A barn wedding up the Lune Valley, a marquee reception on the edge of the Forest of Bowland, or a builder's loo for a renovation off the one-way system: portable toilet hire around Lancaster covers a lot of ground. LooLocator lists independent suppliers who serve the city and its surrounding countryside, so you can request quotes from firms that actually cover your postcode. Weekend event hire typically runs £85 to £140, with weekly site units from around £25.
Marquee and toilet hire operator supplying standard chemical toilets, disabled-access units and self-contained luxury units for weddings, parties and construction sites across Merseyside, Wirral, Cheshire and the North West.
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.
Family-run hire firm offering standard portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals, shower trailers and site welfare units for events and construction across Cheshire, Shropshire and the wider North West.
Luxury toilet trailer specialists covering Cheshire and northern England, including Manchester, Liverpool and York. Free-standing trailers run from a 13 or 16 amp supply.
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.
Hyde-based hire firm supplying chemical and mains-connected portable toilets, disabled-access units, urinals, handwash stations and self-contained welfare units for sites and events across Greater Manchester, the North West and beyond.
Garstang self storage business that also hires self contained portable toilets, with weekly servicing, for building sites, events and private use around Garstang and nearby Lancashire towns.
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.
Blackburn based hire firm supplying portable toilets, plastic urinals, baby changing and accessible units, plus luxury toilet trailers and shower units for events and construction sites across Lancashire.
Blackburn-based independent hiring standard and luxury portable toilets, disabled units, urinals, showers, hand-wash stations and mobile welfare units for construction sites and events across Lancashire and the North West.
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 since 1990, Swift Loos hires standard and accessible portable toilets across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire. The firm is EA accredited.
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.
Bolton based hire company supplying portable toilets, luxury trailers, showers, urinals and welfare units across North West England and Yorkshire. Construction hires include a free weekly service visit.
Supplies portable toilets for hire in Manchester and across the wider North West of England.
Owner-run business at Chatburn near Clitheroe hiring portable toilets with regular servicing for builders, events and private customers across the Ribble Valley and the wider Lancashire area.
Operating since 1999, Waterloo Hire supplies portable toilets, luxury trailers, accessible toilets and welfare units across North Wales and North West England.
Wigan firm hiring sustainably powered mobile welfare units, canteen and drying-room cabins with in-house toilet servicing by its own tanker fleet, across Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria.
Building and hire group with a Bolton depot at Horwich supplying portable toilets and mobile welfare units for construction sites across Greater Manchester and the North West.
The countryside around Lancaster has become a proper wedding destination. Couples marry at the Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park, then head out to barns and farm venues along the Lune Valley or towards the Forest of Bowland for the reception. Many of those venues are lovely precisely because they are remote, which means no mains drainage and, sometimes, no mains water either.
That is where hired facilities come in. For a marquee wedding, most couples book a luxury toilet trailer: flushing loos, proper sinks, lighting and mirrors, usually self-contained so it only needs a flat, firm spot within reach of the generator. A single two-plus-one trailer comfortably serves around 100 to 150 guests over an evening, and a rough rule of thumb is one extra toilet per fifty guests once there is a bar.
Summer Saturdays get booked up fast across north Lancashire, so it pays to reserve a wedding unit two to three months ahead, and earlier still for peak dates in June and July.
Away from the wedding circuit, most hires around Lancaster are workaday: single units for house extensions in Bowerham and Scotforth, welfare setups for new-build plots off the A6, student houses being turned around before the September intake, and event blocks when Williamson Park or the city centre hosts a festival weekend. Standard weekly hire typically sits between £25 and £38, with a service visit included to empty, clean and restock the unit.
Two local quirks are worth flagging when you request quotes. First, the ground: the Lune has form for flooding after heavy rain, and low-lying pitches near the river or out towards Morecambe Bay can turn soft between October and March, so a supplier may ask about firm standing or suggest boards under the unit. Second, the streets: the centre's one-way system and the terraced streets around the castle leave little room for a delivery vehicle, so a unit going into a back yard or an on-street spot needs measuring up first, and anything on the public highway needs council permission arranged in advance.
Yes, a unit placed on the public highway, including pavements and roadside verges, needs permission from the highway authority, which for Lancaster is Lancashire County Council. On private land such as a driveway, farmyard or venue grounds no permit is needed, though check the ground is firm and the delivery vehicle can reach the spot.
Usually, yes. Most suppliers deliver well beyond the city, but lanes around villages like Caton, Hornby and Wray are narrow, so mention gateways, bridges and tight turns when you ask for quotes. For a marquee on farmland, a towable luxury trailer with its own water tank is often easier than mains-connected units.
Around £25 to £38 a week is typical for a standard single unit on a building site, with delivery and weekly servicing usually included. Event hire over a weekend generally lands between £85 and £140 per unit. Luxury wedding trailers cost considerably more, so gather two or three quotes to compare.