Southsea Common hosts some of the biggest outdoor events on the south coast, from Victorious Festival over the August bank holiday to the finish-line crowds of the Great South Run in October, and every one of them needs toilets. LooLocator lists independent portable toilet suppliers covering Portsmouth and the surrounding area, so you can compare quotes for a single garden party loo or a full event block. Weekend event hire typically runs £85 to £140, depending on numbers, duration and access.
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.
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.
A family run business with more than 20 years behind it, hiring portable, accessible and urinal units across Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire. EA registered waste carrier.
Tool and plant hire firm with depots across Hampshire, including Portsmouth, Fareham, Waterlooville, Petersfield and Winchester, that also hires portable toilets and six-person mobile welfare units for site work.
Based at Tangmere near Chichester, DeliverlooZ hires portable site and event toilets, accessible units, luxury toilet trailers and mobile welfare units across East Sussex, West Sussex and Hampshire.
Family-run luxury toilet trailer and urinal hire covering South East England, with 30 years of experience in events.
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.
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.
Hires site, event and accessible portable toilets plus luxury toilet trailers for builders, weddings and functions across south and central Hampshire, from depots at Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Petersfield and Fareham.
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.
Multi-award-winning event toilet specialist offering luxury trailers, portable loos, urinals and showers for hire throughout Hampshire, London, Surrey and Sussex.
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.
Works from a farm near Petworth on the Surrey border, hiring event and site toilets, luxury trailers, accessible units, urinals and showers across Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire.
Snodland firm in Medway hiring mobile welfare vans fitted with a toilet, hot and cold water and solar power for site teams across London and the South East.
Southampton hire company supplying self contained welfare units and portable toilets to construction sites, with solar powered Eco welfare cabins backed by a generator.
From construction site loos and welfare units to wedding trailers, PremierPlus covers Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and London from its Newbury base.
Portable toilets, luxury trailers and welfare units across Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, part of a hire group that also offers skips and plant.
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.
Independent, family owned firm in Newdigate supplying luxury trailers, portable toilets, accessible units and urinals across Surrey, Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Berkshire and London.
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.
Family-run West Sussex firm hiring standard portable toilets, accessible loos and units with baby-change and wash basins, covering Guildford, Woking and much of Surrey within a 50 mile radius of Horsham.
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.
Hires towable mobile welfare units and site toilet units for construction and infrastructure work, including an Ecosmart eco range, from a Farnborough base with further depots around the UK.
Southampton headquartered part of the Williams Shipping group, hiring solar assisted welfare units, toilet blocks and shower blocks for sites, with depots nationwide.
Most of the city's big outdoor events happen on Southsea Common, the wide stretch of grass between the seafront and Southsea itself. Victorious Festival takes it over each August bank holiday, the international kite festival draws crowds in the summer, and the Great South Run brings thousands of runners along the seafront every October. Around those headline dates sit hundreds of smaller gatherings: fun runs, food stalls, school fetes and private celebrations in gardens from Old Portsmouth to Drayton.
For organisers, the practical lesson is simple. Suppliers serving Portsmouth get booked heavily around the same few weekends, so request quotes early and be clear about your numbers. As a rough rule of thumb, allow one toilet per 75 to 100 guests for an event without alcohol, and more if the bar is busy. Weekend event hire in the area typically lands between £85 and £140 per unit, though larger multi-day events are usually priced as a package.
Portsmouth is unusual among British cities in that most of it sits on Portsea Island, and it is one of the most densely built places in the country. That shapes toilet hire in practical ways. Terraced streets in Fratton, North End and Southsea often have no driveway, so renovation projects may need the unit in a small yard or, with council permission, on the road. Tell suppliers about narrow entrances, parking restrictions and anything a delivery vehicle needs to know before they quote.
Longer bookings are just as common as event work here:
Weekly hire typically costs £25 to £38 including regular servicing, and many suppliers covering the city are based nearby in Fareham, Havant or Waterlooville, so delivery distances are usually short.
On private land, such as a garden, driveway or building plot, you do not need permission to site a portable toilet. If it must stand on the public highway or pavement, you need permission from Portsmouth City Council first, and suppliers will usually ask to see it before delivery.
Book as early as you can, ideally two to three months ahead. The August bank holiday, when Victorious Festival takes over Southsea Common, is the busiest weekend of the year for toilet hire around Portsmouth, and suppliers across south Hampshire are often fully committed well before the day.
Expect around £25 to £38 per week for a standard unit on a building site or garden project, and £85 to £140 for a weekend event hire. Exact prices vary with the number of units, servicing frequency and how easy your Portsmouth address is to reach, so compare quotes.