From the Bath Half in early spring to the Christmas Market that fills the streets around the Abbey each November, Bath's calendar keeps event organisers busy all year. LooLocator lists independent portable toilet suppliers who cover the city and the surrounding Somerset villages, so you can compare quotes for a wedding at a countryside venue, a race day at Lansdown or a renovation on a Georgian terrace. Event weekend hire typically runs £100 to £160.
Swindon operator hiring standard portable toilets, luxury toilet trailers and accessible units for events, weddings and building sites across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire and the Cotswolds.
Dursley firm hiring everything from single portable toilets to luxury toilet and shower trailers, plus welfare units and urinals, with waste management and tank emptying across Gloucestershire.
Alan Coward & Son Ltd, based in Avonmouth, hires mobile and static welfare units, including solar-fitted Groundhog cabins with toilet, wash station, drying room and canteen, to sites within roughly 35 miles of Bristol.
Family-run luxury event toilet firm near Chippenham, hiring luxury toilet trailers for weddings and celebrations across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, the Cotswolds and neighbouring counties.
Alide Hire Services, an independent tool and plant hire firm with branches in Bristol, Bath and Keynsham, hires standard and warm-wash portable toilets for events, weddings and construction sites.
Bath Luxury Toilet Hire supplies mobile luxury toilet trailers, including accessible units, for weddings, festivals, sporting events and parties across Bath, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Dorset.
Operated by Severnside Relocatable Systems, hiring the Bigloo relocatable wheelchair accessible toilet and changing unit for events, weddings and longer term use across the South West and South Wales.
Stroud-based marquee and event hire company supplying luxury toilet trailers, accessible units and mobile showers for weddings and events across Gloucestershire, the Cotswolds and Wiltshire.
Family business established in 1992, hiring portable toilets, accessible loos, urinals, showers and welfare units across Somerset and the South West. Solar welfare units are part of the fleet.
Portable toilet, luxury trailer and shower hire from the Chew Valley, serving Bristol, Bath, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Devon. A Loo of the Year Award winner.
An organic farm business at Bruton hiring shepherd-hut styled composting toilets for festivals, weddings and outdoor events, working without chemicals and returning the waste to the land as fertiliser.
Family-run for more than ten years, supplying portable toilets and showers across Cornwall and the South West. The firm also manufactures its own toilet trailers.
D.A.N. Hire offers single portable toilets, disabled-access units, multi-bay urinals and luxury toilet trailers across Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset, with next-day delivery where possible.
Couple-run luxury toilet trailer hire covering Devon, Somerset, Dorset and Cornwall.
A Thornbury based branch of the Eagle Plant group, hiring portable site toilets, toilet blocks and towable welfare units alongside cabins and canteens across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
Exeter firm with more than 20 years of experience, supplying portable toilets, accessible units, urinals and showers across Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset.
Barnstaple firm hiring luxury toilet trailers alongside building site portable toilets, urinal blocks, accessible units and shower and wash basin units for events across the South West.
Hires portable toilets and welfare units to sites across Somerset, Bristol, Bath and west Wiltshire. Trading since 2004 and accredited to ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.
Luxury toilet trailer hire at Fairford in the Cotswolds, supplying self-contained 2+1 and 3+1 trailers with urinals for weddings and events across Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and surrounding counties.
A division of Kal Marquees, Jaks Jons supplies portable toilets, accessible units and urinals across Dorset, Somerset and Devon from Bridport.
Luxury toilet trailer hire from Broadhempston, with trailers rated for events of up to 250 people. Covers Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and the wider South West.
Portable toilet hire covering Bristol, Bath, Portishead and Clevedon, with single units for events plus serviced site toilets for construction, roadworks and longer term projects.
Waterless composting toilet and urinal hire run from Somerton, supplying festivals, outdoor gatherings and events with low impact, odour free sanitation.
A Bournemouth events and glamping hire business supplying handmade composting toilet pods with urine separation for weddings and outdoor events across Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire.
Luxury toilet trailer hire based near Midsomer Norton in Somerset, supplying weddings, parties and events throughout Bath, Bristol and the wider South West.
Luxury toilet hire specialist based in Cullompton, working across Devon, Somerset, Cornwall and Dorset.
Long-established firm on the Dorset and Wiltshire border, also trading as Temporary Facilities, hiring site and event toilets, luxury trailers, disabled units, showers and welfare cabins alongside liquid waste services.
Torquay hire of handmade shepherd hut units fitted as boutique toilets, showers and urinals, using fresh water flush rather than chemical systems, for weddings and events across the South West.
Luxury mobile toilet hire from Barton St David near Somerton, with spotlessly presented trailers, attendants and on-site servicing for weddings, celebrations and festivals across the South West.
A Somerton-based operator hiring portable toilets for shows, events and sites across Somerset and into the neighbouring counties.
Hires luxury toilet trailers with a fresh-water flush for outdoor weddings and events, covering Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and the South West, and avoiding the usual blue chemicals.
Malmesbury business hiring self-contained luxury toilet trailers in several sizes for weddings, parties, sporting events and film shoots across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire and Berkshire.
Luxury toilet trailer hire based near Ilminster in south Somerset, with warm-water, porcelain-fitted units plus attendant and on-site servicing options, covering Somerset, Dorset and Devon.
With more than 15 years' experience, Toilets 4 Hire supplies portable toilets, luxury trailers and shower units to Cheltenham, Gloucester and the wider South West.
Tor Luxury Toilet Hire, based at Pilton near Shepton Mallet, hires luxury toilet trailers, shepherd's hut units, shower trailers and event toilets for weddings and celebrations across Somerset.
Event toilet specialist based at Westbury in Wiltshire, hiring luxury toilet and shower trailers, standard units, urinals and accessible loos for weddings and events across Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds.
Bath's event calendar rarely pauses. The Bath Half Marathon brings thousands of runners and spectators into the city each spring, the Bath Festival fills venues across town in late spring, and race days at Bath Racecourse on Lansdown draw crowds through the summer. Come late November the Christmas Market takes over the streets around Bath Abbey for more than two weeks. Every one of these needs toilet provision, and so do the smaller fixtures: school fetes, park runs, food markets at Green Park Station and weddings at country venues out towards the Cotswolds and the Somerset villages.
Suppliers listed on LooLocator quote for the full range, typically including:
For the big weekends, enquire early. Local stock is often spoken for well before the Christmas Market opens or the Half sets off.
Away from the events, steady demand comes from Bath's building trade. Much of the city is Georgian, listed and tightly packed, so renovation projects on terraces in Widcombe, Oldfield Park or the streets below the Royal Crescent often run for months and need welfare provision the whole way through. A standard site toilet typically costs £30 to £45 a week with a regular service visit included, though quotes depend on how long the hire runs and how easy the unit is to reach.
Access is the question suppliers will ask first. Bath's hills are genuinely steep, parking is restricted across the centre, and some mews and back lanes are too tight for a delivery vehicle. If the only place for the unit is the pavement or road, a highway licence from Bath and North East Somerset Council is needed before it goes down. Suppliers on LooLocator also cover the wider area, including Keynsham, Bradford on Avon and the villages along the Avon valley.
On private land, such as a garden, driveway or event field, you do not need permission to site a portable toilet. If the unit has to stand on a public road or pavement, you will need a licence from Bath and North East Somerset Council before it is delivered, so allow extra time for that.
Yes, most local suppliers know the city well, but tell them about access when you enquire. Bath sits in a valley with steep approaches at Lansdown and Widcombe, and many Georgian streets are narrow or permit-parked. A unit needs firm, reasonably level ground and space for the delivery vehicle to stop close by.
Expect roughly £30 to £45 per week for a standard unit on a longer hire, such as a building site, and around £100 to £160 for an event weekend including delivery and collection. Prices vary by supplier, unit type and access, so compare a few quotes before you book.