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 country wedding venues in the greater Sydney region of NSW.
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1. St Joseph's Guesthouse
- Location: 1029 St Albans Rd, St Albans NSW 2775
- Capacity: 100
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10 + camping
- Wedding Packages: BYO
St Joseph's Guesthouse is located on its own quiet hillside overlooking the Hawkesbury Valley and having been built from the ruins of a 160 year old church, is one of Sydney's most unique country wedding venues. This historic estate features 5 bedrooms on the upper two levels, a function space seating 60 guests on the ground floor, a 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
- Wedding Packages: 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 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 surrounded by hills covered in native blue gum forest and offer the perfect location for outdoor weddings in the wilderness. 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 city & Blue Mountains, and offers incredible versatility with 7 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 function room, lawn, deck & verandah for wedding receptions with expansive countryside views.
5. 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 exclusive-use hotel that offers the perfect destination for unique country weddings with 43 guest rooms surrounding a huge outdoor swimming pool. The quirky rural hotel comes with a one-of-a-kind outdoor chapel set within an amazing Pine Tree Cathedral and a luxury 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 country wedding within 1.5 hours of Sydney.
6. 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 European-style grounds of Redwood Park. The 3 peaked timber barn features a covered outdoor dance floor and a new cocktail hour pergola with an open-air bar that overlooks manicured 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.
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. Eleven Eighty Weddings
- Location: 1180 Bolong Road, Coolangatta, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 80
- Wedding Packages: DIY/BYO
- Accommodation: Sleeps 15
Eleven Eighty is a quirky little 3 acre property situated 2 hours south of Sydney in the Shoalhaven region. Available to hire for 3 day country weddings, the self-contained estate comes with two cottages, a pergola with a wood fired Argentinian Grill, a train carriage salon (that can seat 20 for dinner) and backdrops including street art murals.
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.
9. Mandalong Weddings
- Location: Mandaluck Chase, Mandalong, NSW 2264
- Capacity: 150
- Accommodation: Sleeps 16
- Wedding Packages: BYO
Mandalong Estate is situated 1.5 hours north of Sydney in the Watagans State Forest and with an open-sided event shed, a fairy-lit barn wedding venue and a 7 bedroom homestead onsite, is the perfect country location for luxe rustic weddings. The amazing ceremony locations at Mandalong include a purpose-built deck that overlooks the forest canopy and a unique outdoor cathedral with bench pews in a festoon-lit forest clearing.
10. Australian Botanic Gardens Mount Annan
Location: 362 Narellan Rd, Mount Annan, NSW 2567
Capacity: 200
The Australian Botanic Gardens in South West Sydney is a country location with a choice of wedding venues for garden ceremonies. The site has several boutique locations for wedding receptions. The venue's most popular wedding reception space is The Bowden Centre which offers dry venue hire or wedding packages with catering.
Country Wedding Venues Near Sydney
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
The Lodge at Mount Rivers is one of the only no-curfew wedding venues near Sydney and is located off-the-beaten-track on a 200 acre farm in the Hunter Valley. With plenty of space for guests to camp, a grazing paddock for your horse and swimming holes & fishing spots along the river, this is the perfect destination for a 3 day country wedding on private farmland.
Wedding facilities at this modern country estate include two spacious dining rooms, an entertaining area beside an infinity pool and a scenic lawn for outdoor dining or marquees on the banks of the Peterson River.
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 farm wedding venue situated less than 2 hours from Sydney in the picturesque 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.
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.
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 country hotel 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.
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 country venue for a fun 3 day wedding where all your favourite loved ones stay onsite with you. The 60 acre Southern Highlands 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.
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.
Retford Park
- Location: 1325 Old South Road, Bowral, NSW 2576
- Capacity: 100
- Ceremony & Cocktail Hour Venue
The formal gardens surrounding Retford Park's 19th century Italianate mansion offer the perfect location for elegant country weddings in the heart of the Southern Highlands. Say "I do" in your choice of the Japanese Maple Lawn, Green Room, Knot Garden or Laurel Lawn before enjoying cocktail hour with your guests on the poolside lawn.
The Homestead Berry
- Location: 8 Homestead Lane, Berry, NSW 2535
- Capacity: 120
- Accommodation: Sleeps 10
- Wedding Packages: All inclusive
The Homestead Berry is a perfect wedding destination for couples seeking a 3 day getaway in a popular country region with lots to do for visiting guests. The 5 acre farm stay comes with five luxury suites that sleep 10 guests, multiple ceremony spots all with stunning rural views and a modern barn wedding venue with a unique silo bar and covered courtyard perfect for use as a lounge or outdoor dance floor.
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.
Kiruna Farm
- Location: Woodstock Rd, Woodburn, NSW 2538
- Capacity: 50
- Catering & Drinks: BYO
The newly opened Kiruna Farm is the cheapest country wedding venue near Sydney with an opening offer of $1,500 for venue hire at the time of writing in July 2025. Wedding facilities at this scenic flower farm include a rustic machinery shed, adjoining marquee and a purpose-built ceremony deck that all sit on a hill overlooking pretty flower fields.
Kiruna Farm is owned by Milton wedding florist Anna who includes free wedding flowers with all venue hire packages.
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