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Care home fish and chip visits in Coombe Hill, Greater London
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 Coombe Hill.
- Residents’ family gatherings
- Open days for families
- A monthly fish and chip day
A chip van near Coombe Hill
About our care home fish and chips in Coombe Hill
A regular visit gives everyone something to look forward to in the calendar. For retirement housing and sheltered schemes and seaside days, we’ll put together a menu of sausage and chips, pie and chips and gravy for your guests.
In Coombe Hill, care homes typically have limited parking, so we agree a spot clear of ambulance access. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the service time and the menu.
- Area
- Coombe Hill (SW15, KT2)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Should I sort the food myself?
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.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Planners, venues and businesses
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning the van’s spot
If a spot is not suitable, we will tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- Access the van can manage
- Away from bedroom windows
Coombe Hill is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the hatch
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
About the food
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Fish and chip days near Coombe Hill
Coombe Hill is about 2 miles north-east of Kingston upon Thames, in Greater London. In and around Coombe Hill, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field. Coombe Hill is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we bring the van. You can also see our page for London, about 9 miles away.
If your residents have links with St John the Baptist, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Families coming by rail can use the station: Norbiton station is about 1.6 miles away.
Care home visits anywhere in SW15 and KT2 start with a parking spot for the van. That could mean a care home visit at a home on Keswick Avenue, Derwent Avenue and Robin Hood Lane or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere for the van. Being close to the A308, Coombe Hill is simple for us to get to. If your venue is just outside Coombe Hill, we also cover Kingston Vale (1 mile east), Putney Vale (1 mile east), Coombe (1 mile south), Norbiton (2 miles south-west) and Motspur Park (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include London (9 miles north-east), City of Westminster (7 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (5 miles north-east), St Pancras (9 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (10 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Coombe (0.7 miles south) and Bentall Centre (2.2 miles south-west). The countryside around Coombe Hill includes Kingston Hill Road area and Fishpond Wood and Beverley Meads.
- Local schools include Canbury School (0.7 miles south-west) and Coombe Girls' School (1.5 miles south)
- Local pubs include Duke of Cambridge pub (less than half a mile north-east)
Places near Coombe Hill
What else we do in Coombe Hill
How we price a fish and chip van visit
These are the factors that matter most:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Cod, haddock or both
- The number of meals
- How far we travel
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 we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Where the van would park
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people, including children
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.
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
For a lovely, simple occasion, a chip van visit is hard to beat. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why book our van in Coombe Hill
- We cover Coombe Hill and the whole of Greater London
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Hot food handed straight over
See how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Coombe Hill?
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it.
Whatever the occasion in Coombe Hill, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We’re frequently booked for:
- Open days for families
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Residents’ family gatherings
Coombe Hill is on or near the A308, so access for the van is simple.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if plans change
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When final numbers are due
- Any minimum charge
Common questions in Coombe Hill
Could you trade in Richmond Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them first.
Which station is closest to Coombe Hill?
The closest is Norbiton station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
What do you bring?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Coombe Hill.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Is there something for children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Include children in your numbers.
How long will the queue be?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. We will talk it through when we quote.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. Bins for residents are worth planning.
How it works
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, and chips are fried in batches through service. Garden visits in Coombe Hill work best between late spring and early autumn, with sunset about 8:55pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for residents.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Getting ready for the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Let us know the serving time
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
How to get a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we’ll quote on that. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
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