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Operated by The Operator · Studio19 by partnerships.community

The
Bus.

A 1998 double-decker, re-engineered for stillness. Four sleeps, full kitchen, off-grid capable. Mobile experiences that travel — to festivals, fields, weddings, and the edges of ordinary.

£100K
Engineered
4
Adult Sleeps
100%
Off-Grid Ready
60
Day PDR Window
Studio19 · 1998
A letter from the operator

Not a vehicle.
A room.

The best spaces I've ever been in weren't the grandest. They were the ones that held you — that someone had thought about, properly, before you arrived. The light, the smell, the feel of the fabric on the arm of the seat. The way the window framed the morning.

That's what The Bus is. Every decision in here was made deliberately. The hand-stained oak slats in the galley. The brass shower fixtures. The throw on the master bed. The kitchen that actually works off-grid because someone went back and did it again until it did.

"Everyone who steps on board arrives with something on their shoulders. They leave lighter. That's the only brief that matters."

You don't book a bus. You book a room that happens to be parked in a field, on a festival edge, outside a wedding barn — exactly where you need it, exactly when you need it there. And when you leave, it goes away quietly.

The Operator
Operator · The Bus · Studio19
Four ways to book

What the Bus does.

Rural stillness or city spectacle. One chassis, four distinct operations — priced against the brief, not the day rate.

01

Rural Glamping

from £150 / night off-peak · £250 peak

Parked on private land, fully off-grid, four adult sleeps. Arrival supper on request. For couples rebuilding, friend groups, queer family trips, or anyone who needs three days outside of themselves.

02

Mobile Events

bespoke — from £1,200 / evening

The Bus as venue. Cabaret bar, private room, brand activation, queer-curated nights — delivered to locations that can't build the infrastructure themselves.

03

Festival Placements

season rates · limited bookings

Backstage artist lodgings, VIP green room, or retail activation. Pride, Wilderness, Latitude — we know the circuit, the PM teams, and the access routes.

04

Private Hire

from £300 / day

Weddings, stills shoots, music videos, brand films. Press-covered, fully wrapped by ABBOTZ, Independent-featured. Driver on request. fully managed end-to-end.

The Operator

Meet
The Operator.

One contact. No middle layer. Every enquiry handled directly.

The Operator
Operator · The Bus · Studio19 by partnerships.community

The Bus is run day-to-day by our operator — responsible for guest experience, logistics, and the standard of the space. The reason people leave feeling like the bus was built specifically for them.

Every enquiry, every arrival, every brief is handled directly. No auto-reply. No wait list. Genuine reply within 24 hours.

24h
Response
4
Booking types
1
Contact
Plain English

You own land. We park a bus on it for up to 60 days a year. You earn money. We handle everything. You do nothing except say yes.

For landowners

Sixty days.
Zero planning risk.

Under the Class BC Amendment to Permitted Development Rights, a mobile structure can be sited on agricultural or brownfield land for up to 60 days per calendar year without full planning. We slot in cleanly, insured, turnkey.

What we bring.

  • Fully self-contained infrastructure — water, power, waste
  • £5m public liability cover on site from arrival
  • Revenue share on glamping nights — upside, not a bill
  • LGBTQ+-inclusive operator with a track record in hospitality
  • Arrival and departure managed end-to-end; no hand-holding
  • All guest-facing communication handled for you; your land, your peace
Start a landowner conversation

"A field with a Bus in it earns more than a field. The 60-day PDR window is the shortest path to revenue a landowner has — if the Bus is insured, safe, and leaves cleanly. Those three things we guarantee." — Simon Williams · Studio19 by partnerships.community

PDR window at a glance
Up to 60 days per calendar year · No planning application · Mobile structure = moveable asset · Landowner retains full title · No permanent fixture on exit
How it works

1. Fill in the form below.
2. We call you back within 24 hours.
3. We sort out the dates and paperwork.
4. The bus arrives. Guests arrive. You earn.

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Let's find you dates.

Tell us what it's for. We reply within 24 hours.

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