Tanilba House
Deirdre H.
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(5 reviews and ratings – )
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.
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!
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About Tanilba House
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.