Ice cream van hire in Leytonstone

Leytonstone is Alfred Hitchcock's birthplace, and the mosaics of his films inside the Underground station are a local point of pride. Around the High Road, Victorian terraces fill the streets between the Central line and the forest. Leytonstone has a friendly, community minded feel, with an arts festival, busy schools, churches and pubs. Hollow Ponds and Leyton Flats sit right on the northern edge of town, and Wanstead Flats are a short walk east, so summer here is lived outdoors.

Like much of East London, Leytonstone is mostly terraced streets with tight parking, so the van's position needs a little thought. Street parties with a road closure, school playgrounds, church grounds and pub car parks all work well. The open spaces round the town belong to Epping Forest and are managed by the City of London Corporation, so check with them before planning anything there. Our vans run the freezers from the battery, so there is no engine running and no fumes outside your front door while we serve.

Event spots in and around Leytonstone

• Hollow Ponds

  A lake with boating in summer, on the Epping Forest land between Leytonstone and Whipps Cross.

• Leyton Flats

  Open forest grassland north of Leytonstone around Hollow Ponds.

• Wanstead Flats

  A large expanse of open grassland on the southern tip of Epping Forest, east of the High Road.

• St John the Baptist Church

  The Victorian parish church in the middle of Leytonstone, on the High Road.

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