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Care Home Fish and Chips for Alfold Bars events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Alfold Bars.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Retirement village events
- Day centre treats
Care home fish and chips in Alfold Bars
Alfold Bars: care homes and access
Alfold Bars is about 9 miles west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Tell us where your care home visit in Alfold Bars will be, and we will plan access and set-up. Alfold Bars is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Alfold Bars to Guildford (11 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Nicholas, is a good occasion for a van visit.
Anywhere in RH14, we can bring the van to you. From Pigbush Lane and Oakhurst Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the van to you. If your venue is just outside Alfold Bars, we also cover Alfold (1 mile north), Loxwood (1 mile south), Ifold (2 miles south-west), Plaistow (2 miles south-west) and Durfold Wood (3 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Crawley (14 miles east), Horsham (9 miles east), Broadfield (14 miles east), Storrington (12 miles south), Billingshurst (6 miles south-east) and Bewbush (13 miles east).
Green spaces nearby include Shillinglee Lake.
- Local pubs include The Crown pub (under half a mile north)
Care home fish and chips in Alfold Bars, fried fresh
Some residents come out to the van; others watch from inside, and families can join in. We serve mushy peas, cod and chips and haddock and chips, and we’re often booked for seaside days and residents’ celebrations.
Rural care homes near Alfold Bars can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. Everything is fried fresh at your care home visit, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
- Where
- Alfold Bars (RH14)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
FAQs for Alfold Bars
Do you come out to small places like Alfold Bars?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Could you trade in Fir Tree Copse?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes. Add them to your numbers.
Is everything cooked fresh?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so it’s fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Can you park on the road outside?
That depends on local parking rules. A drive, car park or yard is normally easier; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
Is grass a problem?
It depends on the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a picture if you can.
Where the van can park in Alfold Bars
Plenty of places work for the van, but a few things matter:
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
- Away from emergency access
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
Diets, allergies and planning
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Fit the visit around routines
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
Service fits around the home’s routines.
Music from the 1950s and 60s sets the mood.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Alfold Bars? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
The menu, dish by dish
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish.
Nearby places to Alfold Bars
Other occasions in Alfold Bars
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
The process
We need time before service to bring the fryers up to heat, so we’re there in good time before you want to eat. For a summer visit in Alfold Bars, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden visits easy. In winter, dark by about 3:55pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- It starts with your date, numbers and mealtime.
- We check where the van can park and send a quote.
- Portions and diets are planned with your care team.
- We serve hot from the hatch at the time the home chooses.
- We clear up and leave the car park as we found it.
How to prepare
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A photo of the spot helps too. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What a fish and chip van costs
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Distance and any road charges
- The number of meals
- Cod, haddock or both
- Parking and the way in
A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where you’d like the van to go
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the space and the way in
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
Who books care home fish and chips in Alfold Bars?
It brings families in, which residents love.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Alfold Bars, people book us for occasions like:
- Visiting days
- Birthday treats for residents
- Care home summer fairs
- Care staff treats
Residents who remember days out at Shillinglee Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
Comparing caterers
- How late numbers can change
- Payment terms and deposit
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- 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