About

Overview & Vibe

Orchards at Spring Vale Farm is a private estate at Weatherboard, fifteen to twenty minutes from Ballarat, built around an 1860s bluestone homestead. A thousand apple trees, original dry-stone walls, formal gardens with water features and a spring-fed dam surround it, and the fruit becomes the estate’s own award-winning cider. Viewing is by appointment only.

Setting & Style

Ceremonies can be held in the secret garden between the dry-stone walls and birch trees, on the sunny north terrace with a water feature behind, in the glass atrium, or out among the orchards. Receptions are open-air under festoon lights or in a marquee overlooking the dam — the site provides the ground, the power and the manager, and the marquee itself is hired in. In the colder months the homestead’s main sitting room takes the ceremony instead.

Ideal For

Couples who want the whole estate to themselves for a weekend and are happy to build the day from a preferred-supplier list rather than buy a packaged product — and for smaller parties, a midweek micro wedding for up to thirty.

The Need-to-Knows

Two published packages. Ceremony and Photo is $3,000. Ceremony, Photo and Wedding Reception is $7,000 and adds two nights in the homestead for up to 10 guests, a choice of marquee sites with power, and a complimentary bottle of the estate’s own méthode traditionnelle cider.
The bride and groom get the option of a complimentary third night.
The marquee is not included in the $7,000 — nor are tables and chairs. The package covers the site, power and coordination.
Both packages include a choice of ceremony areas with market umbrellas and 24 white chairs, a signing table, toilet hire, ushers, ample parking, and a wet-weather option in the homestead atrium or verandah.
Micro weddings for up to 30 guests run as five-hour venue-hire packages, midweek and on limited weekends, with an in-house marriage celebrant available at additional cost.
Guests staying in the homestead get the tennis court, gym and pool room; the bridal suite is prepared for the wedding night.
By appointment only — there is no walk-in viewing.

Standout Feature

An 1860s bluestone homestead inside a thousand-tree apple orchard, yours for the weekend, with a secret garden behind dry-stone walls for the vows.

Amenities

1860s Bluestone Homestead
Private Estate Exclusive Use
On-site Accommodation
Secret Garden
Dry-Stone Walls
Glass Atrium
North Terrace
Apple Orchards
Spring-Fed Dam
Water Features
Marquee Sites
Festoon Lighting
On-site Venue Manager
Preferred Supplier List
In-house Marriage Celebrant
Market Umbrellas
24 White Chairs Provided
Signing Table Provided
Toilet Hire Included
Backup Generator
Ample On-site Parking
Ushers Provided
Bridal Suite
Tennis Court
Gym
Billiard Room
Estate-Made Cider
Wet Weather Ceremony Option
By Appointment Only

Ceremony Setting

garden
outdoor
indoor
atrium
terrace
orchard
marquee

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Ballarat – Fifteen to twenty minutes east
Learmonth – The nearest township, on Lake Burrumbeet
Lake Burrumbeet – Large lake just north of the estate
Pyrenees wine region – The wine district the farm sits in
Sovereign Hill – Ballarat's goldfields museum
Creswick – Historic goldfields town north-east
Grampians National Park – The estate bills itself a gateway to it

On Site Accommodation

Accommodation is on the estate and is bundled into the reception package as two nights for up to 10 guests, with the option of a complimentary third night for the couple. Two properties are published. The 1860s bluestone Homestead accommodates up to 7 guests, has two separate living areas and open fireplaces, and can be booked alone or together with the apartment. The Lemon Tree Apartment is a fully self-contained two-bedroom apartment for up to 4 guests, within the footprint of the homestead and with its own side garden. Guests have access to the tennis court, billiard room, gym and gardens.

Price Notes

Orchards at Spring Vale Farm prices its weddings as flat package fees rather than per head, so it publishes no per-head rate. Ceremony and Photo Package $3,000. Ceremony, Photo and Wedding Reception Package $7,000.
The $3,000 Ceremony and Photo Package includes a choice of ceremony areas with market umbrellas and 24 white chairs, a signing table and two chairs, a wet weather option in the Homestead Atrium, and numerous photo locations including the orchards.
The $7,000 Ceremony, Photo and Wedding Reception Package adds two nights' accommodation in the homestead for up to 10 guests, the option of a complimentary third night for the bride and groom, a choice of marquee sites with power access, and a complimentary bottle of the estate's award-winning 321 Methode Traditionnelle Cuvee produced from apples grown on the property.
The ceremony and wedding package includes a preferred provider list covering celebrants, caterers and marquee hire; access to the venue beforehand to drop off items; an on-site venue manager to coordinate set-up, pack-down and the day itself; ample on-site parking; and ushers to welcome your guests.
Micro weddings are a separate offering: 'Orchards at Spring Vale Farm offers affordable, stylish midweek and limited weekend private estate weddings for up to 30 guests.' These are five-hour venue-hire packages covering ceremony and celebration, and include the estate's own in-house Marriage Celebrant at an additional cost, access to drop off items in the lead up, and an on-site venue manager. No price is published for the micro wedding packages.
Special winter packages are referred to for intimate winter weddings in the homestead, but no winter price is published. The estate is by appointment only for viewings.

Pipers by the Lake

Pipers by the Lake is a grand heritage pavilion on the foreshore of Lake Wendouree, directly across the road from the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.

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Contact

Website: orchardsatspringvalefarm.com.au
Phone: 0419 542 714
Address: 327 Weatherboard Road, Weatherboard VIC 3352, Australia

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