Historic Tanilba House (1831) Multi- award Winning Wedding & Function Centre
Welcome to Tanilba House (1831)!
2024 Winner, Outstanding Wedding Venue - Port Stephens Local Business Awards
2023 Winner - Historic Wedding Venue, Hunter & Newcastle Wedding Awards
2023 Finalist - Wedding Coordinator, Hunter & Newcastle Wedding Awards
2022 Winner, Outstanding Wedding Venue - Port Stephens Local Business Awards
2021 Highly Commended - Historic Wedding Venue, Hunter & Newcastle Brides Choice Awards
Looking for a magical venue for your wedding or event?
Tanilba House (1831) is truly one of a kind. The estate boasts a unique combination of historic charm, romance and three acres of glorious, whimsical gardens all overlooking the bay in beautiful Port Stephens, NSW.
An unforgettable and incredibly special place for your event.
Our Venue Services:
Boutique, Magical Weddings
We specialise in unique, personal weddings for up to 90 people. We have a choice of intimate dinner, elopement or traditional wedding packages, with flexibility to personalise. Or choose our DIY wedding package , & BYO suppliers.
Traditional High Teas
A true high tea event that combines a stunning conservatory setting with delicious food.
Includes a history talk plus house & grounds tour.
Events & Celebrations
Ask us about options for your next anniversary or milestone event.
Minimum 40 guests.
Lunch/ Tea and Tour for Groups
Enjoy a Vintage Tea or Devonshire Tea plus tour of the house & grounds. Minimum 40 guests.
Accommodation
Experience authentic colonial accommodation in our newly refurbished, two bedroom maids quarters
Corporate Events
Experience a unique, beautiful and historical location for your next corporate event
A Little About Tanilba - Proudly 194 years old
- "Tanilba" is an indigenous word that means "A place of white flowers". This is due to the many flannel flowers that originally covered the whale tail shaped peninsula where she stands today
- The house is an imposing, convict built 6 bedroom stone homestead built c 1831. Tanilba is the oldest original home in Port Stephens
- She has broad, colonial wrap around verandahs that overlook magnificent Port Stephens & is surrounded by 3 acres of whimsical, mature gardens full of flowers
- A key element is the unique 30m long 1920's wisteria covered arbour with stone pillars and wishing chair
- A circular stone driveway with imposing entry columns was added in the 1920's
- The original convict built gaol still stands on the property
- A large all weather conservatory overlooks the fields & bay
- Extensive garden and house lighting features 1000's of fairy lights creating an etheral night time otherworldliness
- Arguably the oldest olive tree in Australia still produces olives in the field
- Two c160 year old fig trees create a unique rainforest and fig tree "cathedral" ceremony area
- Tanilba was home to the first vineyard in the region.
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