The barns and farm venues north of Bournemouth, the New Forest fringe to the east and the Purbeck side of the harbour add up to a long summer of receptions, and every one needs proper facilities. LooLocator lists independent hire firms covering Bournemouth and the villages around it, so you can compare quotes rather than ring around. Wedding trailers and single site units are both easy to book through one enquiry.
Family-run portable toilet hire firm based in Ringwood on the Dorset and Hampshire border, supplying loos for events, construction sites and private parties across Bournemouth, Poole and wider Dorset.
Family-run since 1991, Abbas Cabins hires portable toilets throughout Dorset and the surrounding areas from its Lytchett Minster base.
South coast portable toilet specialist near Romsey, part of Ace Liftaway, hiring site loos, event and VIP trailer units, urinals and accessible toilets across Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A division of Kal Marquees, Jaks Jons supplies portable toilets, accessible units and urinals across Dorset, Somerset and Devon from Bridport.
Winchester firm hiring luxury toilet trailers, showers and accessible units across Southern England including London, Hampshire and Berkshire. Past events include the Royal Windsor Horse Show and RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Waste management company with a dedicated toilet and welfare division, hiring portable loos and welfare units across Hampshire and the South Coast.
This family business has spent more than 10 years hiring out portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units and urinals across Wiltshire, Dorset and Hampshire.
Husband-and-wife business at St Leonards near Ringwood hiring luxury toilet trailers from 1+1 up to a six-bay unit for weddings and events across Dorset and the South of England.
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.
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 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.
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.
Southampton headquartered part of the Williams Shipping group, hiring solar assisted welfare units, toilet blocks and shower blocks for sites, with depots nationwide.
Bournemouth itself is a seaside town, but the weddings happen in the countryside around it: barns in the Stour valley, farm venues on the edge of the New Forest, and marquees pitched across the harbour on the Isle of Purbeck. Grander spots such as Highcliffe Castle in Christchurch have facilities of their own; a field behind a farmhouse does not, and that is where hired loos come in.
For most receptions the pattern is a luxury toilet trailer for guests plus a standard unit or two tucked away for the band and caterers. A few things worth settling before you book:
Suppliers listed here quote for all of this directly, so ask for the whole package in one go.
Away from the wedding fields there is steady, year-round demand in town. Renovation jobs in Southbourne, Winton and Boscombe keep single builders' loos on weekly hire, typically in the £25 to £38 a week range depending on how often the unit is serviced. Streets in the older parts of Bournemouth are tight, and if the loo cannot sit on the drive it will need highway permission from BCP Council before anything is delivered.
Summer changes the picture. The seafront hosts a run of events from May to September, private garden parties multiply, and the same suppliers are also out servicing weddings across rural Dorset, so lead times stretch. Access is the other local quirk: the chines that cut down to the beach are steep and narrow, and cliff-top venues sometimes need a smaller vehicle or a longer carry. Mention anything awkward when you request quotes and suppliers can price it properly first time.
On your own driveway or garden, no permission is needed. If the unit has to sit on a public road or pavement, you must apply to BCP Council for a highway licence before it is delivered, and it will usually need barriers and lamps. Most suppliers can advise, but the application is the hirer's job.
Two to three months ahead is sensible for a summer Saturday. Luxury toilet trailers are the first thing to sell out around Bournemouth because the same few units serve weddings across Dorset, the New Forest and the Purbecks. Standard event loos are easier, and a fortnight's notice is often enough outside peak season.
Expect roughly £25 to £38 a week for a standard site loo on longer hires, and £85 to £140 for an event unit over a weekend, though prices vary by supplier and season. Luxury trailers for weddings cost considerably more. Delivery distance matters too, so venues out towards the Purbecks may pay a little extra.