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Stretch Tent Hire in Knutsford

Weddings, festivals and private parties in Knutsford. 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 Knutsford.

All inc VAT. Setup and takedown included. Delivery to Knutsford is 2 hr · £250 from our York and Malton base.

Small stretch tent pitched beside a pond

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.

Medium stretch tent dressed for a seated dinner

Medium (10.5m × 15m)

£1,750

  • · 150 standing reception
  • · 120 seated dining
  • · 75 workshop layout

Typical weddings, mid-size festival lounges, corporate event spaces.

A packed crowd under a stretch tent at a festival

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 Cheshire plain.

Big well-drained lawns with mature specimen trees on them, which is the Cheshire pattern. Those trees are the reason to use a stretch tent here: we can run the canvas around a cedar or an oak and keep it in the picture. Ground is soft enough to peg properly and flat enough to carry a full span.

Two hours each way. The build is always the day before, never the morning of, and we want the access details and a photo of the ground up front, because a wasted trip at this distance costs a day.

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 Knutsford:

  • Country house and hall venues
  • Parkland estates
  • Large private gardens and lawns
  • Farm and barn venues

Somewhere unusual? Send the postcode and we will say yes or no honestly.

Marquee hire in Knutsford?

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.

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Recent builds

The same canvas, four different jobs.

Wedding breakfast on long banquet tables under a stretch tent
Wedding, Wrexham
Crowd watching an air display from under a stretch tent at golden hour
Sleapkosh, Sleap Airfield
Festival crowd dancing under a stretch tent at night with stage lighting
Festival dance floor
Stretch tent over a wooden dance floor at dusk, lit with festoon
Private party, winter

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 hired 13 bell tents for our summer family festival reunion. It added a touch of luxury and comfort to the whole experience. The staff took care of everything, the setup and takedown, the individual bookings and payments, made it totally hassle-free."
Josie Jenkins 13 bell tents · August 2023

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"I found the glamping group from an online search and what a good find it was. My experience was 5★ from start to finish. I would definitely recommend to anyone thinking of doing something similar. Thanks Max for everything."
Ann Crilly Private event

★★★★★

"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."
Katie Green 9 bell tents · school event

Somewhere for guests to sleep

Add bell tents in Knutsford.

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 fully set up. Beds, bedding and towels are optional add-ons, and guests can book and pay for their own tent through a free booking page.

FAQs

Stretch tent hire in Knutsford, asked often.

How much is stretch tent hire in Knutsford?

£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 Knutsford is 2 hr · £250 from our York and Malton base.

Do you actually cover Knutsford?

Yes. Knutsford sits in our 2 hr drive band from York and Malton, so delivery is 2 hr · £250. 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 Knutsford?

Yes. Waterproof canvas, and on flat, well-drained ground the full anchor pattern goes in cleanly, which is where wind resistance comes from.

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 Knutsford

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.

Full list on the stretch tent hire page, or by event type: weddings, festivals, parties.

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