Between the Westmorland County Show at Crooklands, the Torchlight Carnival in September and the Mountain Festival each November, Kendal's event calendar keeps portable toilet suppliers busy for much of the year. LooLocator is a directory of independent hire firms covering Kendal and the wider South Lakes, so you can send one enquiry and get quotes back from local suppliers rather than ringing round. Event weekend hire typically runs £95 to £155, with weekly site hire from around £28.
Cumbria drainage and portaloo operator supplying anything from a single portable toilet for a small event to multiple units for construction work, covering Carlisle, Keswick and West Cumbria.
Family firm at Turf Nest Farm in Astley hiring self-contained 7 and 10 person mobile welfare units, complete with toilets, washroom, mess room and drying area, to sites across Greater Manchester and the North West.
Toilet hire from Carlisle covering Cumbria, the north of England and Scotland. Began in 1989 as Borderloos, with portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals, showers and welfare units.
A family-run firm of 30 years hiring portable toilets and welfare units throughout North West England. PSE member.
Luxury toilet trailers and accessible toilets for Cumbria and northern England into southern Scotland, with more than 3,000 events served over fifteen years.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals and showers across North West England and North Yorkshire, with nationwide cover for larger events. Honey wagon hire is also available.
Specialist supplier to TV and film productions, hiring portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible toilets, urinals, showers and welfare units across Scotland and the north of England.
Mobile and static welfare units plus shower facilities, available for hire throughout Scotland and North West England.
Supplies portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible toilets, showers and welfare units across Cumbria and surrounding areas, with film and TV production support and water bowsers available.
Flookburgh operator in the South Lakes hiring purpose-built luxury toilet trailers, event toilets and urinals, hand-wash units and showers for weddings and outdoor functions, delivering nationwide.
Covers Cumbria, the Lake District, Lancashire and the Yorkshire Dales from depots in the South Lakes and at J36 of the M6, hiring portable toilets, luxury trailers, showers and welfare units.
Family-run hire of portable toilets, luxury trailers and welfare units throughout Cumbria and the North West.
Family-run firm at Wigton offering portable and disabled toilets, baby-change units, urinal troughs and luxury toilet trailers for building sites, events and festivals across Cumbria, Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.
Family-run business in Blackburn hiring portable toilets, luxury trailers and showers throughout North West England, including Preston and Lancashire.
Wigan portable toilet hire business operating since 2009, handling site and event toilet needs across the town, Leigh, Manchester, Warrington, Liverpool and the surrounding North West.
South west Scotland's leading portable toilet specialist, supplying loos and welfare units throughout Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland and the north of England.
Kendal punches well above its weight for events. The Kendal Mountain Festival brings thousands of outdoor enthusiasts to the Brewery Arts Centre and venues across town every November, the Torchlight Carnival fills the streets in September, and the Westmorland County Show at Crooklands draws big crowds just down the A65. Add farm weddings in the Lyth and Kentmere valleys, sportives and fell races starting from town, and the summer run of village shows across the South Lakes, and there is steady demand for event toilets from spring through to bonfire night.
For most one-day or weekend events, suppliers quote a delivered price that covers the unit, consumables and collection, typically £95 to £155 depending on distance and access. Larger events usually mix standard units with an accessible unit and urinals. Book early for September and November; those weekends go quickly.
Away from the events field, most hires around Kendal are weekly units for building sites and renovations, from barn conversions in the surrounding valleys to housing plots on the edge of town. Weekly hire typically costs £28 to £42 including a scheduled service visit, where the supplier empties the tank, restocks paper and checks the unit over.
Two local factors are worth flagging when you request quotes. First, weather: Cumbria is one of the wettest corners of England, so ask for the unit to be sited on firm, level ground and think about pegging or ballast if it will stand through winter storms. Second, access: many farms, campsites and wedding venues around Kendal sit up narrow fell lanes with tight gateways, and some suppliers deliver with smaller vehicles for exactly this reason. Mention the approach in your enquiry and you will get more accurate prices and fewer surprises on delivery day.
Yes, if it stands on the public highway or pavement you need permission from Westmorland and Furness Council, the highway authority for Kendal. On private land, such as a driveway, garden or field, no permit is needed, though you should keep clear access for the service vehicle.
Four to six weeks is sensible for most of the year, but book earlier for the busy windows: the Westmorland County Show in early September, the Torchlight Carnival, and Kendal Mountain Festival weekend in November. Suppliers covering the South Lakes also get booked up by summer weddings and shows, so summer Saturdays go quickly too.
Around £28 to £42 a week for a standard single unit on longer hires, and roughly £95 to £155 all-in for an event weekend, based on typical supplier rates. Exact prices depend on how far the unit travels, how awkward the access is and how often you need it serviced.