Wedding Venues · East Coast Tasmania / Freycinet, Tasmania · Visit in person

Craigie Knowe Vineyard

About

Overview & Vibe

Craigie Knowe is the oldest vineyard on Tasmania’s east coast — five hectares under vine at Cranbrook, on land settled in the 1820s with the original stone house built in the 1840s. It is emphatically not a purpose-built function centre, and says so: “an authentic East Coast vineyard setting (not a built venue)”. The estate hosts a deliberately limited number of weddings each season.

Setting & Style

Two quite different weddings live here. The timber cellar door and barn take intimate celebrations of 20 to 40 — stone buildings, barrels, and an arched doorway that photographs beautifully. Larger weddings go into a 12m x 15m Hoecker marquee with clear walls and a white ceiling, pitched in the vineyard, seating up to 200 under festoon lighting. Ceremonies can be held anywhere across the property — among the vines, overlooking the rows, or beside the heritage buildings. Dining comes from Flora’s, the on-site restaurant, and every wine poured is estate-grown.

Ideal For

Couples who want a working vineyard rather than a styled venue, and who are happy to bring their own caterer — the estate provides the commercial kitchen and recommends five Tasmanian caterers, but food is the couple’s arrangement. Also for guests who would rather not drive home: self-contained camping in the vineyard is complimentary, so the celebration can end with waking up among the vines. Access is listed, entertainingly, as car, bus, helicopter or bush plane.

The Need-to-Knows

The marquee is seasonal — September to April only. The cellar door runs all year, so a winter wedding here means the smaller room. Venue hire is a flat fee that varies four ways: by space, by month, by day of week, and by whether you use the estate’s catering — from $1,000 for a mid-week cellar-door wedding in the shoulder season to $4,000 for a weekend marquee in peak with outside caterers, with public-holiday surcharges of $1,000–$1,500 above 75 guests. Beverage packages are separate at $80–$110 per person. The couple supplies styling, table dressing, outdoor heating and a dance floor (or uses the cellar door). Ceremony and reception run 3pm to 11pm, and the cellar door closes to the public before 2pm on your day.

Standout Feature

Age, and the honesty about it. Vines planted in the oldest vineyard on the coast, a stone house from the 1840s, a timber cellar door, and a marquee in the middle of a working block — with the estate telling couples plainly that they will need a caterer and a stylist, and that no styling is required because the place already looks like this.

Amenities

Working Vineyard
Cellar Door
Marquee
Commercial Kitchen
BYO Permitted
Fire Pit
Camping Grounds
Licensed Bar
On-site Restaurant
Historic Building

Ceremony Setting

vineyard
outdoor
marquee
cellar door

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Cranbrook – The vineyard is at 80 Glen Gala Road, Cranbrook, described as "the heart of the east coast wine region"
Swansea – 16 km away by the vineyard's own location map
Bicheno – 26 km away by the same map
Freycinet – The estate markets itself as a Freycinet-area wedding venue and lists Coles Bay accommodation for guests
Tasman Highway – The Great Eastern Drive route the vineyard sits off, via Glen Gala Road

On Site Accommodation

Complimentary self-contained camping within the vineyard for wedding guests, allowing the celebration to continue into an overnight stay among the vines

Price Notes

Fully priced in the 2025-2026 weddings pack. MARQUEE, 50-200 guests: Monday-Thursday, September and April $1,500 using the estate's catering or $2,000 with outside catering; October-March $2,000 / $2,500. Friday-Sunday, September and April $2,500 / $3,000; October-March $3,500 / $4,000. Public holidays: up to 75 guests at the full rate, 75-140 guests full rate plus a $1,000 surcharge, 140-200 full rate plus $1,500. Friday-Sunday, September and April $1,500 / $2,000; October-March $2,500 / $3,000. All pricing includes GST. Note that if the estate styles the wedding it will "replace the chairs, lighting & assets to suit our modern designs". EXTRAS: firepits at $200 each including firewood and maintenance, subject to fire bans; dressing of dining tables POA. BEVERAGES, charged per person and separate from hire: the Craigie Knowe Premium Range at $90 per person for 5 hours or $100 for 6; the White Label Range at $80 for 5 hours or $90 for 6; children and teens 8-17 at $50 per person. Both ranges cover estate sparkling, rose, pinot gris, chardonnay, pinot noir and cabernet, two heavy beers and a craft beer, Willie Smiths cider and non-alcoholic options. A tab option is available with a pre-paid minimum spend of $50 per person for every attending guest including children, balance payable on the evening, and the estate notes average spend runs $60-$100 per person. The pack's summary page gives the beverage range as "$85-$110 per person", slightly wider than its own detail pages. The cellar door and lunch service close before 2pm on the wedding day. ACCESS is listed as car, bus, helicopter or bush plane.