Ice cream van hire in Guildford

Guildford is Surrey's county town and it feels like one. The cobbled High Street climbs steeply up from the River Wey, the castle keep sits above the shops, and the cathedral looks over the town from Stag Hill. It is also a university town, with the University of Surrey and a big student population, so the calendar runs from freshers' events and graduation days to school fetes, office summer parties and village shows in the surrounding countryside.

Getting a van into the centre takes a little thought. Parts of the High Street are pedestrianised during the day and the one-way system can be slow, so most events happen in the parks, on school fields, at business parks or at private homes on the edge of town. Our vans are fully electric while serving. The freezers and soft serve machine run from batteries, not an idling engine, so we can park close to a marquee, a classroom block or a garden party with no engine running and no fumes while we serve.

Event spots in and around Guildford

• Stoke Park

  A large park north of the centre that hosts the Surrey County Show each spring.

• Shalford Park

  Open riverside parkland beside the River Wey on the road south to Shalford.

• Guildford Castle Gardens

  Formal gardens around the Norman castle keep, just off the High Street.

• Guildford Cathedral

  The cathedral on Stag Hill, with open grounds overlooking the town.

• University of Surrey

  The Stag Hill campus, a short walk from the station, with its own lake and lawns.

Public spaces need the organiser to hold permission from the council or the site’s managers. We send the documents they usually ask for.