Wedding Venues · North West Tasmania / Cradle Coast, Tasmania · Visit in person

Eagles Nest Retreat

About

Overview & Vibe

Eagles Nest Retreat sits in the foothills of Mount Roland at West Kentish, half an hour from Devonport, on a property of lakes, wetlands and open paddocks with the mountain filling the horizon. It is a destination venue in the literal sense: the whole wedding party stays, and the packages are priced as one all-inclusive figure rather than per head.

Setting & Style

Four settings, scaling with the guest list. Nest I handles under ten, indoors or by the orchard. Nest II takes up to twenty, either inside behind a five-metre glass wall facing the mountain or down at the lake. Nest III has a stone amphitheatre for up to a hundred. Skyview Wetlands is lakeside under a marquee, central to all three nests, for up to two hundred.

Ideal For

Couples eloping or planning a small destination wedding who would rather buy one package than assemble a dozen suppliers — photography, celebrant, flowers, hair and make-up, cake and catering all come bundled.

The Need-to-Knows

Packages are whole-event prices, not per head. Elopement for two $7,800; intimate micro wedding to 20 guests $18,900; micro wedding 21–60 guests $38,600; wedding 60–100 guests $49,900. Over 100 is by arrangement, to a maximum of 200.
Every package above the elopement is non-Saturdays only. The elopement package runs non-Saturday dates September to April and all dates May to August.
Security deposits sit outside the package price: $500 on the intimate package, $1,000 on the two larger ones.
Seasonal surcharges for accommodation may apply on top of the package.
Payment is a 50% non-refundable deposit with the balance 30 days out. Date changes are not permitted, and cancellation inside 30 days carries a 75% fee, inside 14 days 100%.
Accommodation for the couple plus up to 12 guests across the property is included in the larger packages, with breakfast.
An “Independent Bride” option gives you the venue and accommodation and leaves the rest to you.

Standout Feature

A stone amphitheatre and a lakeside wetland with Mount Roland behind them, and a package that arrives with the photographer, celebrant and flowers already in it.

Amenities

All-Inclusive Wedding Packages
On-site Accommodation
Exclusive Use Of All Accommodation
Stone Amphitheatre
Lakeside Marquee Site
Skyview Wetlands
Mount Roland Views
Five Metre Glass Wall
Orchard Ceremony Site
Hilltop Elopement Site
Photographer Included
Celebrant Included
Legal Paperwork Handled
Flower Arrangements Included
Hair And Make-Up Included
Wedding Cake Included
Grazing Table
Marquee Setup And Styling
Bar And Glassware Provided
Outdoor Spa
Fire Pit
Breakfast Included
Independent Bride Option
Thirty Minutes From Devonport Airport

Ceremony Setting

outdoor
indoor
lakeside
marquee
amphitheatre
hilltop

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Mount Roland – The mountain the property faces
West Kentish – The rural locality the retreat is in
Sheffield – The mural town a few minutes away
Devonport Airport – About thirty minutes north
Cradle Mountain – The national park south-west
Lake Barrington – Rowing lake and reserve nearby
Railton – Topiary town on the way to Devonport

On Site Accommodation

Accommodation is on the property and is included in every wedding package. Four separate properties are published - Nest I, Nest II, Nest III and The Loft - booked out exclusively for accommodation or events. The Intimate Micro Wedding Package accommodates the bridal couple plus up to 4 guests at Nest II with breakfast; the 21-60 guest package covers the couple plus up to 12 guests across the property with breakfast; the 60-100 guest package includes exclusive use of all accommodation for the couple and between 10 and 12 guests. The elopement package includes two nights with breakfast.

Price Notes

Eagles Nest Retreat prices weddings as whole-event, all-inclusive packages rather than per head, so no per-head rate is recorded. Numbers greater than 100 can be organised by arrangement, up to a maximum of 200.
Day-of-week restriction, and it applies to almost everything. All three of the larger packages are marked '(Applicable for non-Saturdays only)'. The Elopement Package is available on 'non-Saturday dates between September - April & All dates during Winter May - August'. A Saturday wedding is not on the published price list at all.
Security deposits are excluded from the package prices: an additional $500 on the Intimate Micro Wedding Package, and $1,000 on both the Micro Wedding and the Wedding Package. The venue also notes on every package that 'Seasonal surcharges for accommodation may apply'.
What the packages include is unusually broad. The Elopement Package covers 2 nights accommodation with breakfast, legal paperwork, a celebrant, flower arrangements, a professional photographer with 150 edited images, hair and make-up, witnesses and a 3-course wedding night dinner. The larger packages scale that up - 200, 250 and 350 edited images respectively - and add a wedding cake, grazing table, marquee setup and styling, and a canape or shared feast menu. The Micro Wedding Package for 21-60 guests also includes bar, coolers, toilets, lighting, tables, chairs, crockery, cutlery and glassware for 60, plus the ceremony location fee.
Accommodation is bundled. The Intimate package houses the bridal couple plus up to 4 guests at Nest II with breakfast; the 21-60 package covers the couple plus up to 12 guests across the property; the 60-100 package includes exclusive use of all accommodation for the couple and between 10 and 12 guests.
Booking terms: a 50% non-refundable deposit secures the date, with final payment 30 days prior. The venue states that date changes are not permitted. Cancelling more than 30 days out forfeits the deposit; 30 days or less carries a 75% cancellation fee, and 14 days or less 100%.
An 'Independent Bride' option is offered, where the venue and accommodation are provided and the couple arranges everything else. Six photographers are available to choose from.