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 · UK
Stretch Tent Hire in Thirsk
Weddings, festivals and private parties in Thirsk. Tensioned canvas up to 300 standing, set up and taken down by our crew. From £995 inc VAT.
Weddings, festivals and private parties in Thirsk. 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 Thirsk.
All inc VAT. Setup and takedown included. Delivery to Thirsk is <1 hr · £130 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 in the Vale.
Flat, firm farmland and walled town gardens, the easiest ground we work on. Level pitches let the canopy carry its full span, van access is usually straightforward, and a Medium goes up inside a morning.
Thirsk is inside an hour of the yard, so we build the day before and strike the morning after with no overnight for the crew. Late changes to the layout are usually still workable.
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 Thirsk:
- Country house and estate venues
- Barn and courtyard venues
- Large private gardens
- Sports clubs and showgrounds
Somewhere unusual? Send the postcode and we will say yes or no honestly.
Marquee hire in Thirsk?
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 Thirsk.
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 Thirsk, asked often.
How much is stretch tent hire in Thirsk?
£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 Thirsk is <1 hr · £130 from our York and Malton base.
Do you actually cover Thirsk?
Yes. Thirsk sits in our <1 hr drive band from York and Malton, so delivery is <1 hr · £130. 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 Thirsk?
Yes to both rain and wind. The canvas is engineered for UK weather, and on the flat, firm ground round here we can pitch a full span and peg it properly.
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 Thirsk
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 Bedale
<1 hr · £130
Stretch tent hire Knaresborough
<1 hr · £130
Stretch tent hire Selby
<1 hr · £130
Stretch tent hire Northallerton
<1 hr · £130
Stretch tent hire Wetherby
<1 hr · £130
Stretch tent hire Harrogate
<1 hr · £120–150
Full list on the stretch tent hire page, or by event type: weddings, festivals, parties.
Got a date in Thirsk?
Date, postcode, rough headcount, what you need the tent for. Quotes back within 24 hours.