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Country wedding venue Homestead circa 1883, 160 year old Moreton Bay fig tree

Duart Homestead circa 1883 is an award winning traditional country homestead with classic furniture and furnishings. This perfect wedding venue offers both an exclusive wedding ceremony and reception, with charming country hospitality. Set in picturesque Maffra, Duart has a reputation for its beauty, quality food and service. This Victorian historic homestead was home to Hon Allan McLean who was to become Premier of Victoria in 1899, and in 1901 Gippsland’s first Federal representative. The home was named after Duart Castle in Scotland and remained in the family until 1978. The name ‘Duart’ proudly continues, offering charm to this wedding venue, ambience of yesteryear and has been tastefully converted with extensive renovations to reflect its original elegance.

At Duart Homestead they believe offering a relaxed environment is of paramount importance to the couple and their guests. There is full use of the entire Homestead including verandah, gazebo, gardens and reception rooms. The picture perfect grounds are ideal for your wedding photography including a National Trust protected 160 year old Moreton Bay Fig tree which is a beauty to behold. The glorious natural garden setting features a federation style gazebo, terraced grounds with the backdrop of the ivy clad verandah.

Ballroom reception elegant decor

Duart is an event venue that specialises in weddings and has an impeccable reputation for serving premium menus. The Victorian ballroom is the venues most popular reception room seating up to 150 guests. The decor has exquisite detail of marble fireplaces, gold leaf mirrors, elegant chandeliers, paintings, and classic seating. The ballroom is fully licensed, and provides everything you need including a dance floor and stage area for band or DJ.

For couples looking for a more intimate occasion, the charming Fig tree room is sure to please and seats up to 40, as well as outside catering. The terraced garden area allows for outside ceremonies and they have the option of indoor ceremony. Duart Homestead offers a flexible range of all inclusive ceremony and reception packages tailored to your individual needs. Whether your dream wedding is a traditional sit down gourmet dining, platter dining, or cocktail reception our menu options can be adapted to your requirements.

Duart is shortly opening its brand new accommodation suites, boutique stables bed and breakfast, perfect for newly weds, accommodation for guests, or romantic getaway.

Your hosts Nathan and Natasha are friendly and approachable;

Enquire today to reserve your unique special event now!

 

Testimonials

This beautiful homestead turned venue was a very romantic venue for a wedding yesterday. With a 160 year-old fig tree as a centrepiece, the garden setting was just beautiful for the ceremony and official and unofficial photos. The following reception was superb. The finger food was excellent with service to match. Moving into the dining room the table layout was a delightful surprise. The sun format with the bridal table in the centre and the guest tables radiating out from it kept all the guests close to the bride and groom. The dinner menu made it hard to decide what to have so we ordered different dishes so that we could share and try everything. The food and service were excellent.​

– Louise

We had our Wedding at Duart homestead last weekend. Nathan and Natasha were such fantastic people to deal with, so accommodating and all around lovely. We loved everything about the venue and the food was great. Thank you so much for helping make our Wedding day perfect!

– Sheridan

This would have to be one of the best venues around for amazing food and very friendly staff very professional Nathan and Tash well done once again.

– Robyn

We had both our ceremony and reception at Duart homestead and I could not recommend a better venue. Nath and Tash went above and beyond as they always do for their clients. Their food was amazing and our wedding photos looked beautiful at the homestead. Thanks again Nath and Tash.

– Kate

Q How many guests can you seat?

We can seat up to 150 guests in ballroom reception room or 40 in the fig tree room and have inside and outside options.

Q Do you only host one wedding a day?

Yes, we at Duart Homestead believe that this is your big day and offer exclusive use of the venue.

Q Does Duart Homestead offer many food options?

Yes, we can cater for all food requirements at weddings, whether it is a gourmet sit down menu dining, platter style, cocktail, our extensive menu options are sure to please.

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