A marquee turns a garden, a farm field or an estate lawn into a wedding venue, and Surrey has a good number of family firms that have been putting them up for decades. The quotes can look very different, because firms bundle different things: some prices include the linings, carpet, dance floor, tables and chairs, while others start with a bare structure.
This guide covers nine firms that serve Surrey weddings, six of them based in the county. Everything comes from the firms' own websites and legislation.gov.uk, checked in October 2026; prices are as published then. The photo shows clearspan marquees on the lawn at Buckland House in Devon, and is not the work of any firm below.
Which kind of tent?
- Clearspan (frame) marquee
- An aluminium-frame marquee, built in set widths and to almost any length. Most of the firms below offer these.
- Traditional pole marquee
- Canvas on wooden poles, for the classic peaked look. Carron Marquees still hires these.
- Tipi
- Tall round tents that can be linked together. Tribeca Tipis' giant tipi seats 48.
- Stretch tent
- A fabric canopy on poles. Time Marquees' smaller stretch tent seats 70.
What a quote should include
Ask whether the price includes linings, flooring (carpet over a boarded sub-floor on uneven ground), a dance floor, lighting, tables and chairs, heating, and delivery, set-up and collection. Toilets, a generator and a separate catering tent are often extra, and crockery may not be included: Crystal Marquee Hire, for example, doesn't supply it. Several firms add a damage waiver, and some say whether their price includes VAT and some don't.
Several firms put the marquee up two or three days before a weekend wedding and take it down on the Monday or Tuesday after, so check that your venue or field is free for the whole period.
Do you need planning permission?
For a field, the law lets land be used temporarily for any purpose for up to 28 days in a calendar year, including putting up moveable structures for that use (Class B, Part 4 of the permitted development order). That rule does not cover land within the grounds of a building, such as a house's garden, and camping is excluded unless it is part of a festival, which can matter for bell-tent villages. If you are unsure, ask your borough or district council before you book.
Nine firms for Surrey weddings
01
Crystal Marquee Hire
West Horsley, near Leatherhead
A family firm founded in 1978, based at Bramble Farm in West Horsley, which says it has put up more than 1,500 wedding marquees in Surrey and the surrounding counties. It names Robert Denholm House at Nutfield, near Redhill, as a lawn where it puts up marquees for weddings of up to 500.
It offers a free site visit, adds a 5% damage waiver, and usually puts weekend marquees up a couple of days early.
- Structures
- Clearspan aluminium-frame marquees for 20 to 500 guests
- Prices
- From £1,200 + VAT for a basic 6m × 6m marquee with carpet, dance floor and lighting; about £4,000 inc VAT for a 9m × 18m marquee for 100 seated guests with linings, carpet, dance floor, tables, chairs and lights. It says most weddings cost about £30 to £40 a head.
- Extras
- Starlight ceilings, heating, chill-out seating; it can organise generators and toilets. No crockery or catering equipment.
- Contact
- 01483 283228
02
Carron Marquees
Dockenfield, near Farnham
A Surrey firm at Holt Farm, Dockenfield, with more than 40 years' experience. It also hires out its own field, Great Holt, on the Surrey–Hampshire border, from May to mid-September for events of up to 160 seated, for a four-day period with Carron's marquee, toilets and generator.
It typically puts a marquee up two or three days before the event, and asks for final numbers two weeks ahead. It does not publish prices.
- Structures
- Traditional Baytex and canvas pole marquees, clearspan frame marquees and Chinese hat marquees
- Includes
- Everything for the marquee: furniture, linings, lighting and flooring, plus generators, heaters and luxury loos
- Terms
- 10% non-refundable deposit; damage waiver included; invoiced after the event for private clients
- Contact
- 01252 795252
03
Abinger Marquees
Guildford
A family firm on Downing Avenue in Guildford that says it has been putting up marquees for more than 30 years; its clients have included Guildford Borough Council's cricket festival and Epsom College.
For weekend events the marquee is yours for Saturday and Sunday, with set-up from Wednesday to Friday and dismantling early the next week. It does not publish prices.
- Structures
- Clearspan marquees and a Chinese hat entrance canopy
- Includes
- Furnishings, flooring, lighting, heaters and parquet or chequered dance floors
- Contact
- 01483 536270
04
Marievele's Marquee Hire
Oxted
Established in 1974, with an office at Stonehall Farm in Oxted. Its client list names Zinnia Gardens and The Manor House, both Surrey wedding venues, and The Surrey Oaks at Newdigate.
Its price list is sent on request.
- Structures
- Clearspan marquees from 10ft to 40ft wide, to any length
- Includes
- Furniture, lighting, heating, seating and decorations, with catering, entertainment and floristry on offer
- Contact
- 07956 971736
05
Easy Marquee Hire
Surrey (town not published)
A family business set up in 2018 by Robin and Jo, covering Surrey, West Sussex and East Hampshire, including Dorking, Guildford, Woking, Leatherhead and Redhill. It does not publish prices or capacities.
- Structures
- Commercial-grade clearspan marquees from 6m × 3m to 9m × 30m and beyond
- Includes
- Furniture, lighting, heating and dance floor; it can put you in touch with toilet and generator suppliers
- Contact
- 07597 989224
06
All Events Marquees
Ash, near Guildford
A family firm run by Jim and Sam Ellis in Ash, on the Surrey–Hampshire border, with more than 30 years' experience and £5 million public liability insurance. Its worked examples are the clearest published wedding prices we found.
Its website has not been updated recently, so check current prices and availability.
- Example prices
- 100 guests: 9m × 18m, £2,997.92 inc VAT; 150 guests: 9m × 24m, £4,032.76; 200 guests: 12m × 27m, £5,880.92. Each includes linings, chandelier lighting, round tables, chairs and a parquet dance floor, on flat grass.
- Extras
- Boarded sub-floors, carpet, staging, power, toilets and heating
- Contact
- 01252 319550
07
Tribeca Tipis
Near Lewes, East Sussex
Swedish-made Tentipi tipis from East Sussex, with fire pits, sheepskins and festoon lights. Its Surrey page names Hartswood Estate and Sandhills Farm at Outwood, near Redhill, among the places it has pitched.
- Sizes
- One giant tipi seats 48 (60 standing); two seat 60–80; three seat 80–144; four seat 150–200. Bell-tent villages for up to 150 guests.
- Price
- From £1,590 + VAT for one giant tipi for up to 60 people
- Contact
- 01273 517687
08
Time Marquees
Finchampstead, Berkshire
Based just over the Berkshire border and covering Surrey towns from Guildford and Woking to Reigate and Cobham. It says set-up takes half a day to a full day, with dismantling usually the day after.
- Structures
- Clearspan marquees 2m to 15m wide, pagodas, and stretch tents (10m × 15m seats 70; 15m × 12m seats 90; they can be linked)
- Prices
- Smaller garden marquees from around £1,000; larger, fully equipped party marquees from £3,000 upwards
- Booking
- At least three to six months ahead for larger celebrations; you are liable for the first £500 + VAT of any damage claim
- Contact
- 0118 973 6444
09
The Arabian Tent Company
Henfield, West Sussex
A West Sussex firm whose styled pole tents go to private garden celebrations and events within about 100 miles, including Surrey. It is in our directory.
- Structures
- Pole tents with printed linings, furnishings and styling
Before you book
Ask for a site visit: firms need to see the ground, access for their lorries, and where power, toilets and catering will go. Get the quote itemised so you can compare like with like, and ask whether it includes VAT and a damage waiver. Check the set-up and take-down days against your venue or field booking. And if the marquee is going on a field rather than in a garden, ask the council early about planning.
For the rest of the day, see our guides to mobile bars for Surrey weddings and chosen Surrey wedding suppliers, and our page of wedding sweets, desserts and favours.