Q Station

4.8  ( 36 reviews ) · 1 North Head Scenic Drive, Manly, New South Wales · Show Phone
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OVERVIEW

Book The Headland Experience to make the most of the panoramic views of Sydney Harbour, with a Ceremony and reception in one location. Alternatively, if you’re after the North Head Experience, choose your Q setup from various places on the property, ensuring you make the most of several vantage points. Depending on the size of your wedding, some venues are better suited for a more intimate experience or a more significant celebration.

The Headland Experience

Offering you a prime position in one of the best locations on the property, The Headland Experience allows you and your guests to soak up the atmosphere, enjoying multiple vantage points from one location for the duration of your wedding. This provides plenty of time to relax and enjoy the surroundings and expansive vistas whilst sipping pre-dinner drinks between the Ceremony and the reception. The Headland Experience is better suited to weddings for up to 80 guests sit down or 150 guests in a cocktail set-up.

The North Head Experience 

The North Head Experience allows you to pick and choose from various locations on-site for your Ceremony and reception. Whether you’re after the views promised by the Harbour Vista or Wharf locations or the more rustic ambience of the Woodlands or Glasshouse location, this package will deliver the wow factor you’ve been looking for. Suited for larger groups of up to 180 guests sit-down or 250 guests cocktail, the options are endless for creating the perfect backdrop to your wedding day.

Packages are available in cocktail, sit-down or bespoke setups.

Accommodation is available on-site, so you and your guests have a place to get ready before your wedding and a comfy bed to tumble into once the evening festivities have drawn to a close.

Whatever your selection, you can rest assured your day will be perfectly planned, with dedicated wedding coordinators to guide you through every step of the process.

“Simply amazing. Unreal location, fascinating history and top-notch service. Thank you to the team for making our wedding memorable not only for us, but for ALL of our guests! Everyone had a great time and loved every moment of their stay." — Julia J.

What you can expect from Q Station Manly for your wedding day:

  • It is a spectacular location. Very few venues in Sydney can fall into the country, city, and beach wedding category, but Q Station in Manly comfortably fits all three. This venue is a photographer’s dream, and with many stunning locations to shoot in, your wedding snaps will have an inspiring background!
  • Warm and friendly service. Being close to many cultural landmarks, the Q Station team prides itself on delivering Australia’s signature down-to-earth warmth and friendliness. You’ll be taken care of in the lead-up to and on the day of your wedding, with great attention to detail paid to ensure everything goes off without a hitch.

What you’ll love about Q Station Manly on your wedding day:

  • The view. No, seriously: the view! Your guests will have an unobstructed view over Sydney Harbour, and on a clear day, the Sydney skyline will be prominent on the horizon.
  • The option to customise. Q Station Manly offers a couple of wedding packages for you to choose from, and they also allow you to customise the Reception Package with options including grazing tables, an oyster station, or a photo shuttle bus.
  • The historical significance. Q Station was once known as ‘Quarantine Station’, and for 150 years, was the place where thousands of incoming immigrants first touched Australian soil. The venue and rooms are full of nods to its rich history.

“Q Station is a simply amazing venue with some of Sydney's most stunning views, a rich heritage with a great story behind it, and beautiful places for ceremony and reception. The team there is great and the service on the day was just fantastic. We made the wedding an experience with a dinner and ghost tour the night before! Highly recommended!” — Chris W


Venue Features

Indoor / Outdoor Ceremony

Min 2 / Max 180 Reception guests

Price per head: Low $199 / High $ 220

Min 2 / Max 180 Ceremony Guests

In-house catering

10.00 hours Event time included

Music must end by 11:00 PM


Wedding Brochure

Q Station Brochure

View all of our features and complete package inclusions in our PDF wedding brochure.

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Packages

Exclusive Offer
Ceremony package

A stunning outdoor location for your ceremony - options include the Headland, the Wharf, the Glasshouse, the Woodlands or the Harbour Vista.

  • Outdoor venue
  • Arch
  • Signing table with two matching chairs
  • 60 white Bentwood chairs
  • Complimentary indoor venue in case of wet or windy weather
Exclusive Offer
Sit-down reception package
  • 1 hour of pre-reception drinks and chef’s selection canapes
  • 5 hour standard  beverage package
  • 2 course alternate serve menu (option to upgrade to a shared menu)
  • Walnut Bentwood chairs
  • Round or rectangular tables with white or black linen
  • White linen napkins
  • Tablekraft Aero Dawn cutlery, RAK Porcelain crockery, Luigi Bormioli glassware
  • Bespoke printed menus for each guest
  • Table numbers
  • Wedding cake cut and served on platters with a garnish
  • Cake table and cake knife
  • Easels
  • Tea and Coffee
  • A complimentary night in the Manly Cove Suite with breakfast for two and late checkout of 12pm
  • Complimentary menu tasting for Wedding couple
  • Dedicated Wedding coordinator
Exclusive Offer
Cocktail Reception Package:
  • 1 hour pre-reception drinks and canapes
  • 5 hour standard beverage package
  • 3 hour canape package (10 pieces per person plus 2 substantial)
  • Your choice of 3 platter selections, served grazing style
  • A selection of cocktail furniture from Event Hire Services (value dependent on number of guests)
  • A selection of 3 lawn games setup for the duration of your wedding
  • White linen napkins
  • Tablekraft Aero Dawn cutlery, RAK Porcelain crockery, Luigi Bormioli glassware
  • Bespoke menus displayed on the bar
  • Wedding cake cut and served on platters with a garnish
  • Cake table and cake knife
  • Easels
  • Tea and Coffee
  • A complimentary night in the Manly Cove Suite with breakfast for two and late checkout of 12pm
  • Complimentary menu tasting for Wedding couple
Exclusive Offer
Micro Wedding Package - perfect for 15-30 guests
  • Arrival canapes
  • 2 shared main courses
  • 2 selected sides
  • 1 dessert choice
  • 4 hour standard beverage package
  • Dining table
  • Table linen
  • Tablekraft Aero Dawn cutlery, RAK Porcelain crockery, Luigi Bormioli glassware
  • Walnut Bentwood chairs
  • Bespoke menus for each guest
  • Easel
  • Cake table and cake knife
  • Wedding cake cut and served on platters with a garnish
  • Tea and Coffee
  • Dedicated wedding coordinator

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FAQ

Q Station is located within Sydney Harbour National Park Manly. For the safety of all our guests and native wildlife, vehicle access on site is restricted to Q Station vehicles only. For your wedding, complimentary shuttle bus services will be provided to transfer your guests to the desired location. The dedicated shuttles will be factored into your run sheet with the wedding coordinator. The shuttles can move 100 people in approximately 30 minutes (each shuttle holds up to 11 guests).

Your guests are very welcome to walk between the Ceremony and reception locations if they would prefer. All Q Station guests have access to complimentary parking in the outdoor car park at the front office.

To assist your suppliers in accessing the venue for setting up and packing down, Q Station will escort them to their required location, having the supplier follow behind a Q Station shuttle bus in their own vehicle. The supplier will then unload and move their vehicle to a designated parking location.

Q Station offers a range of different packages, including sit-down, cocktail, micro and Ceremony only packages. All packages include the set-up, pack down and staffing for the duration of your wedding or event.

The standard set-up for a seated wedding is round or trestle tables with the choice of white or black linen, white linen napkins, cutlery, crockery, glassware, menus, table numbers and walnut Bentwood chairs.

Guaranteed access is from 9am on your wedding day. Should you require access earlier, or the day prior, this can be organised with the wedding coordinator, however, is based on availability.

At the conclusion of your wedding, Q Station staff will collate all your items and leave them in your reception venue for collection the following morning, pending availability. Items such as your wishing well, cards, guest book and gifts are required to be collected the evening of your wedding.

Curfew for all indoor reception venues is 11pm.

Q Station offers two key indoor reception venues, with each holding different capacities. Kindly find below.

Governor Bourke Ballroom – up to 180 seated or 250 cocktail.
Manly Cove Room – up to 80 seated or 150 cocktail.

?Each of our wedding packages include a wedding coordinator, which will be allocated to you once your wedding is confirmed. The wedding coordinator will assist you in the lead up to your wedding and will also be present on your wedding day up to ensure the smooth running of your event.

Q Station offers 105 accommodation rooms across 8 different room types, should you and your guests choose to stay onsite. When booking your wedding or event at Q, you will receive a promo code which provides a 10% discount off accommodation, for you and your guests to use.

We highly encourage your guests to book their accommodation directly with the Q Station reservations team to receive discount off the best available rate. Please note accommodation rooms are subject to availability. Discounts are not offered if your wedding or event falls on the week/weekend of a public holiday. Discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts.

To secure your wedding date and venue, a 25% initial deposit is required, along with the signed contract.

Final guest numbers are due 21 days prior to your wedding, with the final balance due 7 days prior to your wedding. Additional guests can be added up until the day prior to your wedding. Should any of your guests drop out prior to your wedding, unfortunately, refunds won’t be provided.

Q Station is always open to working with your suppliers and décor needs. Deliveries such as wedding favours, place cards, menus, tables numbers and seating charts can be delivered 24-48 hours prior to your event, clearly labelled in boxes.

Q Station is a fully licensed venue and does not allow BYO beverages or third-party catering (other than your wedding cake). If you have any special requests for beverages, they will be considered by request.

For any guests with dietary requirements, a substitute meal will be provided at no additional cost.

As Q Station is located within a National Park, noise restrictions must be adhered to, and sound will be monitored as required. Music for outdoor venues is required to conclude by sunset and music for indoor venues is required to be conclude by 11pm.


36 reviews 4.8 Write a Review

April 2023

Amazing, beautiful venue! Communication and execution of the day was brilliant. Everything went so smoothly, they’re wonderful people to work with!

Bianca N.

June 2022

The team at Q station were incredible and made our wedding everything it was to be and the view was amazing. The food was incredible.

Laura S.

July 2019

My husband and I are so happy that we chose Q Station for our wedding. It was a stunning venue and the staff, catering and organisation on the day exceeded our expectations. Our guests had a ball and so did we! Thanks Q Station!

Jessica F.

December 2018

Q Station is a simply amazing venue with some of Sydney's most stunning views, a rich heritage with a great story behind it, beautiful places for ceremony and reception. The team there is great and the service on the day was just fantastic. We made the wedding an experience with a dinner and ghost tour the night before! Highly recommended!

Chris W.

August 2018

I first went to the Q station as a young girl for a ghost tour. When we were looking for venues I was pleased to discover it also did weddings. The bush and ocean setting is spectacular, and the ballroom a lovely rustic, old-world heritage with a relaxed feel. The staff were extremely helpful and lovely.

Lauren F.


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