How is the square version different from the round one?

They are different rides. The square tower is a traditional built fairground structure - not an inflatable - with a tighter slide path around the outside. The round inflatable version goes indoors on hard floors and artificial grass, while the square one is the structural, fairground-proper centrepiece. Both stand 22ft with similar footprints.

How much does square helter skelter hire cost?

Hire starts at £1,595. The delivered total depends on the postcode, duration, access and whether it forms part of a larger funfair package, which is priced together.

How much space does it need?

The unit is 27.6ft x 22.1ft and needs 30ft x 30ft of clear, level grass, plus vehicle access for delivery and positioning. Send us the dimensions or a site plan and we will tell you whether it fits.

Can we hire both helter skelters together?

Yes - we own both and can supply them to the same event or to different locations on the same day. They look different enough that having both at one event does not read as duplication, and it is useful for consecutive-day bookings across two venues.

Children and adults both ride it, and smaller children go up with a parent or an older sibling. Attendants manage the loading and the mats throughout the hire.

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Square-tower helter skelter on a grass field, with the staircase visible inside the mesh tower, a red and white spiral slide and a gold Helter Skelter sign on a pink frontboard

Square Helter Skelter

Name: Square Helter Skelter
Brand: Fun at the Fair
Price: 1595 GBP
Availability: InStock

Hire from £1,595.

The built one, not the blown one

This is the traditional fairground helter skelter - a built tower, not an inflatable. Riders climb the staircase inside the lattice tower, come out at the top 22ft up with a view over the whole site, collect a mat and take the slide down. The chute wraps the square tower in red and white stripes, a tighter path than the round version's, and the frontboard carries the gold Helter Skelter lettering people know from every fair they have ever walked round.

It runs as a continuous cycle rather than in batches. One rider heads down while the next climbs up, so the queue keeps moving and the ride never stands idle. Children ride it, adults ride it, and smaller children go up with a parent.

We own two helter skelters - this built square one and the round inflatable. They are genuinely different rides: similar heights, different slide paths, different characters. The square one is the one people book when they want the structural, fairground-proper centrepiece rather than something that can also go in a sports hall.

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Square-tower helter skelter on grass, with the internal staircase visible through the mesh tower, a red and white spiral slide and a gold Helter Skelter sign

Hire From: £1,595
Tower Height: 22ft
Footprint: 27.6ft x 22.1ft
Required Space: 30ft x 30ft

The Square Helter Skelter at Your Event

Traditional Fairground Build
A built lattice tower with an internal staircase and Victorian-style decor, rather than an inflatable - the structural, proper-fairground version of the ride.
Internal Staircase
Riders climb inside the tower and come out 22ft up with a view over the event site before collecting a mat and taking the slide down.
Striped Spiral Slide
The red and white chute wraps the square tower in a tighter path than the round version - a bit more of a scramble on the way down.
Continuous Cycle
One rider heads down while the next climbs up, with no batch loading, so queues stay manageable even when the event is busy.
Attendants Throughout
Our trained attendants run the ride for the full duration of the hire, managing the loading, the mats and the safety of every rider.
Insured and Documented
£5 million public liability insurance as standard, with risk assessments and method statements supplied to you or your venue before the event.

Space, surface and access

The unit takes 27.6ft x 22.1ft and needs 30ft x 30ft of clear, level ground - room for the safety fencing, the matting at the base of the slide and the attendants working around it. It stands 22ft tall, so anything overhead needs checking too.

It goes outdoors on grass. Vehicle access to the setup area is needed for delivery and positioning, so send us a site plan with the route onto the field and we will tell you straight whether it works.

If your venue or council needs specific documentation ahead of the event - certificates, inspection reports, insurance schedules - we can provide them. That is a routine part of the booking and there is no extra charge.

Discuss Your Site

Planning the hire

Tell us the event date, postcode, site surface and expected audience, along with the site plan, and we will check the practical details before quoting.

Hire starts at £1,595. Delivery charges and minimum order values can apply depending on location, and it prices into a larger funfair package more cheaply than it hires alone.

Every hire includes:

Delivery, setup and collection by our own team
Trained attendants for the full duration
Slide mats and safety matting at the base
Safety fencing around the ride
£5 million public liability insurance
Risk assessments and method statements