Wellington

The Thistle Inn

Wellington

The Thistle Inn

We are the ultimate private function venue in Wellington. Specialising in events, celebrations and weddings.

The historic Thistle Inn has stood in modest splendour on the same spot for the last 180 years. From its wide front windows it has watched a cavalcade of Wellington's history pass by. Today, protected by a Category One Preservation Order, you will be greeted with a warm welcome, vibrant atmosphere and a roaring fire. Experience events amongst walls of history that ooze character and charm. The Thistle Inn offers boutique conference facilities, several stunning rooms for private dining and welcoming event spaces to host every type of celebration. This venue caters for groups of 20-180, and provides you with a dedicated event coordinator to ensure your event runs seamlessly. The chefs are masters of function food , with generous portion sizes and flexiblility with dietary requirements, this is all topped off with unrivaled service to match.

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Spaces

Rooms Cocktail Dining Theatre Meeting
The George's Room 50 42 30 20
The George's Room & Marquee 100 - - -
Marquee Area 60 42 - -
The Katherine Mansfield Room 30 25 15 14
Main Bar 180 80 - -
Main Bar + Courtyard 200 120 - -
The Courtyard 35 35 - -

Reviews

Jess Reiher | June 2023

I booked out the marquee area for a 21st celebration with my family, and what a perfect night! Honestly can't thank the Thistle Inn team enough, it was the most stunning venue and every part of the planning process and the actual party was made so easy. Jess (the functions manager) is so onto it and so accommodating with planning and requests. And we were so well looked after by the very attentive and helpful team on the night. Everyone was raving about the delicious food, gorgeous space and excellent staff, and we all had the best night. I would highly recommend the Thistle Inn for any of your events, they have several beautiful spaces available for private functions and meetings (have a look at the virtual tour on their website!) and we were so impressed with everything.
Zane Verran | July 2023

We had a great time at the Thistle Inn, spending most of a week in the Katherine Mansfield Room delivering a course. The team was warm and welcoming, and made us feel at home. By Tuesday afternoon, we were talking about running another course there. To Jess, Scott, and everyone else a big thank you.

We are the ultimate private function venue in Wellington. Specialising in events, celebrations and weddings.

The historic Thistle Inn has stood in modest splendour on the same spot for the last 180 years. From its wide front windows it has watched a cavalcade of Wellington's history pass by. Today, protected by a Category One Preservation Order, you will be greeted with a warm welcome, vibrant atmosphere and a roaring fire. Experience events amongst walls of history that ooze character and charm. The Thistle Inn offers boutique conference facilities, several stunning rooms for private dining and welcoming event spaces to host every type of celebration. This venue caters for groups of 20-180, and provides you with a dedicated event coordinator to ensure your event runs seamlessly. The chefs are masters of function food , with generous portion sizes and flexiblility with dietary requirements, this is all topped off with unrivaled service to match.