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Care home fish and chip visits in Abbotswood, Surrey
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit makes the food a highlight of your care home visit in Abbotswood.
- Birthday treats for residents
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Planning an event in Abbotswood?
Care home fish and chips in Abbotswood, cooked to order
A regular visit gives everyone something to look forward to. For family days and retirement village events, we can cook sausage and chips, pie and chips and gravy.
In Abbotswood, care homes, a chip van visit is a real treat. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
What affects the price in Abbotswood
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- The minimum booking
- Access and parking
- Your choice of menu
- Service time
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- A picture of the parking spot
- Where the van would park
- The date and time of the event
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Organise staff to carry food in
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
Inviting families makes it even more special.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Abbotswood?
It is an event as well as a meal, with the smell, the van and the chat.
In Abbotswood and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Seaside days
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Care staff treats
Some homes in Abbotswood have links with a local church such as Christ Church, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
What your quote should include
- VAT, if it applies
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- The service time, and the cost of running over
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
A chip van compared with other options
A themed afternoon with a van feels like a day out, without leaving the home. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What you get with us
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- No kitchen needed
- Bookings across Surrey, including Abbotswood
- A menu almost everyone likes
Read how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Organising for someone else?
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
Nearby places to Abbotswood
Other occasions in Abbotswood
The menu, dish by dish
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger residents and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Planning a van visit in Abbotswood
Abbotswood is about 1 mile south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Tell us where your care home visit in Abbotswood will be, and we’ll plan the route and the parking spot before the day. We serve 395 places in Surrey.
Pewley Hill is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Visitors arriving by train should know that London Road (Guildford) station is in Abbotswood itself. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Abbotswood.
This part of Surrey takes in GU1, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include York Road, Stoke Road and Maori Road, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. With the A246 and A3100 close by, Abbotswood is easy for us to reach with the van. Nearby, we also serve care home visits in Guildford (1 mile north-west), Burpham (1 mile north-east), Bellfields (1 mile north-west), Merrow (1 mile east) and East Shalford (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include St. Luke’s Hospital (within half a mile south) and Guildford Castle (0.7 miles south-west). The countryside around Abbotswood includes Silent Pool and Pewley Down.
- Local schools include Guildford High School (under half a mile north-west) and Holy Trinity (0.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Rats Castle pub (under half a mile south-west)
Common questions in Abbotswood
Is Abbotswood close to London?
About 27 miles from central London.
Could you trade in Stoke Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
How long does set-up take?
We get there in good time to set up. Timings are agreed in advance so food is ready when you want it.
Is the food cooked at the event?
It is. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
How long will the queue be?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
Can portions be smaller?
We will plan portions with the home.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac residents when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, park up and set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and we serve hot from the hatch at the agreed time. For a summer visit in Abbotswood, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Getting ready for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
Read more
- Fried fresh to order in the van at your event
- Cod, haddock and chips, sausages and pies
- The van comes to you: homes, venues, workplaces and fields
- Served at the time you choose, from the hatch