Soho Estate Bellarine

Details checked November 2026

Seated: 150 seated
Cocktail: 150 cocktail
Price: Venue hire from $12,000
Ceremony: Ceremony on site
Accommodation: Stay on site
Getting there: 1 hr from Melbourne

Soho Estate is a heritage-listed former station property on 40 acres at Drysdale on the Bellarine Peninsula, with botanic gardens, lakes, lawns and a historic homestead. Couples get exclusive use of the whole estate for one to three days, with outdoor ceremony sites, receptions in a restored 150-year-old Carriage House, and cottage accommodation on the property.

Good to know

Exclusive use: one wedding at a time
Wet weather option on site
12 hours included in the package or hire
Wedding coordinator included
Parking on site
Included: exclusive use of the estate, ceremony chairs, reception tables and chairs, personal event manager, on-site parking

From sohoestate.com.au. Check the details with the venue when you enquire.

How it compares in Bellarine Peninsula

Size

Seats more guests than 57% of the 7 other Bellarine Peninsula venues that publish a seated capacity.

Price

Above the middle starting price of $4,300 venue hire across 36 Victoria venues that publish one.

Where it is

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When to go

Late spring through autumn is the peak, with long evenings in summer. Coastal breezes are common, so plan a sheltered ceremony option.

From Melbourne: 1 hr
Within 20 km: 22 venues
In Bellarine Peninsula: 21 venues

Close by

Scotchmans Hill1 km away

Tuckerberry Hill Events1 km away

Planning a wedding in Bellarine Peninsula

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Where would the ceremony be held, and what is the wet weather plan?
How many guests can stay, is it included, and is there a minimum stay?
Which dates are still free in our preferred season, and are weekdays cheaper?

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