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    Hunter Valley Wedding Venues

    Our Hunter Valley wedding venues bring ceremony and reception spaces together across estates framed by vineyards, established gardens and open country. The valley carries a natural romance in its afternoon light, heritage buildings and lawns that run gently towards the ranges. Weddings here feel grounded, personal and closely tied to the land.

    Each venue holds a clear sense of place: vineyard rows, heritage halls and garden terraces.

    Across three properties, couples can hold the ceremony, the wedding reception and their guests' stay on the same property, with onsite accommodation and a dedicated wedding team looking after the day.

    Our Hunter Valley wedding venues

    The Convent is a heritage estate near Pokolbin, set in a former convent dating to 1876, with manicured gardens, verandas and picturesque grounds. The Convent, together with its Circa 1876 restaurant and reception spaces, seats up to 150 guests across the estate.

    Ceremony spots include the Circa Garden with its white pews and the Convent Fountain as a natural focal point, and each comes with a signing table, chairs and an alternate wet-weather plan.

    Reception locations range across Circa 1876, a historic cottage with chandeliers, exposed timber beams and rustic charm, and the enclosed Circa 1876 Alfresco with views over the vineyards and kitchen gardens. The estate's gardens, heritage architecture, fountain, and vineyard surrounds provide beautiful backdrops for wedding photography throughout the day.

    Onsite guestrooms let you and your guests stay on the estate, making it easy to extend the celebration into a relaxed wedding weekend.

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    Spicers Guesthouse pairs contemporary design with a warm, welcoming feel, set among native bushland and open grounds in the heart of Pokolbin.

    The Tallawanta Room seats up to 120 guests, or around 150 for a cocktail reception, with its own bar, veranda and bi-fold doors onto a vine-edged terrace. The Lovedale Pavilion opens through glass doors onto green lawns and carries a high-pitched, white-beamed ceiling, giving high ceilings and room for a dance floor. As a guest house with 49 rooms and a four-bedroom cottage, it holds enough onsite accommodation for larger celebrations and a full wedding weekend.

    Couples can host guests across the property's beautiful event spaces, éRemo Restaurant, bar, and lounge, creating a seamless experience from welcome drinks through to a farewell breakfast.

    The expansive grounds, contemporary architecture and surrounding bushland also provide a variety of settings for wedding photography. Indoor and outdoor spaces cover both the ceremony and the wedding reception, and tailored packages include exclusive use of the property.

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    Spicers Vineyards Estate sits among some of Australia's oldest vines, with an eight-acre private vineyard and views towards the Brokenback Range. It is the most intimate of the three, well suited to small weddings, elopements and micro weddings, with outdoor ceremonies held among the gumtrees and peppertrees, or with the rolling vines as a backdrop.

    Restaurant Botanica seats up to 60 guests for a dinner reception or 90 for cocktails, the standalone Vineyards House is available with its own pool, and the Harvest Room seats up to 12 for the smallest gatherings.

    Exclusive use makes the entire estate yours with no other guests onsite, and the vineyard rows, mountain views, and estate grounds provide stunning locations for wedding photography. The twelve guest rooms, along with a spa suite for the wedding night, keep the entire stay on the one property.

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    Wedding settings in the valley span several styles.

    Discover our heritage and rustic, contemporary garden, and intimate vineyard estate wedding settings. Venues vary widely by style, guest capacity and budget, so most couples start by picturing the size and feel of the day. Vineyard views and mountain views frame the grounds, and the established gardens, garden paths and open outdoor space give a wedding photographer plenty to work with.

    A region made for weddings

    The Hunter Valley sits about two hours north of Sydney, in wine and cellar-door country shaped by rolling hills and the Brokenback Range. Rows of vines, tree-lined avenues, sandstone paths and country gardens create scenes that feel timeless and quietly grand. Many couples turn the celebration into a wedding weekend, giving guests time to settle into the valley's unhurried rhythm, explore the Pokolbin and Mount View surrounds, and stay close to the venue across the whole occasion.

    • One advantage of a Hunter Valley wedding at our venues is keeping the whole day in one location. The wedding ceremony, the wedding reception and onsite accommodation sit on the same property, so guests move easily from an outdoor ceremony to the reception space without travelling between sites.

    • Each property offers exclusive use, so the entire property can be yours for the celebration. Venue hire covers indoor and outdoor spaces, room for dining and a dance floor, and reception locations suited to small weddings and larger celebrations alike. Tailored wedding packages bring together catering, beverages, styling and a suite for the wedding night, and a reliable wet-weather option means the day holds its shape in any season.

    • A dedicated wedding team supports each celebration, with a wedding coordinator on hand from the first enquiry through to the wedding day. Site inspections are available at every property, so couples can walk the ceremony and reception spaces, picture the entire experience, and scout photo locations across the grounds and gardens. Tailored wedding packages are shaped around each couple, and onsite accommodation keeps guests close for the whole celebration.

    Which Hunter Valley wedding venue is right for you?

    Guest count and style are usually the first things couples weigh. The largest reception across the three venues seats about 150 guests, and the smallest suits an elopement, so the choice usually comes down to size and feel. All three offer tailored wedding packages, some close to all-inclusive, that scale by guest numbers and budget.

    Intimate options suit micro-weddings and elopements, with Spicers Vineyards Estate built for the smallest celebrations among the vines. Larger celebrations are at home at The Convent and Spicers Guesthouse, both of which scale to full receptions with onsite accommodation for the wedding party and guests.

    The Convent & Circa 1876

    • Style: Heritage estate, rustic charm
    • Reception capacity: Up to 150 seated, 170 cocktail
    • Onsite accommodation: 19 onsite guestrooms

    Spicers Guesthouse

    • Style: Contemporary garden estate
    • Reception capacity: Up to 120 seated, around 150 cocktail
    • Onsite accommodation: 49 rooms plus a four-bedroom cottage

    Spicers Vineyards Estate

    • Style: Intimate vineyard retreat
    • Reception capacity: Up to 60 seated, 90 cocktail (Harvest Room seats 12)
    • Onsite accommodation: 12 guest rooms plus the Vineyards House

    Ready to choose your Hunter Valley wedding venue?

    Three Worlds Apart properties host weddings in the Hunter Valley. Each carries its own character and location options for ceremonies and receptions.

    Frequently asked questions

    • The Hunter Valley is home to some of the best wedding venues in New South Wales. Worlds Apart hosts three: The Convent, Spicers Guesthouse and Spicers Vineyards Estate, each with ceremony spaces, reception venues and onsite accommodation on the same property.

    • Guest capacity varies by venue. The Convent seats up to 150 guests, Spicers Guesthouse up to 120 seated or around 150 for a cocktail reception, and Spicers Vineyards Estate up to 60 for a dinner reception or 90 for cocktails, with a 12-seat Harvest Room for the smallest gatherings.

    • The Convent, including its Circa 1876 reception spaces, accommodates up to 150 guests seated and up to 170 guests cocktail-style.

    • Yes. Each venue offers tailored wedding packages covering catering, beverages and styling, and Spicers Vineyards Estate offers exclusive-use estate packages for a fully private celebration. Packages scale by guest numbers and budget.

    • Yes. At all three venues the wedding ceremony and wedding reception take place in one location, with an outdoor ceremony option and indoor reception spaces, so the day stays on the one property.

    • Each venue offers accommodation onsite. Spicers Guesthouse has 49 rooms and a four-bedroom cottage, Spicers Vineyards Estate has twelve guest rooms and the Vineyards House, and The Convent has onsite guestrooms, so guests can stay across the wedding weekend.

    • Yes. Exclusive use, or full venue hire, is available at each property, so the entire property is reserved for your wedding with no other guests onsite.

    • Every ceremony space has a reliable wet-weather option, with indoor reception spaces and covered areas ready as a backup, so the wedding day holds regardless of the weather.

    • Spicers Vineyards Estate suits small weddings, elopements and micro weddings among the vines, while Spicers Guesthouse and The Convent scale to larger celebrations. All three tailor wedding packages to the size of your guest list.

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