About

Overview & Vibe

Highclere Farm is an 1895 Italianate mansion on an elevated plateau in the Yass Valley, twelve minutes from Yass and fifty from Canberra. It was one of the district’s great pastoral estates — 60,000 acres in the wool boom — and has been restored since 2020 into a whole-property destination venue. It appeared on ABC’s Restoration Australia.

Setting & Style

Thirty-six rooms across four levels, topped by a Belvedere Tower roof-top terrace the wedding party gets escorted access to for photographs. Ceremonies happen on the Grand East Terrace with the tower behind, or in the Elm Bower by the lake, framed by hundred-year-old English elms. Receptions run in a dedicated area between the homestead and the water — cocktail, long-table garden party, or a marquee.

Ideal For

Fifty to a hundred and fifty guests, and couples who want the wedding to be a weekend rather than an afternoon. The current offer stretches an eight-hour hire to twelve, includes two nights in the mansion with a third free, and throws in a recovery event.

The Need-to-Knows

Nothing is catered and nothing is included beyond the venue — you bring your own caterer from the Inn’s three preferred suppliers or your own choice, and marquees are priced separately. Note also that the accommodation takes children over 14 only, that the mansion interior is closed to non-staying guests unless agreed, and that amplified sound stops at 9.30pm Sunday to Thursday and 11.30pm Friday and Saturday.

Standout Feature

The house is the venue and the accommodation at once. Ten king bedrooms and eight bathrooms sleep twenty inside the mansion, with the second-floor Tower Suite — its own sitting room, bedroom and ensuite — as the bridal suite: where the party gets ready in the morning and where the couple retreats at the end of the night, without leaving the property.

Amenities

Grand East Terrace
Elm Bower Ceremony Site
Belvedere Tower Roof-Top Terrace
Wrap-Around Verandahs
Lake And Parkland
100-Year-Old English Elms
Dedicated Marquee Ground
Luxury Event Toilets Included
50 Ceremony Chairs Included
Parking For 88 Cars
Ten King Bedrooms And Eight Bathrooms
Tower Bridal Suite
Formal Dining Room For 20
Yellow Drawing Room
Grand Staircase Hall And Saloon
Whiskey Room
First Floor Gallery Sitting Room
Butler's Pantry And Bar
Outdoor Dining Terrace And BBQ
Well Equipped Kitchen
Wheelchair Ramp To Main Living Rooms
Preferred Supplier Little Black Book
Twelve Minutes From Yass
Fifty Minutes From Canberra
1895 Heritage Homestead
Featured On ABC Restoration Australia

Ceremony Setting

terrace
garden
veranda

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Yass – "an idyllic retreat 12 minutes from Yass"
Canberra – "For guests arriving from Canberra, Highclere Farm is a short 50-minute drive"
Sydney – "just a 3-hour drive southwest of Sydney CBD"
Canberra cool-climate wine country – The venue describes "easy access to Australia's Cool Climate Wine Country"
The Lake and the English Elms – The estate's own ceremony setting, "framed by 100 year old English Elms in Highclere's parkland setting"

On Site Accommodation

Yes