About

Overview & Vibe

The Barn Palais has been hosting weddings since the 1940s, seven kilometres from Mount Gambier on Glenelg River Road. Five acres of manicured gardens, a historic Palais with six-metre ceilings, limestone buildings, a steakhouse and accommodation across the grounds — the estate calls itself the complete wedding destination and has the pieces to back it.

Setting & Style

Two reception rooms. The Barn Palais is the big one — a Mount Gambier icon with lofty proportions, movable internal walls that size the room to the wedding, and a large jarrah dance floor and stage. The Oak Tree Room is modern and intimate with panoramic garden views, and the adjacent Piano Bar handles pre-dinner drinks. Ceremonies go outside: rose gardens, clipped hedges, limestone pillars and a lawn under a spreading oak.

Ideal For

Larger Limestone Coast weddings — the Palais takes 80 to 300 — and smaller ones in the Oak Tree Room, with everyone able to stay on site.

The Need-to-Knows

Menus are $68 to $85 per guest. Set menu $68; alternating courses $72 or $79; more choice $79, $81 or $85. Canapés are $17.50 to $27.50 per person for three to five, and beverage packages run $40 to $85 per person for three to five hours.
Room hire is on top and modest: $440 for the Barn Palais, $220 for the Oak Tree Room. A $1,000 deposit confirms the booking and is refunded 72 hours after the function — but is non-refundable on cancellation.
The Palais has a minimum of 80 guests for a wedding. Below that, the Oak Tree Room takes up to 60.
An $8.80 per person public holiday surcharge applies, and card surcharges are 1.5% on Amex and Diners, 1% on Visa and Mastercard.
The bar closes at midnight and guests start leaving. Wedding cakes arrive between 2 and 5pm on the day; the band or DJ sets up 2–5pm on the day or noon–6pm the day before, and there is otherwise no access to the Barn on the wedding day unless arranged.
No confetti or rice — dry rose petals are permitted. And if the wedding party wants to get ready in the rooms, they must book two nights, because check-in is 2pm.

Standout Feature

A 1940s Palais with six-metre ceilings and movable walls, set in five acres of rose gardens — and a jarrah dance floor.

Amenities

Hosting Weddings Since The 1940s
Historic Palais
Six Metre Ceilings
Movable Internal Walls
Jarrah Dance Floor
Stage
Oak Tree Room
Piano Bar
Five Acres Of Gardens
Rose Gardens
Limestone Buildings
Garden Ceremony Setting
On-Site Accommodation
Self-Contained Apartments
Four Bedroom Houses
Award Winning Steakhouse
Dedicated Wedding Event Managers
Decorated Cake Table
Cake Knife Provided
Lectern And PA System
Printed Menus
Dry Aged Beef
Seven Kilometres From Mount Gambier

Ceremony Setting

garden
lawn
outdoor
indoor
historic

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Mount Gambier – Seven kilometres away
OB Flat – The rural locality the estate sits in
Blue Lake – Mount Gambier's crater lake
Umpherston Sinkhole – The city's sunken garden
Glenelg River Road – The estate's address
Coonawarra – Wine region an hour north
Port MacDonnell – Coastal village south

On Site Accommodation

Deluxe King and Queen suites, self-contained apartments and four-bedroom houses set among the gardens

Price Notes

It is titled for 2026 and carries its own caveat: 'The prices quoted are current at the time of issue but are subject to change.'
Prime Eye Fillet is $8 extra per person. CANAPES: select 3 for $17.50pp, 4 for $22.50pp, 5 for $27.50pp, with Smoky Bay oysters $2 extra.
Room hire and deposit: 'A room hire charge of $440 applies for the Barn Palais and $220 for the Oak Tree Room.' 'The deposit required is $1000. This confirms your booking and will be refunded 72 hours after the completion of the function. This deposit is non refundable if the reservation is cancelled.' Confirmation is required within 14 days of reserving a date or the venue may release it.
SURCHARGES: 'An $8.80pp Public Holiday surcharge applies.' 'A surcharge of 1.5% will be charged on American Express and Diners transactions and 1% on Visa or Mastercard.'
Minimum guests: 'The minimum number of guests in the Barn Palais for a wedding is 80.' Final numbers are confirmed one week before; cancellations are accepted up to two working days out, and the number given at that point is the minimum charged.
Operating rules that shape the day: 'Wedding cakes can be received between 2 and 5pm on the day of the function. Band or DJ can have access to the venue for set-up and sound checks between 2pm and 5pm on the day or between 12pm and 6pm on the day prior subject to availability. There is no access to the Barn on the day of your wedding unless otherwise organized. The bar must close at Midnight and people are to start vacating.' 'No confetti or rice. Dry rose petals are permissible.'
Accommodation timing: 'Check in time is 2pm the day of arrival and check out is at 10am the following morning. If wedding parties are using our rooms to get ready on the day of their wedding, they must book the room for two nights, or make alternative options from 10am onwards.'
Included in the wedding: 'Stunning garden setting available for your ceremony and pre-dinner cocktails; Premium accommodation set amongst the gardens; High quality cuisine including the Barn's famous beef; Decorated cake table and cake knife; Large jarrah dance floor in Palais; Lectern & PA system for speeches and background music; Printed menus.'