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Lake George Winery

Name: Lake George Winery
Address: 173 The Vineyards Road, Lake George, Collector NSW 2581, Australia, Murrumbateman / Canberra District, New South Wales, 2581, AU
Telephone: 02 4848 0182

Murrumbateman / Canberra District, New South Wales Capacity: Up to 300

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Overview & Vibe

Lake George Winery sits on the shores of Lake George at Collector, a 30-minute drive from both Canberra and Goulburn — family-owned, and planted in 1973 by Geoff and Arlen Hood as “Westering Vineyard”, named for the westerly winds. Fifty years on it runs a cellar door, a restaurant, three cottages and a wedding business out of the same estate.

Setting & Style

The reception room is the dining room — rustic polished floorboards, an open fireplace, large windows over the vineyard and the rural landscape, and a verandah. Below it is the private cellar, a stone-walled room set among the estate's wine museum, used as the wet-weather option, as a bridal-party space, for pre-dinner drinks, or as a reception in its own right for a small wedding. Ceremonies have two named sites: The Oak Tree, set with fifteen white chairs, wine barrels and an arch, and The Vines, reached by a walk through the rows.

Ideal For

Couples who want one estate to hold the whole weekend. The dining room seats 120 formally or takes 300 standing, so it scales from an intimate cellar dinner to a large cocktail reception, and three cottages sleep 13, 4 and 2 on site — two of them pet friendly. The kitchen leads with estate produce and the winery's own cool-climate wines, and there is a restaurant, Westering, plus a dining dome for smaller occasions.

The Need-to-Knows

No wedding pricing is published — packages are customised and quoted through a detailed request form, so expect to state guest numbers, season and format before you see a number. The form also sets a booking rule worth knowing early: accommodation for weddings carries a two-night minimum. The cellar door is closed Monday and Tuesday and the restaurant runs Wednesday to Sunday, so time a site visit. And note the site itself is in poor repair: the restaurant page has been hijacked by spam and shows gambling content rather than a menu, so use the contact details rather than that page.

Standout Feature

The cellar. A stone-walled room beneath the dining room, lit low, set among the estate's wine museum — it works as a wet-weather ceremony space, a bridal retreat and a dinner room for a small wedding, which is three problems solved by one room most wineries do not have.

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Website

lakegeorgewinery.com.au

Phone

02 4848 0182

Address

173 The Vineyards Road, Lake George, Collector NSW 2581, Australia

Amenities

Working Vineyard
Vineyard Views
Cellar Door
Estate Grown Wines
On-site Restaurant
On-site Accommodation
Pet Friendly
Open Fireplace
Wet Weather Option
Multiple Ceremony Spaces
Multiple Event Spaces
Outdoor Terrace
Free On-site Parking

Ceremony Setting

vineyard
outdoor
garden
indoor

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Lake George – The winery is "nestled along the shores of the enigmatic Lake George in the Canberra region wine district"
Canberra – "conveniently located within a scenic 30-minute drive from both Canberra and Goulburn"
Goulburn – The other end of the same 30-minute drive
Collector – The locality, at 173 The Vineyards Road, Lake George, Collector NSW 2581
The estate vineyard – Planted 1973; the ceremony site "The Vines" is a walk through the rows

On Site Accommodation

The Homestead — a restored five-bedroom country homestead sleeping up to 13, with vineyard and Lake George views, a hot tub, a fireplace and a full kitchen; pet friendly
Olive Cottage — sleeps 4, set behind the Homestead with lake views and a secure yard; dog friendly
Little George — a couples' retreat sleeping 2, with a queen bed, kitchenette, fireplace and electric blankets
Weddings carry a TWO-NIGHT MINIMUM on accommodation, per the venue's own enquiry form

Price Notes

NO WEDDING PRICING IS PUBLISHED and the quote process is detailed rather than indicative. The "Request a quote" form on the weddings page asks for guest numbers, ceremony and/or reception, format (cocktail, canapes only, sit-down lunch or dinner), the season being targeted, and whether accommodation is needed — so a couple should arrive with those answers. A BOOKING RULE IS VISIBLE IN THAT FORM AND IS WORTH KNOWING EARLY: the check-in field is labelled "Check in date - Weddings (2 NIGHT MINIMUM)", so on-site accommodation for a wedding is a two-night commitment rather than one. THE ONLY PUBLISHED PRICE ON THE DOMAIN is a visitor experience, not wedding catering: "Cellar door wine tastings from $15.00", also given as "Tastings at Lake George Winery... Cost $15pp", available during cellar door hours. A monthly 'Vine to Wine' tour runs the first Sunday of every month at 11am. SPACES, from the weddings page: the DINING ROOM with rustic polished floorboards, an open fireplace, large windows over the vineyard and a spacious verandah; the PRIVATE CELLAR downstairs with a rock feature wall, subtle lighting and the estate's wine museum; and two ceremony sites, the Oak Tree (15 white chairs, wine barrels, an arch) and the Vines. A Restaurant Manager and Head Chef are named as the people who work with couples. OPENING HOURS CONSTRAIN SITE VISITS: the cellar door runs 10am-5pm and is CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY; the restaurant Westering serves 10am-4pm Wednesday to Sunday. The venue also publishes a separate wedding enquiry number, +61 430 372 429, alongside the main line 02 4848 0182.
SITE INTEGRITY WARNING, RECORDED BECAUSE A COUPLE WILL HIT IT: the winery's /dine page — where the restaurant menu should be — HAS BEEN HIJACKED AND NOW SERVES INDONESIAN ONLINE-GAMBLING SPAM. Nearly four thousand characters of "NABUNG77 slot" FAQ content and fabricated player testimonials sit where the Westering restaurant page belongs. None of it is the venue's content and none of it was used here; it is noted only so that anyone following the site's own navigation knows the page is compromised rather than the restaurant being unusual. The rest of the domain reads normally. Use the contact details, not that page.