Hampshire · England
Care Home Fish and Chips for Durrants events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Durrants and across Hampshire.
- Lunch clubs
- Themed afternoons
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
Planning an event in Durrants?
Care home fish and chips in Durrants, fried fresh
Monthly or seasonal visits become a highlight in the calendar. We serve haddock and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater day centre treats and retirement housing and sheltered schemes.
For a care home near Durrants, tell us about lanes and the drive so we can plan the route. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
Durrants questions
Is Durrants close to London?
About 57 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to Durrants?
The closest is Rowlands Castle station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
What food do you serve?
Proper fish and chips, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Tell us how frequently you’d like a visit.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Durrants.
Is grass a problem?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
What do you bring?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Planning a van visit in Durrants
Durrants is about 2 miles north-east of Havant, in Hampshire. We take a fish and chip van visit to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Durrants. We cover 683 places in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 19 miles away.
Brook Meadow (Emsworth) is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. If your residents have links with St John the Baptist, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. The South Downs National Park is within about 8 miles of Durrants, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the PO9 postcode area, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. Local streets include Whichers Close, Whichers Gate Road and Durrants Road; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Other places close to Durrants we cover include Rowlands Castle (1 mile north), Leigh Park (1 mile south-west), Havant (2 miles south-west), Denvilles (2 miles south) and Westbourne (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Gosport (10 miles south-west), Fareham (10 miles west), Horndean (3 miles north-west), Hedge End (15 miles west), Waterlooville (3 miles west) and Petersfield (9 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Havant War Memorial Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Havant Museum (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Brook Meadow (Emsworth) and Compton Down.
- Nearby schools include Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Robin Hood Inn (0.8 miles north)
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Step by step
The van turns up at the agreed time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out at the time you asked for. December visits in Durrants are best at lunchtime, as it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and you’ll get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
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Takeaway run or book a van?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
What affects the price in Durrants
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- How far we travel
- Cod, haddock or both
- Any minimum charge
- The date and time of year
Larger groups normally 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.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- A picture of the parking spot
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Anything awkward about the way in
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we will quote on that. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
Compared with a takeaway delivery, a van serves hot food on site, so it is not lukewarm by the time it is plated. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why Durrants hosts choose us
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- All the chip-shop extras
- Quick service from the hatch
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
See how we price and the cost guide.
Nearby places to Durrants
Other occasions in Durrants
Where the van can park in Durrants
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- Away from bedroom windows
- A route in without tight gates
- Away from emergency access
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
Diets, allergies and planning
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Check the spot with your manager
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
We arrive in good time to park and heat the fryers.
A regular date gives everyone something to look forward to.
About the food
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
- 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