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WHY WESTERN MARQUEES?

Luxury Event Marquee Hire

Western Marquees stands apart from other wedding, party and corporate marquee hire suppliers – We fulfil our customers’ visions and fantasies for a sensational marquee venue that’s full of flair and imagination.

 

Supported by full time, year-round employees, David and his team offer a quality product and bespoke service for your marquee hire across Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset, Devon and Wiltshire.  

 

We have been operating from our base in Dewlish, near Dorchester, for over 20 years.

 

Have an idea but not sure it can be done?  We’d love to hear from you!

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huge amounts of greenery and flowers decorate every part of the inside of the traditional pole marquee, vines up the poles and draped in the ceiling and flower displays down the centre of each table

Photography: Millie Pilkington Photography | Floral: Fleur Provocateur

Our Services

marquee shell for trade stall at a local show with flexibility on openings and deviders

SHOWS & EVENTS

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PARTY

Testimonials

We wanted to say a huge thank you to you and your company for the contact you gave us and set up start to finish, we were super happy with everything and if we ever needed anything again we will 100% be back. You work so hard and we really appreciate it all.

Kerri
Bride

Western Marquees provided excellent service and facilities for our party, they could not have been more helpful and accommodating and the end result was superb.

Julia
Celebration of Life Party
I wanted to thank you so much for doing an amazing job with the marquee at Lydia’s wedding. It was perfect as, from previous experience with Western Marquees, we knew it would be. We were thrilled. And your team were great, putting it up and taking it down. It all went so smoothly. Thank you
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Janet
Mother of the Bride
Thank you so much for being so utterly wonderful to work with; it was genuinely a real pleasure, and I am incredibly grateful to you and your team. The Marquee looked exquisite, and the Church set-up and AV guys were equally brilliant. Nothing was too much, and everyone was so polite! I look forward to
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Sarah Dixon
Wedding planner

Many thanks again for supplying us with a lovely marquee! Until next year!

Alex Channon
Equine Events Manager Weymouth & Kingston Maurward College

Thank you so much for doing such a great job and also look forward to working with you in the future.

Rose Cameron
Blackmore & Sparkford Vale Puppy Show 2025
A huge thank you to your team for setting up that marquee in pretty horrific conditions.  It is much appreciated from the 800+ people who walked in and out of it over the next 5 days! An incredibly smooth process before the setup day.  The setup crew were amazing and just cracked on.  Got the
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Deepdish
Sandbanks Beach Volleyball

Thank you – the marquee was amazing. Once again thank you to yourself and the team for your support with our wedding.

Ellis and Luke
Bride and Groom, Upwey House, Weymouth

Our events were all a wonderful success, thank you so much. Our entire experience with Western Marquees has been exemplary from booking to take down. The installation and breakdown team are so helpful and are exceptionally efficient, we really can’t thank you all enough. We would certainly recommend Western Marquees to anyone. 

Emma
The Sherborne

I cannot begin to thank you for all that you did to make Mark and Jasmine’s Wedding perfect!  They said the day far exceeded their expectations!

Caroline
Owner, Shillingstone House

Just a little note to thank you for putting up such a beautiful marquee for our wedding. It was perfect! Especially with the beautiful view for us all to enjoy. Thank you for being so accomodating.

Georgina & Stephen
Bride & Groom, Milton Abbas
The Celeste Pole Marquee that Western Marquees set up for our daughter’s wedding reception for 95 guests was absolutely wonderful. Bright, attractive, cheerful, beautifully lit by the stylish lighting including rows of fairy lights.  There was lots of space, but also it seemed intimate and welcoming. They also provided everything else that we needed, tables
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Mr Murray
Bride's Father, Plush

Thank you very much – your service was excellent.

Mrs Smith
80th Birthday Party, Winfrith Newburgh

Please thank David and the rest of the team – the marquee was perfect and the party went very well.

Kate
Party Organiser, Litton Cheney

Just a v quick message of thanks for the brilliant service provided for our special weekend. Celebrating 3 Golden Wedding anniversaries, a wedding and a birthday needed something pretty special and we certainly got that. The teams, both putting up and taking down this morning, were brilliant and very efficient. Thank you very much!

Richard
Party Organiser, Dorchester

The day was perfect and thank you to you and the team for each part played. The speedy response to any issues was greatly appreciated and prevented any stress on the lead up to the day.

Jasmine & Mark
Bride & Groom, Shillingstone
Thank you and all of your team so much for all of your hard work and support. The tents looked wonderful, and the layout could not have worked out any better.   We were so incredibly lucky with the weather, allowing everything to run as planned. Thank you for being so supportive, helpful, and calm, all
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Sarah
Mother of the Groom, Winterborne Houghton

The marquee was perfect and made the event feel really rather fancy! Thank you again.

Alex
Event Organiser, Dorchester

I want to thank you personally for the beautiful marquee you created for the wedding; It was so beautiful and strong and made the whole event a great success.

Bride's Mother
Wedding, Dorset

Thank you so much for all your kindness and hard work with our wedding. The marquees were wonderful

Amrita
Bride, Blandford Forum

Thank you to you, David and the team for everything.

Charlotte & Hayden
Bride & Groom, Southampton

So pleased we had the marquee! You have been an excellent company to work with,  the communication has always been efficient and friendly. I would recommend you to anyone who asked.

Sophie
Party Organiser, Beaminster

Thank you – everything was great and very efficiently done.

Jenny
Party Organiser, Dorchester

Love working with yourselves and look forward to having you as part of the event again!

Louise
Event Organiser, Bourne Free

Thank you so much, brilliant service , will definitely recommend you!

Ms D.V.
Host, Church at Margaret Marsh

Thank you to the team to installed and dismantled the Marquee. I have heard from our team – the event went well, they were pleased with the set up and grateful.

Group Events Manager
Babcock International Group

Once again, Big Thank you to the team.  It was a pleasure dealing with you.

Lubka & Jamie
Party Hosts, Wimborne

Quite the transformation. Thanks to you and your team for making the vision a reality!!

Anna & Rupert
Bride & Groom, Warren Hill

Thank you very much for letting us hire one of your marquees, it was beautiful and we had a fantastic wedding reception.

Annie
Wedding Reception, Winsham

The event went very well indeed, thank you. Your chaps were pleasant-ness itself, both bringing and removing the gear!   They were particularly helpful with stringing up the lighting.   A very good experience.

Joanna
Host, Blandford
Everything went well, can you please pass on thanks to your team who were nothing short of superb. Nothing was ever too much trouble.    Also to yourself and David who were patient and accommodating to our requests (some very late!)   It was a great day, wouldn’t have anyone else provide us in the future
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Chloe & Ben
Bride & Groom, Greenwood Grange

Thank you so much, the event went amazingly and Louise and I had a fantastic time. We won’t hesitate to recommend you if we know anyone planning a party in the area!

Christopher & Louise
Bride & Groom, Dorchester
I just wanted to say how grateful we are for your attention to detail and hard work in getting the marquee up and in place so beautifully with no hassle at all.  Your service just 100% contributed to a wonderful party!  We had a really great day and the marquee fitted the spot from every
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Mrs H
Birthday Party Host, Shaftesbury

The event did go very well, thank you for all of your help in this!

Chelsea
Events Manager, Winchester Event

Just a line to say an enormous thank you for the lovely pagoda which you provided to us at short notice. We had a fantastic evening and we are so grateful that it all worked like clockwork despite only giving you a few weeks notice!   With our very sincere thanks!

Emma & Ian
Party Hosts, Poundbury

Thank you so much, the evening went well and the marquee was brilliant. Thank you so much to your whole team!! It was a pleasure to work with you all. 

Ms P
Summer Ball, Sherbourne

Thank you very much. The show went very well and the marquee and everything you provided us with was brilliant.

Hollie
Exhibitor, Dorset County Show

Many thanks for all your help with the marquee. We had a fabulous wedding day and appreciate the part you played in it.

Mrs S
Mother of the Bride, Mapperton

Many thanks for all your help this year.   Once things have settled down in the office here over the next few weeks, I will be in touch again as I would like to use your excellent services again next year.

Martin
Managing Director, Great Dorset Steam Fair

I thought I would drop you a line to say the marquee was perfect yesterday, when we dressed it with the merchandising it looked the part.

Mr M
Exhibitor, Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show

Just a quick email to thank you for setting up the marquee at Cannington Farm for our daughter’s wedding. Everything was perfect…The light that you left for the viaduct did an amazing job.   Thank you once again.

Mr & Mrs M
Bride's parents, Uplyme
Please can I add my thanks for the very professional way your company handled the erecting and dismantling of the marquee, for which we were totally grateful and which our guests thought was totally amazing. You helped Annabelle and Michael achieve their dream wedding, something I know they (and us) will treasure for the rest
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Mrs S
Brides mother, Milborne St Andrew

Also a big thank you from both of us. Your team were excellent. We’ll definitely come back to you in the future. 

Mrs F
Party Host, Milton Abbas

Thanks very much – we absolutely loved the marquee!

Lucy
Bride, Payhembury

Thank you so much for everything for the event, we were extremely happy with everything!

Ms C
Event Organiser, Bourne Free

Thank you so much for the beautiful marquee – it was perfect for the day and I appreciate everyone’s hard work assembling and disassembling it.  

Mrs R
Mother of the Groom, Tincleton

A wonderful day. Thanks for helping us out at short notice with the marquee.

Olivia
Bride, Morden

We had the most amazing day thank you and were delighted with our marquee.

Rachael & Edward
Bride & Groom, Bradgate Manor
I just wanted to drop you both an email to say thank you so much for being so accommodating in both the lead up to and during the event – handling last minute furniture additions and accommodating some moves during the event too – it’s greatly appreciated and we’re really pleased with the service we
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Visitor Experience General Manager
The Tank Museum, Bovington

I wanted to thank you so very much for your help, support and patience! It was a pleasure to work with you and see your beautiful marquee – I do hope to work with you again in the near future. 

Sarah
Event Organiser, Alton Pancras

Dear David and Amanda, I have meant to write and thank you for your patience and the beautiful marquee. The wedding was a complete success and everyone enjoyed themselves and loved the location.  Once again, many thanks.

Juliet
Bride, Osmington

We had a fantastic time and we’re so pleased with everything you did. A wonderful and very professional service.

Mrs L
Party Host, East Stoke

First and foremost many, many, thanks for the exceptional service provided by your company, it really was outstanding.

Mr A
Event Organiser, Dorchester RFC

Thank you so much for providing us with a beautiful marquee. Everyone commented on how lovely it was. We were delighted with it.

Liz & Ben
Bride & Groom, Upton

Marquee was perfect!! Thank you so much to you and your team.   We had an amazing day in a great setting! 

Becky & Andrew
Bride & Groom, The Grange Somerset
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Not Sure What You Need?

Don’t worry, our dedicated team are here to help, whether you’re pondering the size of the marquee, puzzled about the perfect layout, or unsure about which style suits your occasion best, we’ll walk you through it with the patience and expertise we are renowned for.

 

With our wealth of experience, we can offer creative suggestions and practical solutions to ensure your event exceeds expectations and is truly memorable for all the right reasons.

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