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Care Home Fish and Chips for Cold Ash events
Care home fish and chips in Cold Ash: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Seaside-themed afternoons
A chip van near Cold Ash
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Fried to order in the van, it is hot, crisp and generous.
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Cold Ash
Fish and chips stirs happy memories for many older people. A van in the car park makes mealtime an occasion. We are frequently asked to cater friday fish and chip treats and seaside-themed afternoons, serving sausage and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
Rural care homes near Cold Ash can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. You will know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed.
- Where
- Cold Ash (RG18)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Cold Ash questions
How far is Cold Ash from London?
Roughly 51 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Cold Ash too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can the van park on the street?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is usually easier; for the street, check the council’s rules.
Can the van come to Cold Ash?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Cold Ash is within our area. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
Tell us what you need and we’ll plan portion sizes with your team.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Tell us how frequently you’d like a visit.
Do you do anything other than fish?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
Care home visits in Cold Ash
Cold Ash is about 2 miles north of Thatcham, in West Berkshire. Across the RG18 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. Cold Ash is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Cold Ash to Reading (13 miles away).
Some homes in Cold Ash have links with a local church such as St. Mark's Church, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. Nature Discovery Centre is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The North Wessex Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Cold Ash, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We take the van to care home visits all over the RG18 postcode area. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as Harewood Drive, Johnson's Lane and Walters Close, wherever the van can park. For care home visits just outside Cold Ash, we cover Ashmore Green (1 mile south-west), Stone Copse (1 mile west), Longlane (2 miles north-west), Thatcham (2 miles south) and Wellhouse (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Newbury (3 miles south-west), Burghfield Common (9 miles east), Speenhamland (3 miles south-west), Hungerford (11 miles west), Spencers Wood (13 miles east) and Calcot (9 miles east).
A little further out are West Berkshire Community Hospital (1.8 miles south-west) and British Balloon Museum & Library Ltd (3 miles south-west). The countryside around Cold Ash includes Nature Discovery Centre.
- Nearby schools include Kennet School (1.8 miles south-east)
Where the van can park in Cold Ash
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- Access the van can manage
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Cold Ash
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
Perfect for your care home visit in Cold Ash
It’s an event as well as a meal.
Whatever the occasion in Cold Ash, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Themed afternoons
- Day centre treats
- Lunch for the care team
For families visiting by train, Thatcham station, about 2.3 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
Before you book anyone
- Whether VAT is included
- The deadline for final numbers
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- Exactly what’s included in the price
The process
Changes on the day are fine: we will adjust start times and pace to suit your care home visit. In summer, Cold Ash has daylight until about 9:25pm, which makes garden visits easy. In December, with dark by about 4:00pm, lunchtime is best.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Before we arrive
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
How to get a price
Planning a fish and chip van visit in Cold Ash? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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Should I sort the food myself?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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.
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A chip van compared with other options
Your kitchen could cook it, but a van turns it into an occasion. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
What you get with us
- We cover Cold Ash and the whole of West Berkshire
- No kitchen needed
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Prices and what affects them
We will give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How many people are eating
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Any minimum charge
- Travel, tolls and road charges
A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Looking after everyone
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Pick a time that suits the home’s day
Food for residents indoors goes straight in on plates, while it’s hot.
Old seaside postcards and photos spark conversation.
- 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