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Care home fish and chip visits in Crosswater, Surrey
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van visit in Crosswater and across Surrey.
- Care staff treats
- Seaside days
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
Care home fish and chips in Crosswater
Working with your venue
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will confirm what we can provide.
About our care home fish and chips in Crosswater
Residents can watch from the window or come out to the hatch, and families are welcome too. We are often asked to cater residents’ celebrations and fish and chip Fridays, serving gravy, pie and chips and cod and chips.
At a rural home near Crosswater, access matters. Food is served straight from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and service is quick once we’re up and running.
Occasions we serve in Crosswater
The home only needs to provide a parking spot and a plan for residents’ diets.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Family days
- Retirement village events
- Day centre treats
- Friday fish and chip treats
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Farnham station, about 4.3 miles north.
What to look for in a quote
- Any minimum charge
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- What happens if plans change
- When final numbers are due
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
How the day works
The van turns up at the agreed time, parks where we agreed. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out right on schedule. With darkness by about 4:00pm in December, winter van visits in Crosswater suit lunchtime.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for residents.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
How to prepare
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Share the timings for the day
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Planning help
What affects the price in Crosswater
The same numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- How many people are eating
- How easy the site is to reach
- The day of the week
- The length of service
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
Getting an accurate quote
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The date and time of the event
Still finalising the details? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. To start, fill in our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Check the spot with your manager
Visitors are welcome if included in numbers.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
FAQs for Crosswater
Do you come out to small places like Crosswater?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you come to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
What does it cost to hire the van?
We quote for each booking, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we will reply with a price.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you bring everything you need?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a picture if you can.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Tell us how frequently you’d like a visit.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear the van’s area after service. Let us know about bins for residents.
Also near Crosswater
What else we do in Crosswater
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
For a treat residents will talk about, a chip van visit is hard to beat. Larger groups usually cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- We cover Crosswater and the whole of Surrey
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
Fish and chip days near Crosswater
Crosswater is about 4 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Wherever your care home visit is in the GU10 area, we can bring the van to you. We take the van to all 395 towns and villages across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 11 miles away.
Farnham Heath is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. If your residents have links with St John the Evangelist, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Crosswater is within about 4 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape.
For care home visits in GU10, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many residents. Other places close to Crosswater we cover include Churt (1 mile south), Green Cross (1 mile south-east), Frensham (1 mile north-west), Barford (1 mile south) and Rushmoor (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (15 miles north-east), Camberley (13 miles north), Farnham (4 miles north), Frimley (12 miles north) and Haslemere (5 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Farnham Castle (4.9 miles north) and Chase Community Hospital (4.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Gibbet Hill and Upper Lake.
- Local pubs include Crossways Inn (0.9 miles south)
What the van needs
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- With the serving side away from windows
- Access the van can manage
- Away from emergency access
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Crosswater
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- 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