At Special Event Tipis & Marquees we pride ourselves on offering unique and distinctive giant hat tipi tent and luxury sailcloth marquee hire alongside a friendly, professional and supportive service. Covering Cumbria & the Lake District, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Scotland, we will be here every step of the way to help you create your ‘Special Event’ in one of our spectacular tents!
Our Tents
Tipis
Our range of authentic giant tipi tents offer a quirky and unique event space. Inspired by the efficiency of Sámi people’s tipis (also known as teepees, katas or giant hats) in the coldest parts of Northern Scandinavia, our Nordic tipis combine traditional materials with state of the art technology.
Our TipisSailcloth Marquees
Our luxury canvas and pole sailcloth marquees include a soft oyster-coloured canopy and an iconic silhouette that offers a timeless elegance for your wedding or event.
Sailcloth MarqueesEvent Types
With the flexibility to accommodate any number of guests, at any time of year, our tipi tents and sailcloth marquees will help to make your ‘Special Event’ one to remember. Our Tipi tents and Sailcloth marquees are perfect for a wide range of events, including weddings, corporate gatherings, festivals, parties, and more, offering a unique and memorable setting for any occasion. With a host of beautiful event and wedding venues on our doorstep across the Lake District, Cumbria, North East and Scotland, we can help you find the perfect pitch to help make your event truly special.
Some kind words
August 2024
Special Event Tipis & Marquees are beyond brilliant – they were so helpful from the start, being able to see there tents at the showcase was amazing. Amy and Kate were so helpful and kind throughout, and our wedding went off without a hitch – from the tent set up, the loos, generator, everything! The sailcloth marquee looked beautiful and was the perfect setting for our outdoor wedding. We will be forever grateful to the whole team, it really was above and beyond anything we could’ve hoped for – thank you!
Emma & James – Cumbrian Sailcloth Wedding in the Mountains
August 2024
Thank you Special Event Tipis and Marquees – our sailcloth marquee was just fabulous – we’ve had so many lovely comments about how pretty it looked on the day and so many of our guests said it was the best wedding they’ve ever been to! It was just the best party and we’re still on a high about it now. From our initial enquiries right through to the big day, you were all so helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, professional and patient, especially with our many questions! You really helped guide us through the daunting process of planning a marquee wedding. We had to have a change of venue and you were very accommodating about this too. You were very responsive throughout and all in all a great company to deal with.
Lauren & Simon – Majestic Sailcloth Marquee Wedding in Holker Hall
Thank you Kate, Dav, Amy and the rest of the team for helping to make Lauren and Simon’s day so special.
April 2024
We wanted to send a heartfelt thank you for all of your help to make our wedding date so beautiful. Special thanks for the elegant yet resilient Tipi structure in the high winds over the weekend!
We had the most magical wedding day and everyone was very comfortable indeed in the tipis, which looked magical all through the day and evening.
Rebecca & Tom – Beautiful Spring Wedding at Lilymere, South Lakes
August 2024
Having been to many events and seeing Special Events Tipis’ tents, there was no doubt in our minds who we would choose for our own wedding. From the day we booked, everything was amazing, communication was brilliant and informative, making it so easy and taking stress away when planning a wedding, all our guests said how beautiful the tipis were and we couldn’t agree more, thank you so much!
Andy & Kate – Lake District Wedding at Underley Grange
