A mobile bar is one of the easiest ways to give a barn, marquee or garden wedding a proper bar, and in Surrey there are plenty to choose from. They differ less in looks than in how the money works: who supplies the drinks, who pays for them, whether there is a minimum spend, and who holds the licence.
This guide covers six bars that serve Surrey weddings, four of them based in the county. Everything comes from the bars' own websites and GOV.UK or Surrey council pages, checked in October 2026. The photo shows a converted Citroën van bar of the kind several firms use; it was taken in Peebles and is not one of the bars below.
Three ways to pay
- Cash bar
- Guests buy their own drinks. Many bars ask for a minimum spend, and you make up any shortfall.
- Prepaid or free bar
- You pay for the drinks, either as a set package per head or as a tab with a limit.
- Dry hire
- You hire the bar itself and supply the drinks; staff may or may not be included.
Do you need a licence?
Selling alcohol needs a licence. Many wedding venues already have a premises licence. If yours doesn't, for example a private garden or a field, a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) can cover it. GOV.UK says the fee is £21, the event must have fewer than 500 people at all times including staff, and the notice must reach the council at least 10 clear working days before the event. A late TEN can be given between 9 and 5 working days before, but each person can give only two a year (ten with a personal licence), so don't leave it late. Surrey councils such as Mole Valley and Surrey Heath set out the same rules on their own sites.
Some bars apply for the TEN for you; Raise Your Glass and Buttercup Bus both say so. If you give your guests drinks you supplied yourself, with nothing sold, Raise Your Glass notes that no licence is needed for its dry hire.
Six bars for Surrey weddings
01
The Lilly Mills Drinkery
Elmbridge, Surrey
A restored vintage horsebox cocktail bar for weddings and events, based in the KT13 area around Weybridge. It is in our directory, and its fees and services are on its own site.
- Serves
- Cocktails, beer and fizz, with bar styling
- Area
- Surrey and the Home Counties
02
Village Spirit Collective
Hambledon, near Godalming
A gin maker at the Old Coal Yard in Hambledon that takes its own bar to events, fully staffed, across London, Surrey, Hampshire and West Sussex. Cocktails include a G&T, Bramble and Southside.
It does not publish prices or say whether it offers dry hire, so ask.
- Bars
- A horse-trailer bar, a 3m gazebo bar where a trailer can't get in, and a bar table for indoors
- Drinks
- Its own Vann Lane and Haslemere gins, plus other spirits, beer, wine, Prosecco, Champagne, Pimm's and Aperol
- Payment
- Prepaid bar bill or cash bar; packages are bespoke
- Contact
- 07951 628022
03
Surrey Bar Hire
Godalming, Surrey
A Godalming firm on Catteshall Lane, trading since 2011 and covering Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Kent and London. Its bars are counters rather than vehicles, which suits a marquee or a hall.
It does not publish prices; it says its cash bar tariff is flexible.
- Bars
- Five pop-up bar styles, from traditional to illuminated, plus a small bar trailer for outdoor events
- Payment
- Cash bar (fully stocked, staffed), free bar (your drinks or theirs) or dry hire (not stocked or staffed)
- Contact
- 01483 420482
04
The Drunken Jockeys
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
A cocktail bar company on Molesey Road, Walton-on-Thames, set up in 2021, whose events have included the Roundhouse, the Old Royal Naval College and Syon Park.
It offers no standard packages and publishes no prices, so expect a tailored quote.
- Bars
- Fourteen bars built in its own workshop
- Weddings
- Reception fizz, cocktails, homemade lemonade and draught beer; cocktails and an open bar in the evening; it works with your caterer on wine and water
- Contact
- 020 3007 9209
05
Buttercup Bus
Croydon, London
Three classic VW campervans converted to bars, serving beer on tap, cocktails, wine and soft drinks, with trained bartenders. It is based in Croydon, just outside Surrey, has traded since 2010 and covers London, Surrey, Sussex and Kent.
It is the most open about money of the bars here, with a full 2026 price list, and it says it can arrange Temporary Event Notices.
- Minimum spend (cash or prepaid tab)
- Up to 60 guests £800; 61–100 £1,200; 101–150 £2,000; 151–200 £2,500; over 200 £3,000
- Open bar
- Classic £40 or Exclusive £50 per person, minimum 40 guests, up to 4 hours; welcome drinks from £6 per person
- Insurance
- £10m public liability
- Contact
- 0203 582 0289
06
Raise Your Glass
Arundel, West Sussex
Horsebox and pop-up bars from near Arundel, serving draught beer, Pimm's and Prosecco, ciders, wines, spirits and cocktails across Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Both owners hold personal licences and it can apply for a TEN if your venue has no licence.
It has public, product and employer's liability insurance. It needs a standard household plug socket; a generator is extra.
- Prices
- Dry hire £695 (no staff); paid bar from a £250 booking fee; complimentary bar from £39.50 per head
- Minimum spend
- £1,500 for all events unless agreed in writing, with a £500 holding deposit returned once £1,500 is taken
- Travel
- Included within 30 miles, then £1.50 a mile
- Contact
- 07801 233765
Before you book
Ask whether there is a minimum spend and what happens if guests don't reach it. Check who holds the licence, and whether your venue has one or needs a TEN. Ask what the bar needs on site: access for a vehicle or trailer, level ground, power and water. And check whether prices include VAT, travel, glassware and ice.
For the rest of the day's food and drink, see our guide to chosen Surrey wedding suppliers and our page of wedding sweets, desserts and favours.