Service · Dry Hire
We deliver. You pour.
The bar arrives at your venue, set up and tested before guests turn up. You supply the drinks and someone to pour. We collect the next day. Our most-booked option — from £499.
Delivered, set up & collected
Up to 6 working taps configured to your event
Public liability insurance
Fixed quotes in 24 hours
What Dry Hire Is
The bar and the logistics — handled.
Dry hire is the middle option: more than Bar in a Box, less than a full staffed bar. We do everything to do with the bar itself. You handle the drinks and the pouring. Clear line, no surprises.
We handle
Everything bar-side.
Same for every dry hire booking, included in the price you're quoted.
- Choice of bar — Classic, Mayfair, Pavilion or Riviera. Branded: The Guinness (+£50), The Heineken. Premium: The Belgravia (+£750), The Knightsbridge (+£1,500)
- Delivery to your venue anywhere in the UK
- Setup and tap test before guests arrive
- Collection the next day
- Up to 4 working taps configured to your event
- Cooling and gas set correctly for a clean pour
- Public liability insurance
- Fixed price — no estimate-tax, no surprises
You supply
The drinks and the pour.
This is what makes dry hire cheaper than a staffed bar. We can quote any of it as an add-on if you'd rather not.
- The drinks — kegs, bottles, mixers, ice
- Dispense gas — a CO2 or 60/40 mixed-gas cylinder to suit your kegs
- Someone to pour (a friend, or hire pour-staff separately)
- Glassware, unless you add it on
- A power supply within reach of the bar
Eight Bars, One Standard
Any of the seven, on dry hire.
Our main bars are mobile, six-tap capable, and configured to your event. Dry hire works across the range — the choice comes down to the look and whether you want a custom front panel.
From Enquiry to Collection
Four steps. No surprises.
Quotes are fixed before booking, not estimated. We confirm access, timings, and tap config before we turn up — your venue never sees us improvising.
01
Tell us your event
Venue, date, guest count, which bar. We quote within 24 hours — fixed, no estimate-tax later.
02
We confirm the detail
Tap configuration, access, power, timings. If you want a custom Classic panel we mock it up before sign-off.
03
Delivery & setup
We arrive, set up, connect, and test every tap. Done before guests arrive — usually two to four hours before service.
04
We collect
You run the bar through your event. We come back the next day and take it away. Nothing left for you to deal with.
What It Costs
From £499. Add only what you need.
The base covers the bar, delivery, setup, and collection. Taps and extra days are priced per item so you only pay for what your event actually uses.
Common add-ons
- 2-tap configuration+£50
- 4-tap configuration+£150
- Each extra hire day+£50 / day
- Custom Classic front panelQuoted
- Glassware hireQuoted
Final price depends on location, bar, tap config, and how many days you need it. Lead time confirmed at quote stage. Every quote is fixed before you book.
Smaller Occasion?
Not every event needs a full bar setup.
If you're hosting a garden party, BBQ or casual gathering — and you don't need professional bar equipment, chiller units and the full setup — our beer dispenser hire might be exactly what you need.
Just source a keg from a local supplier, connect it to our compact VIVA unit, and pour cold draught beer all weekend. From £175 hire, deposit fully refunded on return.
See Beer Dispenser Hire →Dry hire, set up.
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Dry Hire FAQs
The questions people ask first.
The four we get most. For the full list — access, power, late finishes, what happens if it rains — head to the FAQs page.
See all FAQs →Yes — that's what makes dry hire cheaper than a staffed bar. You supply kegs, bottles, mixers and ice. We give you a recommended quantity list based on your guest count so you're not guessing. If you'd rather we supplied the drinks, we can quote that as an add-on.
Not on standard dry hire — you provide the person pouring, whether that's a friend or staff you hire in. If you want trained bartenders, that's the Staffed Bar option, or we can add pour-staff onto a dry hire booking. Just ask and we'll quote it.
Up to six working taps, configured to your event. The base price is single-tap; a 2-tap setup is +£50 and a 4-tap setup is +£150. Tell us what you're pouring and we'll recommend the right configuration.
We deliver and set up before guests arrive — usually two to four hours before service, depending on venue access. Collection is the next day. If your venue needs same-night collection or has tight access windows, tell us upfront and we'll plan around it. Extra hire days are +£50 per day.
Ready when you are
Let's get the bar to you.
Tell us your date, your venue, and which bar. Fixed quote within 24 hours. No pressure, no waffle.
Also available
Building out the rest of the event?
We can also help with glassware, refrigeration, staffing, gazebos and wider event equipment.
