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High Country Estate

Name: High Country Estate
Address: 678 Piries-Goughs Bay Road, Goughs Bay VIC 3723, Australia, High Country / King Valley, Victoria, 3723, AU
Telephone: 0414 385 123

High Country / King Valley, Victoria Capacity: Up to 150

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Overview & Vibe

An award-winning garden estate at Goughs Bay, fifteen minutes from Mansfield on the shore side of Lake Eildon. It is a public garden attraction that also does weddings — two hectares of designed landscape shaped into intimate garden rooms, sweeping lawns and enchanting pathways, plus a hedge maze, a labyrinth, giant topiaries, sculptures, a fine art gallery and a café. The gardens have been shown on Gardening Australia, Better Homes & Gardens and Secrets of Beautiful Gardens.

Setting & Style

Ceremonies go “beneath ancient trees” and receptions among seasonal blooms, with indoor and outdoor spaces across the grounds. The features a couple actually books around are the hedged avenues, the topiary lawns, the maze and the sculpture rooms — a wagon wheel set into a hedge, a cherub on a plinth, a figure blowing a trumpet in a green alcove — and giant lawn chess for the guests.

Ideal For

Couples who want a formal, meticulously kept garden rather than a paddock, at up to 150 guests, with the catering and coordination handled by one team.

The Need-to-Knows

Catering and coordination now come with the venue. The estate has an exclusive partnership with Master of Munch Catering, and describes the result as “seamless venue, catering, and event coordination — all under one trusted brand”: bespoke menus, beverage packages, on-site coordination and styling support.
Nothing is priced. No per-head rate, hire fee, minimum spend or package figure appears anywhere on the site, and there is no document. Enquiry goes to Jenny or Nancy.
Up to 150 guests, stated once, for “intimate weddings through to larger celebrations”. No seated-versus-cocktail split is published.
It is a fully licensed venue. Stated plainly in the offer list.
The estate has rebranded. It traded as High Country Gardens, Gallery and Maze and is now High Country Estate; the domain is still `highcountrymaze.com.au`. Directory listings under the old name are describing the same place.
The garden is a working public attraction with a café, a gallery and a maze open to visitors. Confirm what exclusivity a wedding booking buys.
Contact is two mobiles and a caterer's email address — Jenny on 0414 385 123, Nancy on 0402 939 199, info@masterofmunch.com.

Standout Feature

Two hectares of television-featured formal garden — hedged avenues, topiary, a maze and a labyrinth — fifteen minutes from Mansfield.

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Website

highcountrymaze.com.au

Phone

0414 385 123

Address

678 Piries-Goughs Bay Road, Goughs Bay VIC 3723, Australia

Amenities

Two Hectares Of Award Winning Gardens
Intimate Garden Rooms
Sweeping Lawns
Hedged Avenues And Clipped Box Parterres
Enchanting Hedge Maze
Labyrinth
Giant Topiaries
Garden Sculptures
Fine Art Gallery
On Site Cafe
Giant Lawn Chess
Seasonal Planting And Autumn Colour
Indoor And Outdoor Event Spaces
Fully Licensed Venue
Exclusive Catering Partnership With Master Of Munch
Bespoke Wedding Menus And Beverage Packages
On Site Coordination And Styling Support
Full Bar Service
Featured On Gardening Australia
Featured On Better Homes And Gardens
15 Minutes From Mansfield

Ceremony Setting

outdoor
garden
lawn
indoor

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Goughs Bay – The lakeside locality the estate sits in
Lake Eildon – The estate is on its eastern arm
Mansfield – Fifteen minutes away
Mount Buller – The alpine resort above Mansfield
Piries – The neighbouring settlement on the same road
Howqua Valley – North along the lake
Lake Eildon National Park – Surrounds the lake's arms
Melbourne – About two and a half hours south-west

On Site Accommodation

No details available.

Price Notes

NOTHING IS PRICED. No per-head rate, venue hire fee, minimum spend, package figure or deposit appears on the events page, the gardens page or the home page, and the domain serves no document. Enquiry is by phone or email to the caterer's address. Recorded as gated rather than not found.
CATERING AND COORDINATION COME WITH THE VENUE UNDER AN EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP, which is unusual and is the main thing that has changed about this venue: 'Now proudly partnered with Master of Munch Catering, we provide seamless venue, catering, and event coordination - all under one trusted brand.' And on weddings: 'Our exclusive partnership with Master of Munch Catering means your wedding is supported by professional chefs and event specialists with years of experience delivering exceptional weddings across Victoria.' The offer list confirms 'Bespoke wedding menus and beverage packages' and 'On-site coordination and styling support'. THE WORD IS 'EXCLUSIVE', so a couple should assume they cannot bring their own caterer.
THE VENUE IS FULLY LICENSED - stated in the offer list as 'Fully licensed venue', with 'full bar service' named in the corporate section. No BYO option is mentioned anywhere.
THE ESTATE HAS REBRANDED AND THE OLD NAME IS STILL EVERYWHERE. It traded as 'High Country Gardens, Gallery and Maze' and now trades as 'High Country Estate' on the same domain, highcountrymaze.com.au. Directory listings, wedding indexes and search results under the old name describe the same property. Recorded so a later sweep does not treat the two as separate venues - the fourth rebrand catch in this campaign after Whitby, Heifer Station and George Kerferd / The Grand Oaks.
THE ESTATE CONTRADICTS ITSELF ON ITS OWN SIZE, three ways on two pages: the events page heading says 'Four acres of Seasonal Gardens'; the same page's body says 'across six acres' and 'within six acres of gardens'; the gardens page says 'two hectares of carefully designed landscapes'. Two hectares is about 4.9 acres, so none of the three agrees. Recorded as published; it does not bear on the guest capacity.
CONTACT IS TWO MOBILES AND THE CATERER'S EMAIL: 'Jenny: 0414 385 123. Nancy: 0402 939 199. info@masterofmunch.com.' The estate publishes no landline or venue-branded email address of its own on the pages crawled, which follows from the catering partnership.
THE GARDENS ARE A PUBLIC ATTRACTION AND THE SITE SAYS SO: 'High Country Estate's gardens are a premium regional attraction, offering both beauty and functionality in every season.' A cafe, a fine art gallery and a hedge maze operate for day visitors alongside the events business. Nothing on the site addresses exclusivity for a wedding, so what a booking buys in terms of privacy needs confirming.
A CREDENTIAL THE ESTATE PUBLISHES: the gardens were 'Thoughtfully curated over many years and showcased on Gardening Australia, Better Homes & Gardens, and Secrets of Beautiful Gardens.'
THE ESTATE ALSO MARKETS CORPORATE EVENTS, MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, FAMILY REUNIONS AND PRIVATE LUNCHES in the same spaces, so a date should be checked against its own calendar - the site carries a separate special-events schedule.
NO STRUCTURED PRICING DATA anywhere on the site.