Small (7m × 10.5m)
From £995
- · 70 standing reception
- · 50 seated dining
- · 35 workshop layout
Intimate weddings, garden parties, smaller festival bars and chill-out zones.
Stretch tent hire · Greater Manchester
Stretch Tent Hire in Atherton
Weddings, festivals and private parties in Atherton. Tensioned canvas up to 300 standing, set up and taken down by our crew. From £995 inc VAT.
Weddings, festivals and private parties in Atherton. Tensioned canvas up to 300 standing, set up and taken down by our crew. From £995 inc VAT.
Sizes and prices
Three sizes in stock, delivered to Atherton.
All inc VAT. Setup and takedown included. Delivery to Atherton is 1.5 hr · £200 from our York and Malton base.
Medium (10.5m × 15m)
£1,750
- · 150 standing reception
- · 120 seated dining
- · 75 workshop layout
Typical weddings, mid-size festival lounges, corporate event spaces.
Large (15m × 21m)
£3,500
- · 300 standing reception
- · 240 seated dining
- · 180 with a dance floor
Two Mediums laced together along their long edge. Festival main bars, big weddings, anything that needs one roof.
On the ground
Pitching a stretch tent on the Wigan and Bolton edge.
Town plots and club grounds, with flashes and old mossland nearby that stay soft well into summer. Soft ground pegs beautifully and punishes a loaded van, so we check the route to the pitch before the day and will walk kit in where the ground will not take a vehicle. Plot shapes are rarely square, which is where a canopy with no fixed footprint earns its keep.
About ninety minutes each way, so the build is the day before as standard and the strike is the day after. Two runs in a weekend are fine at this range.
Run by Max and Ruby from a base near Malton, 300+ events since 2020. Send a photo of the spot and a postcode and we will tell you what will fit and how we would rig it.
Where our stretch tents go around Atherton:
- Sports, social and cricket clubs
- Large private gardens
- Farm venues on the mosses
- Hotel lawns and function grounds
Somewhere unusual? Send the postcode and we will say yes or no honestly.
From the diary
Jobs we have done near Atherton.
Real bookings from our diary and inbox. Distances are as the crow flies from Atherton.
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A wedding at Laylands Farm Campsite, Culcheth: guest bell tents, June 2023.
5 miles from Atherton
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An event build for a wedding planner near Lymm, July 2023.
11 miles from Atherton
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A private hire at Higher Whitley, near Warrington: July 2024.
15 miles from Atherton
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A garden hire in Knutsford: summer 2021.
15 miles from Atherton
Marquee hire in Atherton?
We hire stretch tents. Same job, different shape.
A marquee is a rigid aluminium frame with vertical walls and a fixed rectangular footprint. It wants level ground, or a subfloor to make the ground level, and the site has to suit the rectangle.
A stretch tent is tensioned canvas held on aluminium poles and steel ground anchors, with no rigid frame. It shapes to your site: around trees, tight against a wall or a building, down a slope, across a plot that is not square. It sits lower, so it handles wind well, and it looks like a sculpture rather than a shed.
Prices start at £995 inc VAT fully set up, and a Medium at £1,750 covers 120 seated. If a framed marquee really is the right answer for your event, we will say so.
Get a stretch tent priceRecent builds
The same canvas, four different jobs.
Add-ons
Pick what you need.
All inc VAT, all optional. Add them to any size.
Flooring & lighting
£350
Dandy Dura matting plus festoon lights inside and around the perimeter, as one bundle. Levels uneven ground, keeps drinks upright, kinder to heels.
Patio heaters
£100 each
Tall gas heaters for the open sides. Two covers a Medium comfortably on a shoulder-season evening.
Heat lamps
£50 each
Overhead lamps for seating areas and bars. Keeps the gathering going long past sunset.
Festoon lighting needs around 1kW per tent, so you will want a generator or a venue hookup. We will talk that through before the day.
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What customers say
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"We had 9 bell tents erected at our school camping event. They were clean, spacious and warm. The beds were comfortable too. Great service on the day for putting the tents up. Will definitely use again."
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"The team were really great to work with and the service was excellent. My daughter and friends had a fabulous time in the tee pee, we booked it for 2 nights as it was so much fun! Thank you so much."
Somewhere for guests to sleep
Add bell tents in Atherton.
A stretch tent gives you the gathering space. Bell tents give everyone somewhere to sleep on site, so nobody is booking taxis at midnight. From £159 per tent, which buys the tent pitched and taken down again. Beds, bedding and towels are priced separately on top, and guests can book and pay for their own tent through a free booking page.
FAQs
Stretch tent hire in Atherton, asked often.
How much is stretch tent hire in Atherton?
£995 for the Small (7m × 10.5m), £1,750 for the Medium (10.5m × 15m) and £3,500 for the Large (15m × 21m), all inc VAT with setup and takedown included. Delivery to Atherton is 1.5 hr · £200 from our York and Malton base.
Do you actually cover Atherton?
Yes. Atherton sits in our 1.5 hr drive band from York and Malton, so delivery is 1.5 hr · £200. The kit and the crew are the same wherever we go; distance only changes the delivery cost.
How many people fit under one?
Small takes 70 standing or 50 seated. Medium takes 150 standing or 120 seated. Large takes 300 standing, 240 seated, or 180 with a dance floor in. If you are between two sizes, tell us the running order and we will say which one works.
Stretch tent, marquee or tipi, which is right?
A marquee is a rigid aluminium frame with vertical walls and a fixed rectangle footprint. A tipi is a pole-and-canvas cone with a distinctive peak and a fixed circular footprint. A stretch tent is tensioned canvas on aluminium poles and ground anchors, with no rigid frame, so it takes the shape of your site. We hire stretch tents. If a framed marquee or a tipi is genuinely the right call for your event, we will tell you.
Will it cope with the weather in Atherton?
Yes, and soft ground actually helps. A long anchor buries easily in moss ground and holds hard. We walk the whole anchor line again before the crew leaves, because soft ground can move under load.
Do you provide furniture, tables and chairs?
Tent, flooring, lighting and heating come from us. For tables, chairs, lounge furniture and styling we will put you on to suppliers we have worked alongside and would use ourselves.
Can we have bell tents for guests as well?
Yes, and the two go together well: a stretch tent for the gathering, bell tents for the people staying over. Beds and bedding are add-ons, never inside the tent price. Guests can book and pay for their own tent through a free booking page, so you are not chasing money.
How far in advance should we book?
Summer Saturdays go early. For a wedding or a festival, 6 to 18 months out is normal. Smaller events are usually fine at 1 to 3 months.
Stretch tent hire near Atherton
Same kit, same crew, wider map.
We deliver from one base near York and Malton. Delivery cost is the only thing that changes with distance.
Stretch tent hire Little Lever
1.5 hr · £200
Stretch tent hire Aspull
1.5 hr · £200
Stretch tent hire Leigh
1.5 hr · £200
Stretch tent hire Hindley
2 hr · £230
Stretch tent hire Platt Bridge
2 hr · £230
Stretch tent hire Manchester
1.5 hr · £200
Full list on the stretch tent hire page, or by event type: weddings, festivals, parties, corporate.
Got a date in Atherton?
Date, postcode, rough headcount, what you need the tent for. Quotes back within 24 hours.