The Customs House courtroom, maze of cobblestone courtyards and spacious rear garden provide a dream backdrop for weddings, engagement parties, intimate celebrations, product launches, work shows, photo shoots or exclusive coastal retreats.
Contact us about hiring our iconic venue for your custom event.
Our region is home to experienced caterers who cover a broad range of celebrations, functions and events. We will work with your chosen catering team to ensure a personalised service that meets your vision.
With self-contained onsite accommodation for up to 10 guests, the Customs House is your one-stop custom event destination. Book our apartments direct and enjoy a 30% discount on all accommodation during your event.
Our attention to detail, exceptional service and valued partnerships with reliable local suppliers will ensure your custom event is smooth sailing.
Celebrate with your own custom event.
The Customs House has four highly unique private event spaces suitable for an intimate get-together with friends, formal dinners, workshops or weddings
Bookings for up to 42 people seated, 50 people standing.
The original Courtroom features an exquisitely high ceiling with opulent lighting, polished timber floors, roaring open fire, harbour views, and a staffed bar. Guests will make a grand entrance into this breathtaking space via the seafront. The space will accommodate one long table seating 18 people, or round tables will seat up to 42 people – 36 in the courtroom with an additional 6 in the adjacent Magistrates Office, which offers a second smaller area for lounging or intimate dining (max 6 people seated). Use of kitchen and bathroom facilities is included.
Bookings for up to 60 people seated, 80 people standing.
A door within the courtroom opens onto a maze of courtyards surrounded by rustic stone walls. Partly roofed in sections, this picturesque area with its character window overlooking the harbour serves as an alluring ‘overflow’ for courtroom functions that require some additional space or focal points.
Bookings for up to 12 people.
Enjoy brunch, a long lunch or dinner party in the original exercise yard for the inmates. This cosy open-air space with festoon lighting strung overhead is situated alongside the kitchen, offering an intimate gourmet experience with your chosen caterer.
This fully paved courtyard bordered by manicured hedges and fragrant roses will suit a larger crowd. Sheltered from the coastal sea breezes by the magnificent Customs House building, it has direct kitchen access and enough space to fit an open-air soiree or marquee.
Please note that portable bathrooms or toilets will need to be hired at the guest’s expense, as the Custom House’s historic bathroom facilities will not cope with large crowds.
Plan a seaside soirée in our incredible indoor and outdoor spaces, or stay in your own self-contained 2BR or 3BR two-storey apartment inside this heritage-listed oceanfront mansion steeped in maritime history. Book your stay directly through our website for the best available price.
We found everything we needed to make our stay most comfortable…you have thought of everything!
Loved the central location. Walking distance to everything. Beautiful building and amazing, friendly hosts.
What can we say except wow!
Beautiful place, we love it here!
Enjoy a birds-eye view of local maritime history in your own luxurious two-storey apartment. Book your stay directly through our website for the best available price.
| Room | Area | Seated Capacity | Standing Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtroom | 32m2 | 42 | 50 |
| Courtroom + Outdoor Room | 70m2 | 60 | 80 |
| Exercise Yard | 20m2 | 12 | N/A |
| Rear Courtyard | 220m2 |
