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Care home fish and chip visits in Ashford, Kent
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 Ashford.
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Open days for families
- Lunch for the care team
A chip van near Ashford
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Fit the visit around routines
Residents in their rooms get food on a covered tray straight away.
Old seaside postcards and photos spark conversation.
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Ashford
For many residents, fish and chips brings back seaside trips and Friday nights. A van in the car park makes mealtime an occasion. For day centres and lunch clubs and open days for families, we can cook sausage and chips, gravy and pie and chips.
Care homes and retirement housing in Ashford vary from large sites to small homes. We need a level spot away from ambulance routes. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce and it is on the menu.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Organising for someone else?
Parks, greens and streets normally need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Occasions we serve in Ashford
The home only needs to provide a parking spot.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Lunch for the care team
- Lunch clubs
- Themed afternoons
- Family days
Visitors arriving by train should know that there is a station right in Ashford: Ashford International station.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- The deadline for final numbers
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
A seaside afternoon with a chip van feels special, without leaving the home. Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your care home visit is.
What you get with us
- A clear quote before booking
- Hot food handed straight over
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Nearby places to Ashford
Other occasions in Ashford
Space, access and the venue
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A level parking spot near the entrance
- Access the van can manage
- Close to the garden or entrance
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
Questions from Ashford
What’s the nearest station to Ashford?
Ashford has its own station: Ashford International station.
Is Ashford close to London?
About 48 miles from central London, and well within our area.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. Timings are agreed in advance so food is ready when you want it.
Can the van park on the street?
It depends on the road. Off-road parking is usually simpler; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
Do you come to Ashford?
We do. Ashford is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Who clears up?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. Bins for residents are worth planning.
What do we need to supply?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will confirm what we need.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Kent. Find your area.
Care home visits in Ashford
Ashford is in Kent. For a care home visit in Ashford, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields in and around Ashford. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. We serve events right across the region, from Ashford to Canterbury (13 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Christ Church, is a good occasion for a van visit. Residents who remember days out at Hatch Park may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Ashford, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of Kent takes in TN23, TN24, TN25 and TN26, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Market Lane, Church Road and Station Road, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Main roads around Ashford include the A20 and A28, so getting the van to your care home visit is simple. Close by, we cover care home visits in Stanhope (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile south-east), South Willesborough (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile north-west) and Willesborough (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Ashford has plenty of venues, halls and workplaces.
A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (0.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
- Nearby schools include Ashford School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Locomotive pub (within half a mile east)
What a fish and chip van costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- How many people are eating
- How easy the site is to reach
- How long we serve
- Whether a minimum applies
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
What we need to know
These details help us quote quickly:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The venue or postcode
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Where the van would park
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, use our quote form.
The process
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we can start a little later or slow the pace to suit your care home visit. With darkness by about 3:50pm in December, winter van visits in Ashford suit lunchtime.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Plan where the queue will stand
Get a quote
Still finalising the details? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
- 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