St Ives, Cornwall, Cornwall
Based in the beautiful St Ives we have done Stretch tent hire all over Cornwall & Devon for many weddings, parties, events & festivals. Stretch tents are beautiful, curvy Bedouin-inspired tents which quite literally stretch over any space, down slopes, over patios, decks, stairs & terraces.
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26 customer reviews
Susan Abram
A real pleasure doing business with Jabula Tents. Very professional, efficient and friendly with it. A difficult garden to cover in 2 different levels, for a wedding reception, but they did it with no guy ropes anywhere to trip people. The whole family was very impressed. Thank you. More...
Lauren Arthur-Davies
A perfect stretch tent for our wedding in Devon in summer 2019. Just what we needed on a hot day to shelter our guests during the wedding ceremony, and it looked beautiful in the garden of our wedding venue. Jabula were a pleasure to deal with. Would recommend. More...
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Melanie Jayne
They arrived, set up in very windy weather and it stayed up! I was a little nervous about a stretch tent but it looked amazing, the lights and bunting worked well too. They took down with no fuss at all. Highly recommend them. More...
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Lauren Arthur-Davies
A perfect stretch tent for our wedding in Devon in summer 2019. Just what we needed on a hot day to shelter our guests during the wedding ceremony, and it looked beautiful in the garden of our wedding venue. Jabula were a pleasure to deal with. Would definitely recommend. More...
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Jacqueline Bartlett
Fantastic communication throughout the process with Elise. Determined to make my wedding tents exactly how I wanted. I would definately use Jabula again and recommend them.
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Eleanor Vening
We used Jabula tents for our Wedding in July. The tent was absolutely stunning, it made our day & the team were wonderful to work with and made the process very straightforward for us. Elise was so helpful from the beginning, recommending venues etc. and went above & beyond to help us. We would absolutely recommend them. More...
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Ian Fleming
Great people to deal with.
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Eleanor Frances Vening
A stunning tent & an amazing company to work with. Would absolutely recommend to anyone organising an event. The tents are very beautiful with clean lines & interesting shapes and they stand out from regular marquees.
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John Chambers
Great company to work with..... A stretch tent is just so much more versatile and stylish than a marquee !
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Ivor von Senger
Professional, warm and friendly. I'll definitely be using them again. Thanks Elise and Duwayne.
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David Berwick
Everything went perfectly. Nothing was too much trouble for them. Highly recommended.
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Ken Edwards
Great stretch tent we were very impressed by the professional way the whole process ordering erecting and dismantling took place . .. we didn't want it to go ! Thank you More...
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Mark Jenny von Senger
Prompt and friendly service! Jabula stretch tents really went the extra mile to make our event the success it was! Just stunning!
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Christopher Jarman
We hired a 4x6m stretch tent from Jabula tents for our wedding in Cornwall. The tent looked great, with bunting and festoon lighting and the team were really efficient setting it all and taking it down, with minimal fuss. Would highly recommend them.
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Judith Littlemore
We had a vision of the perfect, relaxed, cool, unique festival party and could not have done it without Jabula's fabulous tent. Dwayne and Elise could not have been more charming, flexible, creative or hard working. They were so encouraging and positive from the start and we're only too happy to both fall in with my ideas ( partially erecting the tent on the gravel drive, partially on the lawn) and providing solutions to issues ( what if it rains when the band plays? The solution being screening at the back.)The tent when erected was stunning. Enclosed at the back for band and dance floor, open and inviting at the front to reveal the view, bluring the distinction between outside and inside and the tent provided a setting both inviting and exotic for our guests. We felt most reassured by the sturdiness of the construction and yet the airiness of the curving shapes of the canvas made it feel festive and celebratory. We hired a lovely hardwood dance floor from Jabula and lighting; we had family heirloom bunting, but that too they hire and they can help with lots of necessary items to make the party space suit you. Everyone loved it. It was like a brilliant dream. And then it was gone and we really missed it!I would really recommend he fabulous Jabula Tents: perfect space for a party and brilliant service from the loveliest of people. More...
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John Navin
Great Tents, they look super cool and adapt to fit any surroundings. Plus they are really nice people to deal with :)
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Pumula Surf Camp Surf House and Surf School
5 star tents, absolutely beautiful. Elise and crew are just amazing. Will highly recommend them
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Sara Cornish
We used Jabula for our beautiful wedding venue Polhawn Fort. Amazing team and really flexible in providing options before and on the day of set up! Would highly recommend!
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Janetta Reitsma
Love the tents they are so attractive. But the best part is the great customer service, such lovely people to deal with. Highly recommended.
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Von Senger Marszalek
Professional, warm and friendly. Excellent service.
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David Berwick
Fantastic company. Great customer service. Cannot recommend them highly enough!
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Laura Carus
Brilliant service, gorgeous tents! They look stunning on a beach and always receive many compliments.
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Nina Coulson
Absolutely gorgeous tents and the couple who own the company couldn't have been more helpful. We were let down at the last minute and they stepped up for my daughters wedding -bringing multiple sizes with them to see which one would fit and provide best coverage. They sailed through my stress with really good humour, were charming and determined to help make her day perfect. Thoroughly recommend them for any kind of an event. More...
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Jess Coulson
The tents themselves were brilliant, lots of comments on the day about how gorgeous they looked. These guys stepped in last minute to help me with my wedding after we were let down and they did an amazing job. Friendly, professional, resourceful - would fully recommend! More...
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Kim Berrie
IF YOU PLANNING A WEDDING, PARTY, CONFERENCE WITH A DIFFERENCE, WORKSHOP, OR EVEN A FUNERAL RECEPTION THIS COMPANY WILL GIVE YOUR FUNCTION A LOOK THAT WILL MAKE PEOPLE GASP AND FEEL TRANSPORTED TO A ANOTHER PLACE. GREAT PEOPLE TO DO BUSINESS WITH TOO!!! More...
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Lauren Collier
Great event at the weekend!! Thanks for having Morrell Music to play. X
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What do you love most about your job?
We so enjoy hiring out our stretch tents as it allows us to get involved with some amazing events, meet lovely new people and see some incredible places.
What inspired you to start your own business?
Hi. We are Duwayne & Elise Langley, Jabula Tents team!! We both come from South Africa but have been living here in Cornwall, St Ives since 2003 and love it here. We have 3 children, love camping, surfing, exploring Cornwall and going to music festivals. We first saw stretch tents in festivals in South Africa and loved the thought of a business that would involve us in festivals and enable us to see interesting places. It's great having a business that is fun for the kids to be involved with as they love festivals too. Working from home means that we have been able to spend more time with our children. Having had a garden wedding ourselves we also love being involved in outdoor weddings.
Besides providing stretch tents for events we are both very involved in local community activities. We have set up and help run the St Ives Community Orchard , the St Ives Skatepark Project and regularly put up stretch tents for our orchard events and for local surf competitions.
Why should our clients choose you?
We are committed to providing an efficient, professional service, to do our best to find a solution and to providing a beautiful and strong structure. We are friendly, helpful, punctual & reliable & will go all out to helping you create an unforgettable event. We are extremely conscientious and will do everything in our power to make sure your event goes off without a hitch, we have often gone out in all hours to make sure the tent is secure when the wind gets up!
Jabula means 'happy' in Zulu & we wish 'Jabulani' happiness to all those who party in our tents.