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The Gardens Wagga

Name: The Gardens Wagga
Address: 43 Tom Wood Drive, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2650, AU
Telephone: (02) 6925 1767

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales Capacity: Up to 200 From: From $52 p/head

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About

Overview & Vibe

A function centre and cafe inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens — which is the whole proposition. The reception room seats 160 under high ceilings with natural light and full-height glass onto the gardens; the ceremony happens a short walk away among the plantings. The venue has been doing this “for more than five years” and calls itself award-winning.

Setting & Style

Three named outdoor settings sit within the gardens: the Tree Chapel, the Bamboo Gardens and the tranquil waters of Brolga Pond. Inside is a clean, contemporary room rather than a heritage one — pale walls, festoon and fairy lighting, long tables, and year-round air conditioning. The gardens do the decorating.

Ideal For

Couples who want a garden ceremony and a proper catered sit-down reception within a few minutes' walk of each other, in Wagga itself rather than half an hour out of town — and who would rather not hire a marquee, a caterer and a bar separately.

The Need-to-Knows

Catering is in-house and priced per head. Served meals run $61 for two courses, $72 for three and $84 for four; canapés are $52 for seven, $62 for ten, $72 for twelve; street-food service is $52 for five items, plus $7 per additional item. All prices are GST-inclusive, which the venue states explicitly.
Your wedding cake can be dessert for $4 a head, served with chantilly cream and berry coulis — or sliced onto platters with tea and coffee at no charge.
160 seated, 200 standing. No minimum guest number is published.
No venue hire fee, minimum spend or beverage package is published anywhere. Everything on the site is food pricing; the cost of the room itself comes on enquiry.
The menus live on Canva, not the website — four share links off the Menus page. They are current, titled for 2026/27, and they are the only place the prices appear.
It is a working public cafe as well, open seven days inside the gardens, so the site is not exclusively a wedding venue.

Standout Feature

A ceremony in the Botanic Gardens' Tree Chapel or beside Brolga Pond, and a 160-seat reception room a few minutes' walk from it.

Contact

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Website

thegardenswagga.com.au

Phone

(02) 6925 1767

Address

43 Tom Wood Drive, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650, Australia

Amenities

Inside Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
Tree Chapel Ceremony Site
Bamboo Gardens
Brolga Pond
High Ceilings
Natural Light
Year Round Air Conditioning
Onsite Kitchen And Catering
Bar Service
Experienced Events Team
Run Sheet Preparation
Styling And Decor Service
Festoon And Fairy Lighting
Onsite Cafe
All Day Parking Within The Gardens
Venue Tours By Appointment
Garden Photo Locations
Grazing And Platter Service
Wedding Cake Cut And Served

Ceremony Setting

garden
outdoor
waterfront
indoor
lawn

Dietary Options Supported

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Vegetarian

Nearby Landmarks

Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens – The venue is inside it
Brolga Pond – A ceremony site within the gardens
Tree Chapel – A ceremony grove within the gardens
Turvey Park – The suburb the gardens sit in
Wagga Wagga CBD – A few minutes north
Murrumbidgee River – Runs along the city's northern edge
Charles Sturt University – North of the river
Lake Albert – South-east of the gardens

On Site Accommodation

No details available.

Price Notes

ALL PRICES ARE GST-INCLUSIVE AND THE VENUE SAYS SO. From the Street Food menu pricing page: 'ALL PRICES INCLUSIVE OF GST.' Worth stating because most venues in this campaign do not specify, and a $52 GST-inclusive figure is not comparable with a $52 ex-GST one.
SERVED MEALS, PER HEAD: '2 COURSE - $61 / 3 COURSE - $72 / 4 COURSE - $84'. Entree and main are each 'choose two to be served alternately'.
CANAPES, PER HEAD: 'CHOOSE 7 CANAPES - $52 / CHOOSE 10 CANAPES - $62 / CHOOSE 12 CANAPES - $72'. The served-meals menu also offers a canape round as a first course, 'choose six canapes'.
STREET FOOD, PER HEAD: 'SELECTION OF FIVE ITEMS - $52 PER PERSON. ADDITIONAL SELECTION - $7 PER PERSON.' Described on the Menus page as 'A relaxed and interactive dining experience, ideal for casual events and social gatherings.'
YOUR WEDDING CAKE AS DESSERT IS $4 A HEAD, OR FREE. From the served-meals pricing page: 'WEDDING CAKE AS DESSERT SERVED WITH CHANTILLY CREAM AND BERRY COULIS - $4.00'. From the canape pricing page: 'WEDDING CAKE AS DESSERT - $4. SLICED AND SERVED ON PLATTERS WITH TEA AND COFFEE - NO CHARGE.' The distinction is plated versus platters and it is worth knowing.
LATE-NIGHT AND GRAZING ADD-ONS ARE PRICED PER PLATTER, NOT PER HEAD: 'STICKS AND SLIDERS PLATTER - $180 (10 each of pulled pork and slaw slider, honey soy chicken skewer, lamb kofta skewer, beef meatball skewer)', 'ENTERTAINER PLATTER - $180', 'EPIC EATS PLATTER - $180 (10 of each)', 'KIDS HOT PARTY PLATTER - $150', 'SWEET GRAZING BOARD - $180', 'FRESH FRUIT PLATTER - $75', 'SWEET SLICE PLATTER - $80 (60 bite sized pieces)'. One late-night item is per head: 'ORANGE AND GINGER GLAZED HAM - $5.00 PER PERSON (a popular choice for a late-night snack)'.
NO VENUE HIRE FEE, MINIMUM SPEND, DEPOSIT OR BEVERAGE PACKAGE IS PUBLISHED ANYWHERE. Every figure the venue publishes is food. The Weddings page, the Functions & Events page and the Contact page all route to an enquiry form or a venue tour instead. This is a significant gap for a couple budgeting - the food figures above are not the cost of the wedding.
THE MENUS ARE HOSTED ON CANVA, NOT ON THE VENUE'S DOMAIN. The Menus page links four Canva share links (canva.link/...) which resolve to canva.com/design/.../view. They are the venue's own documents - linked from its own site as 'Served Menu', 'Canapes Menu', 'Street Food Menu' and 'Cafe Menu' - and they are the only place any price appears. Their Canva titles date them: 'The Gardens - Served Meals Menu 26/27' and 'The Gardens Canape Menu 2026/27'. Canva renders to canvas rather than DOM text, so the figures were read from full-resolution renders of each page, not from a thumbnail.
TWO DIFFERENT PHONE NUMBERS ARE PUBLISHED. The Contact page gives '(02) 6925 1767' and thegardenswagga@gmail.com; the footer of every Canva menu gives '0407 966 861 | THEGARDENSWAGGA.COM.AU'. The landline is recorded as the venue phone since it is the one on the venue's own contact page; the mobile appears to be the events contact.
THE ADDRESS IS GIVEN TWO WAYS. The Contact page says '43 Tom Wood Drive Wagga Wagga NSW 2650'; the Cafe page says 'Located inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, 43 Tom Wood Drive, Turvey Park NSW'. Turvey Park is the suburb, Wagga Wagga the postal city - the same address. Recorded as Wagga Wagga per the Contact page.
IT IS ALSO A PUBLIC CAFE. 'Nestled within the beautiful Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens, our cafe is the perfect place to relax and enjoy great coffee, fresh food and a peaceful garden setting... Opening Hours Monday to Friday - 9am - 3pm, Saturday and Sunday - 8:30am - 4pm. Walk-ins Welcome.' 'All day parking available within the gardens.' So the grounds are public and in use during the day.
NO STRUCTURED PRICING DATA - the Shopify storefront's ld+json carries no offer or price block for the wedding product.

Price Per Head

From $52 p/head

Venue Capacity

Up to 200

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