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Care home fish and chip visits in Charlwood, Surrey
Treat your residents to fresh fish and chips at your care home visit in Charlwood. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Seaside days
- Residents’ family gatherings
Fresh fish and chips in Charlwood
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Charlwood
Smaller portions and plates with cutlery suit many residents, and we plan that with you. Typical bookings include day centres and lunch clubs and seaside days, with haddock and chips, sausage and chips and cod and chips.
Near Charlwood, residents may not get out much, so a van visit is a big occasion. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
Staff carry plates to residents who can’t come outside.
Make it a regular event.
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will confirm what we can provide.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Questions from Charlwood
Can the van go to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come out to small places like Charlwood?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your care home visit and we’ll send a quote.
Can families and staff eat too?
Yes, it is a lovely chance for families to visit.
Where do you take the van?
We cover London and the South East, including Surrey. Find your area.
Where will the van park?
Wherever suits the home, as long as it is level and safe; we’ll check access.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we will include them in the plan.
The process
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your residents, which we agree with you beforehand. Garden visits in Charlwood work best between late spring and early autumn, with sunset about 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan where the queue will stand
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or RH6 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. To get started, use our quote form.
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About the food
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce and it is on the menu.
Haddock and chips
Some people swear by haddock: sweeter and a touch firmer than cod. Ask us about offering haddock alongside or instead of cod.
Planning a van visit in Charlwood
Charlwood is about 3 miles south-west of Horley, in Surrey. People in Charlwood book us for all sorts of reasons, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We serve all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. We serve events right across the region, from Charlwood to Guildford (about 16 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Nicholas, is a good occasion for a van visit. Residents who remember days out at Tilgate Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Charlwood, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the RH6 postcode area, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. Your care home visit could be at a house on The Street, Yew Tree Road and Rectory Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. We also bring the van to care home visits in Russ Hill (1 mile south-west), Norwood Hill (2 miles north), Cudworth (2 miles west), Ifieldwood (2 miles south) and Ifield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Epsom (13 miles north), Horley (3 miles north-east), Redhill (6 miles north-east), Ewell (14 miles north), Reigate (6 miles north) and Caterham (11 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Crawley Museum (3.1 miles south-east) and County Mall (3.4 miles south-east). Open spaces near Charlwood include Tilgate Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Half Moon pub (within half a mile north-west)
Nearby places to Charlwood
Other occasions in Charlwood
A chip van compared with other options
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. The van comes to the home. Most vans have a minimum charge, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. Ask us what applies to your care home visit.
Why Charlwood hosts choose us
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Hot food handed straight over
- Events in Charlwood and across Surrey
- Something for residents to gather round
Read our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Cod, haddock or both
- Distance and any road charges
- Parking and the way in
- How long we serve
The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but it helps to know:
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where you’d like the van to go
- The date and when you’d like to eat
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a spot won’t work. The main points are:
- Firm, level ground close to the home
- Away from bedroom windows
- Lighting for later visits
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
Events we cater in Charlwood
The home only needs to provide a parking spot and a plan for residents’ diets.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Charlwood:
- Visiting days
- Day centre treats
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Residents’ celebrations
Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Ifield station, roughly 2.8 miles south of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for each item
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How late numbers can change
- Payment terms and deposit
- 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