Read Gardens – garden area | City of Boroondara

Read Gardens is a lovely spot for small weddings, picnics, social gatherings and other celebrations.

For more about the gardens, visit our Read Gardens page.

Before you book
You can book an area in the gardens for your exclusive use.

We require at least 5 full business days notice.

You can apply to bring up to 20 chairs and 2 tables for events.

No marquees or other shade structures are permitted at this space.

Visit our Before you book an outdoor space page for more information.

Public facilities

Drinking fountains
Playground
Seating and tables

Public facilities are free for all garden area visitors to use. They are not included as part of a booking.

There are no public toilets at Read Gardens.

Capacity

80 people

Book garden area

Large grass area with fallen leaves and scattered mature trees. There is a park bench and walking path to the right and a line of houses in the distance.

Grass area with fallen leaves and several scattered large trees. There is a curved walking path and part of a playground to the right and a line of parked cars to the left.

Large grass area with scattered partly bare trees around its edge. There is a playground in the distance and cars on the far right.

Grass area with fallen leaves and a table and chairs. There is a mix of bare and leafy trees a walking path and house to the far right.

Content components

Parking and transport

The venue is 400 m from East Camberwell train station and 500 m from Camberwell train station. It is around 6 minutes walk from the number 72 tram stop.

Booking times

7 days including public holidays.

April to October: 8 am to 6 pm.

November to March: 8 am to 8:30 pm.

View all bookable spaces

Booking information

Booking fees

Space	Fee
Alexandra Gardens, Canterbury Gardens, Surrey Gardens	$170 per hour (includes exclusive use of the rotunda). Commercial hire fee $1800.00 per day.
Central Gardens, Wallen Road Reserve and Maranoa Botanic Gardens	$170 per hour. Commercial hire fee $1800.00 per day.
All other parks and gardens	$170 per 4-hour block. Commercial hire fee $1800.00 per day.
Event bond	minimum $200

Terms and conditions

Please read our terms and conditions of hire and parks, gardens and open spaces special conditions before booking.

Before you book an outdoor space has more information about:

general booking information
fees and bonds
marquees and other temporary structures.

If a vendor is supplying any equipment, they need to provide public liability insurance.

Visit our Weddings in our gardens page for information about wedding bookings.

Contact us

If you have any difficulties using our online booking portal, please contact us on (03) 9278 4444 or email [email protected].