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 · Lancashire
Stretch Tent Hire in Skelmersdale
Weddings, festivals and private parties in Skelmersdale. Tensioned canvas up to 300 standing, set up and taken down by our crew. From £995 inc VAT.
Weddings, festivals and private parties in Skelmersdale. 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 Skelmersdale.
All inc VAT. Setup and takedown included. Delivery to Skelmersdale is 2 hr · £250 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 West Lancashire plain.
Flat, deep, well drained farmland, some of the easiest pegging ground anywhere we go. Level pitches carry a full span and access from the road network is straightforward for a loaded van. The trade is exposure: these fields are wide open, so on a windy forecast we rig low and add anchor points.
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 Skelmersdale:
- Arable and dairy farm venues
- Barn conversions and courtyards
- Large private gardens and lawns
- Golf and country clubs
Somewhere unusual? Send the postcode and we will say yes or no honestly.
From the diary
Jobs we have done near Skelmersdale.
Real bookings from our diary and inbox. Distances are as the crow flies from Skelmersdale.
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A festival-style private birthday weekend near Ormskirk: a bell tent village, July 2026.
8 miles from Skelmersdale
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Knowsley Hall, Prescot: 60 bell tents for a wedding weekend, July 2026.
9 miles from Skelmersdale
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A wedding at Laylands Farm Campsite, Culcheth: guest bell tents, June 2023.
11 miles from Skelmersdale
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Garden bell tent hires across south Liverpool, 2021 to 2024.
13 miles from Skelmersdale
Marquee hire in Skelmersdale?
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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"Hired 10 Bell Tents plus a Bridal Tent for our garden festival style wedding. All members of the team were really helpful and responsive! The tents looked amazing and all our guests found them really comfortable and spacious!"
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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."
Somewhere for guests to sleep
Add bell tents in Skelmersdale.
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 Skelmersdale, asked often.
How much is stretch tent hire in Skelmersdale?
£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 Skelmersdale is 2 hr · £250 from our York and Malton base.
Do you actually cover Skelmersdale?
Yes. Skelmersdale 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 Skelmersdale?
Yes, and the soil here helps. Deep well drained ground takes a full length peg with no argument, which is half the battle. On a wide open field with a bad forecast we still drop the span.
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 Skelmersdale
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 Penwortham
2 hr · £250
Stretch tent hire Appley Bridge
2 hr · £250
Stretch tent hire Ormskirk
2 hr · £250
Stretch tent hire Leyland
2 hr · £250
Stretch tent hire Frodsham
2 hr · £250
Stretch tent hire Runcorn
2 hr · £250
Full list on the stretch tent hire page, or by event type: weddings, festivals, parties, corporate.
Got a date in Skelmersdale?
Date, postcode, rough headcount, what you need the tent for. Quotes back within 24 hours.