Tongbong Woolshed
About
Overview & Vibe
A shearing shed on a 2,400-acre working cattle farm between Rylstone and Mudgee, in the hills of central-west New South Wales. The shed is over a hundred years old and was still classing wool until 2016; the family converted it in 2020 to hold their daughter's wedding, liked the result, and opened it to other couples. The whole property is exclusively yours for the weekend.
Setting & Style
Rustic in the literal sense rather than the styled sense. The alterations were built from timber cut on the property — ironbark posts, black cypress beams and rafters, stringybark battens — and the roofing tin was repurposed to line the walls of the new bathroom. Chandeliers hang from the corrugated roof; hanging greenery runs the length of the trestles. Outside there is a rustic entertainment shed, a marquee site, a lawn-games area and, in the venue's own words, “loads of potential ceremony spots to make your own”, with Tongbong mountain behind.
Ideal For
Couples who want a genuine farm wedding they build themselves — own caterer, own drinks, own suppliers — on a property that will not be shared with anyone else, and who are happy at 100 guests or fewer.
The Need-to-Knows
- Packages are published in full, in a downloadable pack. Elopement or micro wedding for 25 guests $4,000; cocktail $6,000 for 60 or $8,000 for 100; formal seated $7,000 for 60 or $9,500 for 100. Seated package three includes the farmhouse for six. Rates are from the venue's December 2024 pack — confirm before budgeting.
- Bring your own alcohol, and there is no corkage fee. The venue provides a large glass-fronted fridge, or you can use its arrangement with The Globe Hotel in Rylstone, which delivers and takes back what you do not drink.
- No curfew and no noise restrictions. The venue's own answer is “Feel free to make as much noise as you want, any time of day or night.”
- Food is not included and there is no in-house catering. The venue supplies a commercial kitchen for your caterer, or you can use food vans. Music, celebrant, photography, florals and stationery are likewise yours to arrange — it keeps a list of local suppliers.
- Ceremony seating is for 20 guests only. The rest stand. Worth planning for at a 100-guest wedding, particularly with older guests.
- Access runs from two days before to one day after the function, which is what makes a self-built wedding practical here.
- Sleeping is the constraint. The farmhouse takes six and camping is allowed on the night of the event; everyone else stays in Rylstone, 15 minutes away, or Mudgee, 35.
Standout Feature
A century-old woolshed rebuilt from its own paddocks' timber, on a farm that is yours alone for the weekend, with no curfew and no corkage.
Contact
Amenities
- Historic Woolshed Over 100 Years Old
- Exclusive Use Of The Property
- 2400 Acre Working Farm
- Access Two Days Before And One Day After
- Indoor Dance Floor And Stage Area
- Bar Area
- Wine Barrels
- Tables Tablecloths And Chairs For 100
- Crockery Glassware And Cutlery
- Commercial Kitchen For External Caterers
- 12m x 6m Marquee On Request
- Marquee Site
- Rustic Entertainment Shed
- Lawn Games Area
- Wedding Arbour
- Outdoor Heaters And Fire Pit Area
- Bathroom With Toilet And Shower
- Unlimited Parking
- BYO Alcohol With No Corkage
- No Curfew Or Noise Restrictions
- Day Of Coordination
- Equipment Hire
- Farmhouse Accommodation For Six
- Camping Permitted
- Solar Powered
- Mountain Backdrop
Ceremony Setting
- outdoor
- garden
- farm
- paddock
- woolshed
- marquee
Dietary Options Supported
Nearby Landmarks
- Rylstone – Fifteen minutes away, with pubs and Airbnbs for guests
- Mudgee – Thirty-five minutes away, and the region's wine centre
- Kandos – Neighbouring town, on the venue's accommodation guide
- Tongbong mountain – Overlooks the woolshed and gives it its name
- Lue – Village between the farm and Mudgee
- The Globe Hotel, Rylstone – The venue's drinks-delivery partner
- Sydney – A little over two and a half hours by road
On Site Accommodation
- Farmhouse on the property – sleeps 6, ideal for the bridal party
- Included in the formal/seated package – available as a paid add-on to the others
- Camping permitted on site on the evening of the event
- Everyone else stays off site – Rylstone 15 minutes, Mudgee 35 minutes
Price Notes
- EVERY WEDDING PRICE IS PUBLISHED, AND NONE OF IT IS ON THE WEBSITE. There is no dollar figure anywhere in the site's HTML. All pricing sits in a 7-page 'Weddings at Tongbong Woolshed' PDF linked from the FAQ page, which was found by grepping every route rather than the weddings copy. PDF /CreationDate and /ModDate are both 10 December 2024 and the HTTP Last-Modified header agrees, so the document is roughly nineteen months old at harvest - inside the two-year window, and used.
- THREE PACKAGES, FIVE PRICES, ALL FIXED-FEE RATHER THAN PER HEAD. Package One, ELOPEMENTS/MICRO: '25 guests, Seated or cocktail - $4000'. Package Two, COCKTAIL: 'Day of coordination, Choice of ceremony site, Wine barrels, Stools - 60 guests $6000, 100 guests $8000'. Package Three, FORMAL/SEATED: 'Accommodation for 6 guests, Day of coordination, Choice of ceremony site, Tables, chairs, cutlery/crockery - 60 guests $7000, 100 guests $9500'. The pack adds 'All packages can be further customised' and 'We offer a variety of pricing structures to suit your specific needs'. price_per_head is NULL because the venue publishes no per-head rate; dividing a package total by its guest tier would be this campaign's arithmetic, not the venue's price.
- WHAT THE VENUE HIRE INCLUDES, VERBATIM FROM THE RECEPTION PAGE: 'Exclusive use of Tongbong Woolshed. Access up to 2 days before and 1 day after the function. Bathroom facilities which include toilet and shower. Tables, tablecloths and chairs for up to 100 guests. Crockery, glasses and cutlery. Basic kitchen equipment. Wine barrels. Bar area. 12m x 6m Marquee if required. Indoor dance floor and stage area. Unlimited parking. Outdoor heaters and fire pit area. No curfew for guests.' The ceremony page adds a choice of location, outdoor seating for up to 20 guests, a wedding arbour and day-of coordination.
- BYO ALCOHOL WITH NO CORKAGE, WHICH IS UNUSUAL ENOUGH TO LEAD WITH. From the FAQ: 'Can we bring our own alcohol, and if so, is there a corkage fee? Yes, we allow you to supply your own alcohol with no corkage fee.' The pack expands: 'You can provide your own drinks. We have a large glass fronted fridge for your use or we have an arrangement with The Globe Hotel, Rylstone who provide you with a very competitive drinks package, including delivery and returns for unused drinks, or you can choose your own supplier.'
- FOOD IS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VENUE DOES NOT CATER. From the pack: 'The following are not provided in the packages: Food and beverages for the function. We provide a commercial kitchen with can be used by external caterers. Alternatively, there are food vans in the area which can be used. Musicians/DJ (or you can play your own music). Invitations and stationery. Celebrant. Photography. Florals.' Because catering is entirely external, the venue states no dietary position of its own and dietary_options_supported is NULL. The Services page also offers equipment hire separately - 'commercial kitchen equipment, table and chairs, cutlery, crockery and glassware' - at prices given only on enquiry.
- NO CURFEW AND NO NOISE RESTRICTIONS, STATED TWICE. FAQ: 'Are there any noise restrictions or curfews? There are no noise restrictions or curfews. Feel free to make as much noise as you want, any time of day or night.' The reception inclusions repeat 'No curfew for guests'. On a 2,400-acre farm this is credible rather than marketing.
- THE VENUE'S OWN FOOTER GETS ITS POSTCODE WRONG ON EVERY PAGE. The footer reads '1285 Tongbong Road, Monivae NSW 2849' site-wide, but the site's own schema.org LocalBusiness block gives postalCode 2850, and the wedding pack's contact page also prints 'Monivae NSW 2850'. Monivae is in postcode 2850; 2849 covers Kandos, Bylong and the Rylstone hinterland. Recorded as 2850, which is what two of the venue's three published sources say.
- THE SECOND PDF IS A GUEST ACCOMMODATION GUIDE, NOT A PRICE LIST. 'ACCOMMODATION' (3 pages, dated 9 May 2024) lists roughly twenty third-party places to stay in Rylstone, Kandos and Lue - cottages, guesthouses, the Globe and Rylstone hotels, Kandos Fairways Motel, Rylstone Caravan Park at $27 powered and $22 unpowered. None of it is the venue's own accommodation and none of it is recorded as this venue's pricing.
Price Per Head
Venue Capacity
- Up to 100
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