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Rippon Lea Estate
About
Overview & Vibe
Rippon Lea Estate is one of Melbourne’s grandest wedding stages — a National Trust mansion in Elsternwick wrapped in fourteen acres of Victorian pleasure gardens, complete with ornamental lake, fernery, orchard and sweeping lawns. It’s heritage romance at full scale, ten minutes from the bay.
Setting & Style
Couples choose from multiple ceremony locations across the gardens — lakeside lawns, the lush fernery or beneath century-old trees — before receptions in the estate’s magnificent ballroom, on the pool terrace or across the lawns. The polychrome-brick mansion and its period drawing rooms give portraits a true nineteenth-century backdrop.
Ideal For
Couples wanting classic garden-estate grandeur — heritage architecture, established gardens and space for intimate vows through to celebrations of more than 200.
The Need-to-Knows
- Hosts intimate ceremonies through to events for more than 200 guests.
- Ceremonies are booked through National Trust Weddings & Functions; ballroom receptions are catered by Showtime Event Group until the end of 2026, then Peter Rowland Group from 2027.
- Spaces include the ballroom, pool terrace, historic lawn tennis court and multiple garden ceremony sites.
- 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick — nine kilometres from the CBD, near Rippon Lea station.
Standout Feature
Fourteen acres of authentic Victorian pleasure gardens — lake, fernery and mansion in one estate, a backdrop no styled venue can replicate.
Amenities
- 14 Acres of Gardens
- Ornamental Lake
- Fernery
- Orchard
- Heritage Mansion
- Magnificent Ballroom
- Pool Terrace
- Historic Lawn Tennis Court
- Multiple Ceremony Locations
Ceremony Setting
- garden
- outdoor
- ballroom
- indoor
Dietary Options Supported
No details available.
Nearby Landmarks
- Elsternwick village – The heritage shopping strip and station a short walk away
- Rippon Lea station – The estate's namesake train station on the Sandringham line
- Elwood & Brighton beaches – Bayside sand and bathing boxes minutes west
- Glen Huntly Road – Elsternwick's café and dining strip nearby
- St Kilda – The famous seaside precinct up the coast road
- Melbourne CBD – Around nine kilometres north by train or car
On Site Accommodation
No details available.
Price Notes
- Ceremonies via National Trust Weddings & Functions; ballroom receptions catered by Showtime Event Group to end 2026, then Peter Rowland Group from 2027; pricing on enquiry
Price Per Head
No details available.
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Contact
- Website
- ripponleaestate.com.au
- Phone
- +61 3 9656 9889
- Address
- 192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick VIC 3185, Australia
192 Hotham Street, Elsternwick VIC 3185, Australia
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