The converted horsebox that started everything.
A Rice horsebox, stripped to the frame and rebuilt by hand into the bar at the centre of every Lunar event.
A Rice trailer, and a fairly optimistic idea
It began as a tired Rice horsebox — a proper old British trailer with a good frame, a bad floor and decades of weather on it. We wanted something with real character to build a bar around, and nothing new had it. So we bought it, towed it home, and took it back to bare bones.
Reclaimed timber, blackened steel, warm light
The rebuild took months of evenings. New floor, insulated shell, reclaimed timber cladding cut and finished by hand, blackened steel detailing and a back bar built to actual working-bar dimensions rather than to look good in one photograph. Running water, on-board lighting, refrigeration and enough service space for two bartenders to move without colliding.
The lighting was the thing we obsessed over most. Warm amber, low and even, so that at dusk the whole box glows rather than glares — and so the drinks, and the people holding them, look right.
Horsebox bar vs trailer bar
A flat-sided trailer bar is efficient. A converted horse box is characterful. The curved roofline, the ramp, the proportion of an old horsebox all read as something with history — and because it's designed to be towed across fields, it goes where marquees, barns and country houses actually are.
That's why the horsebox anchors all of our mobile bar hire, from weddings to dry hire for venues with their own licence.
One horsebox became five services
Running bars taught us what else a great night needs — a soundtrack, a room with a mood, letters glowing in the dark, and someone capturing it. That's how Lunar Events Group grew out of a single trailer in a workshop.
Horsebox bar questions
What is a converted horsebox bar?
A horsebox bar is a road-going horse trailer rebuilt as a fully functioning bar — serving hatch, back bar, lighting, water and power on board. Ours is a restored Rice horsebox, hand-finished in reclaimed timber and blackened steel.
Why a horsebox rather than a trailer bar or van?
Proportion and character. A converted horse box has a shape and patina you can't fake with a flat-sided trailer, it tows and positions easily on soft ground, and it reads as a feature in photographs rather than as catering kit.
How much space does it need?
Roughly 5m x 3m of reasonably level ground plus towing access. It's self-sufficient for water and lighting, so a generator or a 16A supply is all it typically needs.
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