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Tanilba House

Event Venue

  5 reviews  – 
32 Caswell Crescent, Tanilba Bay, 2319
Tanilba Bay
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Deirdre Hall
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Spaces for hire at Tanilba House

Grounds
Event Space
·
Private space
90 seats
90 standing
Beautiful and whimsical always blooming garden across 3 acres. Includes many historical garden elements, a selection of garden furniture and various different garden area types. Includes option to add rustic wooden tables and seating plus a rustic bar with claw foot bathtub for ice. Includes raised and covered rustic dance floor plus photo booth ar...

Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm
Alcohol licence extension
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music
Wedding licence available

Large Conservatory
Conservatory
·
Private space
80 seats
100 standing
A large 12m X 6m conservatory that formally seats 70-80 guests and caters for 100 people cocktail style. Broad wrap around colonial verandahs extend the space even further. The conservatory has 190 year old convict built rock walls on one side and 90 year old rock feature walls on the other 3 sides. Completely weather proof with wood flooring and w...

Alcohol licence until 11:00 pm
Alcohol licence extension
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music
Wedding licence available

Explore other spaces in the area

32 Caswell Crescent, Tanilba Bay, 2319
Public transportation
Hotels
Public transportation
  • Bus Lemon Tree Passage Rd opp Poilus Pde 1.9 km
  • Bus Strathmore Rd opp Stephens St 2.3 km
Hotels
  • Caswell Lodge 250 m

Prices and opening hours

Sunday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee
Monday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee
Tuesday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee
Wednesday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee
Thursday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee
Friday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee
Saturday
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $550 hire fee
Grounds
6:00 am – 12:00 am
from $1100 hire fee
Large Conservatory
7:30 am – 11:30 pm
from $550 hire fee

Facilities and catering options

Up to 100
standing
Up to 90
seats
Parking available
Accommodation available
Promoted / ticketed events
Alcohol provided
BYO alcohol
In-house catering
External catering allowed

Reviews and ratings

2 recent guests highly rated cleanliness, location, service quality and catering
Amenities
4.5
Cleanliness
5.0
Location
5.0
Service quality
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Catering
5.0
Communication
5.0
SN
Sara N.
April 2024
Wedding Ceremony · 80 guests
Deirdre and Glenn were phenomenal hosts for our wedding. The weather was extremely unpredictable on the day but they were extremely flexible with our ceremony and reception options to make our day special. The venue is stunning and we made great use of the fig tree arbour and the many, many fairy lights. We loved absolutely everything about this venue and its history.
4.9
CW
Cari W.
February 2024
Wedding · 60 guests
10/10 Wedding venue. Looked absolutely breathtaking and was the best place for a wedding that was not quite traditional, catering a wide variety of services! With how much they aided in planning and what they provided it made planning the wedding so much less stressful and having everything come together was an absolutely amazing experience. The wedding would not have been the same without the venue, their help, and the services they provided. Cannot recommend enough for anyone who wants an outdoors wedding! Basically if someone is looking for a cost effective, minimal stress option while still getting that fairytale type wedding this is the place to go!
5.0
CW
Cari W.
December 2022
Excellent communication
Very helpful and fast with replies.
5.0
EP
Esmeralda P.
April 2023
Excellent communication
5.0

About Tanilba House

Historic Tanilba House (1831) is a beautiful convict built and colonial stone homestead set on 3 acres of stunning gardens overlooking incredible Port Stephens. Tanilba is 2 hours drive North of Sydney.
The house itself has grand proportions and high ceilings with many original elements including various Victorian flourishes. It has 6 bedrooms and 3 reception rooms including a large ball room sized room.
It is furnished with antiques and has 3 original fireplaces and a late 1800's cooker. There is large all weather conservatory and broad colonial verandahs.
The grounds are beautifully kept and feature various historic elements including the oldest olive tree in Australia. There are two grand 160 year old fig trees forming a cathedral sized area, a 30 meter long arbour covered in vines and flowers, an ancient Bunya Pine and many different whimsical garden areas with statues, garden seating and other garden features.
There are substantial stone features across the garden including stone benches, a huge stone circular driveway, the large enclosed conservatory, stone pillars in the arbour etc.
The large field and house has water views from 2 sides. There are large metal gates and there is always something in the garden flowering with key features huge frangipani and jacaranda trees and an extensive heritage listed wisteria vine.
Port Stephens is literally across the road and the front verandah has extensive views of the bay.

FAQ

Cancellations 60 days in advance will receive a full refund.

Cancellations 60 days to 30 days in advance will receive a 50% refund.

Cancellations for events starting within 30 days are non-refundable.

Event date of a confirmed booking can be changed to another date within 2 months from the original date, at no cost.

At Tanilba House, the following catering options are available:

  • The venue works with an approved list of external caterers
  • Bringing your own alcohol is allowed
  • Free on-street parking is available

Here are some event spends from guests who recently held events at Tanilba House:

  • Grounds hosting 70 guests: $4400

For detailed pricing tailored to your event, please contact the venue.

Tanilba House is located at 32 Caswell Crescent, in the Tanilba Bay.