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Care Home Fish and Chips for Dunk's Green events
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Dunk's Green? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Seaside days
Planning an event in Dunk's Green?
Looking after everyone
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Here’s how:
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
- Ask about smaller portions
When everyone has eaten, we pack up.
Make it a regular event.
How our care home fish and chips works in Dunk's Green
We park close to the entrance or garden, clear of ambulance access. We’re frequently asked to cater care staff treats and seaside days, with sausage and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips.
At a rural home near Dunk's Green, access matters. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do.
Space, access and the venue
A fish and chip van is a vehicle, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way. Here’s what we look for:
- Lighting for later visits
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- Away from bedroom windows
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
DIY versus a fish and chip van
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
For planners, venues and organisers
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
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 work through them with you.
Prices and what affects them
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- The minimum booking
- Distance and any road charges
- The day of the week
- The number of meals
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The address or venue name
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it’s on the menu.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Care homes around Dunk's Green
Dunk's Green is about 4 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. Bookings in Dunk's Green come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for London, about 24 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 2.8 miles north, is the nearest station. If your residents have links with Plaxtol Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Dunk's Green, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of Kent takes in TN11. Neighbouring places where we serve care home visits include Plaxtol (1 mile north), Roughway (1 mile east), Claygate Cross (2 miles north), Crouch (2 miles north) and Pittswood (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (10 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (6 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (4 miles south).
A little further out are Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (5.3 miles south) and Ightham Court (3.1 miles north). The countryside around Dunk's Green includes Barden Lake.
- Schools near Dunk's Green include Hadlow Rural Community School (2.1 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Kentish Rifleman Public House (within half a mile south-east)
Events we cater in Dunk's Green
It’s a familiar, comforting meal.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. People in Dunk's Green book the van for events such as:
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Care home summer fairs
- Visiting days
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
Residents who remember days out at Barden Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
What to look for in a quote
- The van’s size and access needs
- What happens if plans change
- VAT, if it applies
- The service time, and the cost of running over
What else we do in Dunk's Green
How it works
Expect a friendly, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with frying and serving. In Dunk's Green, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:50pm, to late September, around 7:00pm; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- 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
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Give us a contact for the day
Get a quote
Thinking about a fish and chip van visit for your care home visit in Dunk's Green? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll reply with a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Dunk's Green questions
What’s the nearest station to Dunk's Green?
The closest is Borough Green & Wrotham station, roughly 2.8 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Dunk's Green?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes, and families love joining in.
How long will the queue be?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
What does the van need?
Less than you might think: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, that the van can reach easily. If in doubt, send a photo.
What’s on the menu?
Chip-shop favourites: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
What if we only have street parking?
That depends on local parking rules. Off-road parking is generally simpler; for the street, check the council’s rules.
Do you bring everything you need?
All the cooking happens in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
- 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