October brings the Canterbury Festival, summer brings cricket week to the St Lawrence Ground, and from May onwards the villages between the city and the Kent coast fill up with fetes and weddings. All of it needs decent toilets. LooLocator lists independent portable toilet suppliers covering Canterbury and the surrounding countryside, so you can request quotes from firms that genuinely serve your postcode. Most event hires here land somewhere between £85 and £140 for a weekend.
Family-run firm based at Roses Farm, East Farleigh near Maidstone, hiring standard portable toilets and disabled-access loos for parties, fetes, building sites and farms across Kent and Sussex, with free delivery in ME postcodes.
Plant hire business with an Ashford depot in South Kent, hiring mobile and static welfare units and portable toilets alongside excavators, telehandlers and wider construction plant for the Ashford and Maidstone area.
Family-run luxury toilet trailer and urinal hire covering South East England, with 30 years of experience in events.
Kent firm hiring luxury toilet trailers plus standard and accessible portable loos across Kent, Surrey, London, Essex and Sussex. It also manufactures bespoke luxury trailers, including solar eco loos.
Welfare hire firm near Lingfield in Surrey, supplying towable and static welfare units, welfare vans and site power across the South East, with low and zero-carbon options including solar and hydrogen units.
Specialists in 12ft to 24ft mobile welfare units, with portable toilets and showers also available across Essex, London and Kent.
Portable toilet hire covering Kent and London from a base in Maidstone.
Rainham firm hiring chemical portable toilets and solar-powered mobile welfare units, alongside site cabins and containers, across Greater London, Essex, Kent and the South East.
Maidstone firm supplying portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals, showers and welfare units across Kent and the South East. Serves events, construction and agriculture.
Toilet and shower trailer specialist for festivals, weddings and film and TV work, hiring luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals and showers across Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and London.
Margate specialist hiring mobile and static welfare units, canteen cabins and solar-powered stacked welfare units for construction sites across Kent and the South East.
Ashford-based operator hiring site, event and disabled-access portable toilets along with luxury toilet trailers for builders, weddings and private functions throughout Kent.
Sevenoaks-area operator hiring portable and disabled-access toilets, welfare units and tanker waste services for construction sites, schools, councils and outdoor events across Kent, Sussex, south east London and Essex.
Stockport-based cabin hire company offering portable toilet and welfare cabins alongside office and storage units, covering the North West and, from a Kent depot, the South East.
Washroom-trailer specialist at Smarden near Ashford in Kent, hiring luxury toilet trailers, showers and accessible units including off-grid solar-powered ranges, serving Surrey and the wider South East.
Luxury mobile toilet specialist hiring luxury trailers and accessible toilets across Kent, within 60 miles of Folkestone.
Portable toilet hire operator running depots at West Drayton, Oxfordshire, Kent and Sussex, supplying standard and accessible chemical toilets with holding tank emptying and scheduled servicing across the South East.
Family owned since 1961, Rawley Plant hires portable toilets, showers and welfare units across London, Essex, Kent and the South East. PSE member with ISO 14001 accreditation.
Canterbury-area hire firm supplying chemical and mains-connected toilets, toilet blocks, welfare units and solar-powered off-grid loos across Kent and neighbouring counties.
Portable toilet and welfare unit hire for the construction and events sectors across London, Essex and the South East, backed by a 24/7 emergency service.
Hires portable toilets, showers, urinals and welfare units across Hampshire, Surrey, Berkshire and the South East. Its luxury trailers run under the Site Event brand.
Epping-based supplier of standard and hot-water portable toilets plus event and accessible units, hiring to all London boroughs and across Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey and the wider South East.
Independent, family owned firm in Newdigate supplying luxury trailers, portable toilets, accessible units and urinals across Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire and London.
London company hiring portable toilets for construction and events plus luxury units fitted with hot and cold sinks, serving London, Essex, Kent and surrounding areas.
Kent-wide portable toilet hire from Dover, with HSE approved and CDM 2015 compliant site toilets.
Luxury trailer and portable toilet hire across Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire, with accessible units and showers also available. The VIP trailer range caters for events of up to 1,000 guests.
The event calendar around Canterbury runs long. Cricket week at the St Lawrence Ground pulls crowds through the summer, the Canterbury Festival fills the city with performances every October, and two universities generate a steady run of open days, graduations and end-of-year celebrations. Beyond the city walls there are village fetes, farm weddings across the Stour valley and out towards Chilham and Bridge, and the Whitstable Oyster Festival drawing thousands to the coast each July, just a few miles north.
For a straightforward outdoor event, a rough rule of thumb is one standard unit per 75 to 100 guests, with more if you are serving alcohol or running beyond four hours. Weekend event hire around Canterbury typically comes in between £85 and £140 per unit, though access and servicing needs move the price. Suppliers listed on LooLocator quote directly, so it is easy to compare two or three before you commit.
Canterbury's medieval street plan is lovely right up until you try to get a delivery vehicle down it. Much of the centre inside the city walls is pedestrianised for most of the day, so hires for properties near the High Street, the King's Mile or the cathedral precincts often need an early morning drop or a siting spot a street or two back. Mention narrow lanes, arches and parking restrictions when you request a quote, because they genuinely change what a supplier can send.
Away from the centre, the district is well served. Renovations in Sturry, Chartham and the villages along the A2 corridor, and longer projects out towards Herne Bay and Whitstable, usually suit a weekly serviced hire, which tends to run between £25 and £38 a week in this area. Most site contracts include a weekly clean and restock as standard, but confirm the servicing day when you book.
Yes. Anything standing on the public highway, including pavements and parking bays, needs permission from the local council before it goes down. On private land such as a driveway, garden or fenced site, no permission is needed. Most suppliers can advise on the paperwork if kerbside is your only option.
Four to six weeks ahead is sensible for June and July weekends. Cricket week, wedding season in the surrounding villages and the run of fetes and festivals between May and September all stretch local supply, and the smartest event units go first. Autumn dates around the Canterbury Festival are usually easier.
Around £25 to £38 a week is typical for a standard serviced unit on a building site, and £85 to £140 for an event weekend. Actual quotes depend on access, hire length and how often the unit is serviced, so it pays to compare a couple of local suppliers.