Unique Event Spaces at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat
Tailor a package to include a range of truly unique and enjoyable experiences including gold panning, mine tours, our new sound-and-light show AURA.
Sovereign Hill combines the charm of yesteryear with sophistication of a modern wedding. Your guests will be captivated by a stunning backdrop of this unique 1850’s Museum and delighted by the charm of our costumed hosts and wait staff. This distinctive experience matched with our exceptional menu’s, unique opportunities for photos and the convenient of onsite accommodation is sure to make any wedding memorable.
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Sovereign Hill Venue Details:
Charlie Napier Hotel
The original Charlie Napier Hotel was established in 1854 and was designed to appeal to Ballarat’s middle class. The Hotel’s rooms and parlours offered a quiet retreat from the busy Main Road, while its bar was a popular social spot.
Todays replica at Sovereign Hill is suitable for luncheons, dinners, conferences and presentations. The ‘Charlie’ is reminiscent of an old English coaching inn, complete with its own magnificent timber bar, this venue will impress your guests.
Capacity:
- Board room style – 30 person
- Presentation – 50 person
- Theatre – 80 person
- Seated Dining – 80 person
New York Bakery
The New York Bakery is a spacious Victorian-style dining room ideal for conferences, weddings, formal dinners and cocktail parties.
Offering fully-licensed, café-style dining in a family-friendly, Victorian setting for morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea, prepare to be swept up in the charm of Sovereign Hill, with this in character, Gold Rush themed dining experience.
Capacity:
- Nights only, 160 sit down meal
United States Hotel and Dining Room
This intimate dining room is located behind the United States Hotel bar. Its stunning décor reflects a combination of 1850s Victorian charm and an American taste for opulence. Ideal for any event, the United States hotel carries an ‘old timey’ charm that is hard to find. From dinners to private functions, the Hotel is an unforgettable dining setting.
Capacity:
- Banquet 40 person
- Cocktail 40 person
- Boardroom 20 person
Steinfeld's
Capacity:
- Theatre 50 person
- Class 30 person
- Board 20 person
- U-shaped 25 person
- Banquet 50 person
- Cocktail 60 person
- Cabaret 36 person
Victoria Theatre and Theatre Retiring Room
Capacity Victoria Theatre:
- Theatre 120 person
- Banquet 60 person
- Cocktail 150 person
- Cabaret 20 person
Capacity Theatre Retiring Room:
- Board 22 person
- Banquet 22 person
- Cocktail 40 person
Hope Bakery
Stop by when you arrive on site to fuel your day of activities, and then check back in on your way out to stock up on treats to take home.
Capacity:
- Takeaway options only