Growwild Wildflower Farm
- Location: 916 Old Hume Hwy, Alpine, NSW 2575
- Capacity: 145
- Venue Hire: 1 Day
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
Growwild Wildflower Farm is the ultimate venue for country weddings near Sydney as it has two stunning reception venues, a secret valley ceremony site and 25 acres of beautiful gardens located just over one hour from the Sydney CBD.
Growwild's charming reception spaces include a luxury landscaped marquee that seats up to 150 guests with an outdoor dance floor and views over the gardens, and a rustic barn wedding venue that seats up to 50 guests. Owners Lukas & Jane are wedding experts who assist with your planning & on-the-day coordination, and they offer affordable wedding packages with everything you need aside from florals, catering & drinks which are BYO.
3. Berry Hill
- Location: 1832 River Road, Leets Vale, NSW
- Capacity: 15 - 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 14 - 54
- Wedding Packages: BYO
Berry Hill's scenic river flats are completely immersed in scenic blue gum covered hills making it perfect for couples wanting a private forest wedding venue for a weekend-long celebration in the great outdoors. This stunning farmstay is nestled in 75 acres of untouched wilderness just over one hour from Sydney and being in a totally secluded rural location there's no curfew here.
This stunning bushland venue comes with a fully furnished hardwood-floor marquee for wedding receptions, a riverside ceremony site and a two night stay for up to 14 guests in a farmhouse and 3 shed suites. Optional luxury glamping accommodates a further 40 people for the weekend.
4. Chapel Hill Retreat
- Location: 36 Berambing Crest, Berambing, NSW 2758
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 0 - 36
- Wedding Packages: $120+/pp
Chapel Hill Retreat is one of our favourite wedding venues in regional Sydney as it has amazing views over the Blue Mountains, and offers incredible versatility with 7 scenic ceremony & reception venues to choose from. There's a quaint hilltop chapel, a natural bush cathedral and an avenue of Oak Trees for wedding ceremonies, plus a modern function room, lawn, deck & verandah for wedding receptions with expansive countryside views.
5. The Woodhouse Wollombi
- Location: 2674 Paynes Crossing Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 17 - 33
- Wedding Packages: $140 - $160/pp
The Woodhouse Wollombi is less than 2 hours from Sydney via the M1 and is an idyllic location for country weddings with a one-of-a-kind contemporary barn set within the stylish grounds of Redwood Park. The 3 peaked timber barn is surrounded by Tuscan-style gardens with expansive views across manicured fields and is perfect for couples wanting a beautiful countryside wedding venue that oozes European charm.
The Woodhouse is accessed via a long driveway lined with trees and features a modern function space within its interior, a covered outdoor dance floor and a new pergola with an open-air bar that overlooks freshly mowed paddocks and native bushland. With all inclusive wedding packages and versatile accommodation options that guests are able to book themselves, The Woodhouse is one of the best wedding destinations in country NSW.
6. The Lodge Jamberoo
- Location: 406 Jamberoo Mountain Road, Jamberoo, NSW 2533
- Capacity: 300
- Accommodation: Sleeps 136
- Wedding Packages: 3 Days
The Lodge is a beautifully renovated country hotel that specialises in 3 day weddings where all your guests stay onsite with you in 43 stylish rooms surrounding a huge 25 metre swimming pool. This quirky rural hotel comes with a one-of-a-kind outdoor chapel set within an amazing Pine Tree Cathedral and an elegant wedding hall that offers the perfect blank canvas to style to your preferred aesthetic.
Wedding packages at The Lodge are all inclusive and come fully catered starting under $100 per person. Guests are able to book & pay their own rooms online, making The Lodge a very affordable option for a unique country wedding within 1.5 hours of Sydney.
7. Figbird Cottage
- Location: Terara - South Coast, NSW
- Capacity: 150+
- Accommodation: Sleeps 8 + glamping
- Wedding Packages: BYO
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
Figbird Cottage is an elegant farm wedding venue with beautiful English style gardens surrounded by peaceful dairy paddocks. The gardens feature lovely backdrops for wedding ceremonies and photos including a white rose arbour tunnel, grand gates, ornamental rotunda & pond, and blooming beds of roses and camellias.
Affordable wedding packages include exclusive use of the property and its grand, timber-floor marquee which opens onto a festoon-lit cocktail lawn. Affordable day hire packages are available, or you can opt for a 3 day stay utilising the two onsite cottages and optional glamping.
8. Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat
- Location: 55 Radiata Road, Kangaroo Valley, 2577
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 64
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
- No Curfew
If you're looking for a country-style wedding venue with breathtaking scenery, it doesn't get much better than Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat. This incredibly scenic clifftop venue sits on a ridge with sweeping valley views and has a sunset deck for your cocktail hour that offers a birds eye vista over vast gullies as the sun sets
The outdoor ceremony space sits within a 320 million year old Rock Cathedral sheltered by ancient gum trees. There's a modern glass-walled function hall for your reception and for couples who love star gazing, a sheltered fire pit where you can snuggle under blankets till dawn. This is one of the most naturally beautiful places to get married within two hours drive of Sydney.
9. Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
With 4 rustic event spaces and a train carriage to get ready in, you will not find a quirkier country estate wedding venue anywhere else near Sydney. Eleven Eighty is situated on 3 rural acres in the Shoalhaven region and is available to hire for 3 day weddings with self-contained accommodation in two cottages.
At the centre of the property and surrounded by refurbished country buildings is a beautiful private courtyard that seats up to 80 guests. The surrounding buildings include a little school hall that seats up to 50 guests, a micro wedding barn that seats up to 30 and a free props shed with a full suite of ceremony & reception furniture.
10. Stix Farm By Pearl
- Location: 600 Laws Farm Road, Cumberland Reach, NSW 2756
- Capacity: 20 - 350
- Accommodation: Sleeps 2
- Catering & Drinks: All inclusive
Stix Farm is the newest rural wedding venue near Sydney and is located in a stunning riverscape setting in the Hawkesbury Valley with access by road and helicopter, or boat from Wisemans Ferry. The riverside farm is operated by top end caterers Pearl who offer an all inclusive restaurant-quality dining experience, which is either served indoors or immersed in the tranquil natural backdrop outdoors.
Wedding facilities at this riverfront estate include a contemporary reception barn, an outdoor reception area surrounded by bush-covered hills, and a delightful country cottage for two. With open paddocks, natural bushland, vegetable gardens and orchards offering a myriad of beautiful backdrops for wedding photos, this is the perfect regional venue to hire for foodie couples and its less than 90 minutes from Sydney.
11. Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan
Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
Capacity: 200
The Australian Botanic Gardens in Mount Annan is located on 416 hectares in South West Sydney and with spacious woodlands, beautiful rainforests and a rolling landscape of lush hills, it offers the relaxed vibe of a country wedding setting with the convenience of city access.
In the gardens are 6 outdoor ceremony spaces that offer a variety of beautiful backdrops to say "I do" from lush lawns and flower beds to expansive countryscapes. The site also has several boutique locations for outdoor wedding receptions where marquees can be pitched on lush lawns, plus The Bowden Centre which offers dry venue hire or all inclusive wedding packages with catering.
12. The Lodge At Mount Rivers
- Location: 38 Lawrences Road, Mount Rivers, NSW 2311
- Capacity: 250
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16 + camping
- Venue Hire: $7,200 - $9,350
Being located well off-the-beaten-track on a 200 acre farm in the Hunter Valley, this luxe homestead wedding venue offers the perfect setting for a 3 day soiree with no curfews to worry about. The Lodge at Mount Rivers sleeps up to 16 guests and has plenty of space for additional guests to camp, a grazing paddock for your horse and swimming holes & fishing spots along the river.
Wedding facilities at this modern country estate include two spacious dining rooms, an entertaining area beside an infinity pool and a scenic lawn on the banks of the Peterson River where you can set up an outdoor reception. Marquee hire is available through the owner.
13. Mali Brae Farm
- Location: 562 Nowra Rd, Moss Vale, NSW 2577
- Capacity: 30 - 110
- Accommodation: Complimentary for 2
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Mali Brae is a picturesque farm wedding venue situated less than 2 hours from Sydney in the Southern Highlands. The 90 acre farm has 6 popular ceremony sites that offer a range of backdrops from historic ruins and weeping willows to country gardens and a rustic shed.
Mali Brae Farm caters to weddings of up to 110 guests in its light-filled hay shed which features skylights throughout. The new Augustine’s Room is a purpose built “barn wedding venue” that offers a luxe setting for small weddings of 30 - 55 guests overlooking incredible views of the farm.
14. Greystone Estate
- Location: 617 Hermitage Rd, Pokolbin, NSW 2320
- Capacity: 30 - 110
- Accommodation: Sleeps 32
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Set in Pokolbin amongst the Hunter Valley’s best vineyards is Greystone Estate - a 5 star, 10 acre resort-like property that offers intimate homestead weddings. There are several dwellings on the property including the main 7 bedroom house which has an open plan layout including indoor and outdoor event spaces suitable for smaller celebrations.
For larger weddings of up to 110 guests there is a brand new reception hall that features a luxurious all white decor and sits next to an open air chapel suitable for all-weather ceremonies. Other features of this beautiful Hamptons-inspired property include a swimming pool, BBQ area, games room, butlers pantry and elegant lawns & gardens that are fully paved between houses and event spaces.
15. Briars Conservatory
- Location: 653 Moss Vale Rd, Burradoo, NSW 2576
- Capacity: 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 130
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
A 1.5 hour drive south of Sydney is one of the best rural wedding venues in NSW, and the reason we give it this accolade is because of its all inclusive versatility. The conservatory-style reception venue overlooks country gardens with a lakefront ceremony rotunda and is situated privately, but within walking distance of the hotel (where guests are able to book their own rooms). The address also has a public Inn that offers a post-ceremony destination for guests as well a fun location for an after party.
16. Sylvan Glen Estate
- Location: 570 Kareela Rd, Penrose, NSW 2579
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 20 - 62
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
Sylvan Glen is the ultimate rural venue for a fun 3 day wedding where all your loved ones stay onsite with you in the Southern Highlands. This 60 acre country estate features a private 9 hole golf course, accommodation for 62 guests across 4 dwellings, an elegant ceremony area with a vine-covered arbor, an atmospheric reception venue, a cocktail garden for between the ceremony & reception and a party shed with a bar for pre & post wedding events.
17. Caoura Cliffs
- Location: 1450 Caoura Road, Tallong, NSW 2579
- Capacity: 140
- Accommodation: Sleeps 12
- BYO catering & drinks
The cliff top ceremony & reception space at Caoura Cliffs is a one-of-a-kind location for wilderness weddings with jaw dropping views over an expansive vista of bush-covered hills & private valleys. Hidden on a 1,100 acre farm in Tallong, this unique country venue near Sydney is one of the most spectacular places to get married in regional NSW and comes with a contemporary reception barn and a luxury homestead with a swimming pool & recovery party pavilion.
18. Kiruna Farm
- Location: Woodstock Rd, Woodburn, NSW 2538
- Capacity: 50
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
The newly opened Kiruna Farm is a rustic hillside wedding venue located in the Milton Ulladulla hinterland and is perfect for couples wanting an authentic farm-style setting as it centres around a cleared out machinery shed.
Other wedding facilities at this scenic flower farm include a small marquee that seats 50 guests and a purpose-built ceremony deck that overlooks expansive wildflower fields. You can actually get married in the middle of the flower fields standing in shoulder height dahlias. Kiruna Farm is owned by Milton wedding florist Anna who includes free wedding flowers with all venue hire packages.
19. The Homestead Berry
- Location: 8 Homestead Lane, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
With all inclusive wedding packages that come with everything from venue hire and catering to flowers and transport, The Homestead Berry is the perfect country estate wedding venue for couples who want stress free planning. This beautiful rural setting features five luxury suites that sleep 10 guests, a refurbished shed for your wedding reception and a hair and make up studio.
The farm stay also has an amazing choice of country ceremony backdrops including a circular arbour with stunning rural views, formal country gardens, and a lawn set against a vine-covered silo.
20. Coolangatta Estate
- Location: 1335 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 2 - 200
- Accommodation: Sleeps 70
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive + DIY
- Elopement Packages: All inclusive
The historic Coolangatta Estate offers a range of picturesque backdrops for country weddings including waterfront locations, the vineyard, rustic reception buildings and bushland vistas. Situated 2 hours south of Sydney at Shoalhaven Heads and with a 26 room motel onsite, the estate is an easy all-in-one wedding destination.
Coolangatta Estate comes with all inclusive wedding packages starting at under $100 per person. There's a choice of two reception venues onsite including a convict-built community hall that seats up to 80 guests in a beautifully intimate atmosphere, and a larger function centre that seats 200.
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