Ice cream van hire in Wanstead

Wanstead feels like a village that happens to be in London. The High Street has independent shops and cafés, Christ Church stands on its green, and the town is wrapped in open space: Wanstead Flats to the south, Wanstead Park to the east and the forest running north. Wanstead House, the grand mansion that once stood in the park, was pulled down in the 1820s, but its lakes and the Temple survive. Families here use the outdoors a lot, so summer events come thick and fast.

Most of Wanstead's big open spaces are part of Epping Forest and managed by the City of London Corporation, not Redbridge Council. That matters if you want a van in the park or on the Flats, so check with the forest's managers early. For private parties, the residential roads off the High Street and around Aldersbrook are usually straightforward. Our vans can wait quietly with the engine off and the freezers running from the battery, so there are no fumes while we wait and serve.

Event spots in and around Wanstead

• Wanstead Park

  Historic parkland with ornamental lakes and the Temple, managed as part of Epping Forest.

• Wanstead Flats

  A wide stretch of open grassland on the southern tip of Epping Forest, with football pitches.

• Christ Church Green

  The green beside Christ Church at the top of Wanstead High Street.

• The Temple

  An 18th century garden building in Wanstead Park, used as a small visitor centre.

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