Christchurch, Canterbury
Chateau on the Park
340 seated
$$$
A wedding character
Grand estate venues
Heritage buildings, formal grounds and room for the whole weekend.
Grand estates offer scale and history — homesteads, lodges and manor houses with enough rooms to host the entire party overnight. Expect manicured lawns, established trees, and the kind of architecture that makes a photograph feel timeless.
25 venues carry this character across 12 regions, seating from 2 to 700 guests. 22 offer on-site accommodation. Capacity, price bands and accommodation details come straight from each venue.
Gibbston, Otago
Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa
300 seated
$$$$
Dunedin, Otago
Scenic Hotel Southern Cross
150 seated
$$
Te Anau, Southland
Distinction Te Anau Hotel & Villas
140 seated
$$
Arrowtown, Otago
Millbrook Resort
220 seated
$$$$
Kumeu, Auckland
Allely Estate
400 seated
$$
Invercargill, Southland
Ascot Park Hotel
600 seated
$$
Kaukapakapa, Auckland
Bridgewater Estate
140 seated
$$
Havelock North, Hawke's Bay
Craggy Range
100 seated
$$$$
Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui
Distinction Palmerston North Hotel & Conference Centre
260 seated
$$
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Eagle Ridge Country Estate
330 seated
From Catering from $74.50 per person
Clevedon, Auckland
Kauri Bay
250 seated
$$$
Masterton, Wellington
Lansdowne House
150 seated
From $2,000
Kumeu, Auckland
Markovina Vineyard Estate
300 seated
$$$
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
On The Point
70 seated
$$$$
Nelson, Nelson
Pihopa Retreat
200 seated
From $15,900
Nelson, Nelson
Rutherford Hotel Nelson
700 seated
$$
Blenheim, Marlborough
Scenic Hotel Marlborough
150 seated
$$
Cambridge, Waikato
The Henley
200 seated
$$$$
Invercargill, Southland
The Kelvin Hotel
100 seated
$$
Matauri Bay, Northland
The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs
120 seated
$$$$
Rapaura, Marlborough
The Marlborough
20 seated
$$$$
Blenheim, Marlborough
The Marlborough Riverside Hotel
150 seated
$$
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Featherston, Wellington
Wharekauhau Country Estate
34 seated
$$$$
Hamilton, Waikato
Zealong Tea Estate
180 seated
$$$