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Care Home Fish and Chips for East Horsley events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit makes the food a highlight of your care home visit in East Horsley.
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Care home summer fairs
- Seaside-themed afternoons
Care home fish and chips for East Horsley events
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in East Horsley
We visit care homes, retirement housing, sheltered schemes and day centres. Popular choices include cod and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips, and typical bookings are for themed afternoons and birthday treats for residents.
Care homes around East Horsley are frequently in converted houses with a drive. Tell us about access. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
About the food
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. It’s battered and fried to order.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Entertainers and activities are great; a van visit combines a meal with an activity. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why East Horsley hosts choose us
- We cover East Horsley and the whole of Surrey
- No surprises in your quote
- Something for residents to gather round
- Hot food handed straight over
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Check the spot with your manager
Service fits around the home’s routines.
Music from the 1950s and 60s sets the mood.
Towns and villages near East Horsley
Also in East Horsley
Why choose care home fish and chips in East Horsley?
It’s an event as well as a meal, with the smell, the van and the chat.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. People in East Horsley book the van for events such as:
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Lunch clubs
- Lunch for the care team
- Summer fêtes and open days
If your residents have links with Church of St Martin, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
Questions to ask before booking
- When final numbers are due
- How allergens are handled
- If the price includes VAT
- Any minimum charge
Care homes around East Horsley
East Horsley is about 5 miles west of Leatherhead, in Surrey. Wherever your care home visit is in the KT24 area, we can bring the van to you. East Horsley is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from East Horsley to Guildford (about 7 miles away).
For families visiting by train, Horsley station serves East Horsley directly. Boldermere Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 5 miles of East Horsley, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
This part of Surrey takes in KT24 and KT11, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. From Glendene Avenue, Cobham Way and High Park Avenue or a nearby road, we will bring the van to you. For care home visits just outside East Horsley, we cover West Horsley (1 mile west), Effingham (1 mile east), Ockham (2 miles north-west), East Clandon (3 miles south-west) and Ripley (3 miles north-west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (7 miles west), Woking (7 miles north-west), Camberley (13 miles west), Epsom (8 miles north-east), Horley (13 miles south-east) and Redhill (12 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Send and Ripley History Society Museum (3.2 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Papercourt Marshes and Boldermere Lake.
- Schools near East Horsley include Howard of Effingham School (1.5 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Duke Of Wellington Public House (1 mile south)
East Horsley: your questions answered
How far is East Horsley from London?
About 21 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What’s the nearest station to East Horsley?
Horsley station, in East Horsley itself.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for residents.
How fast is service?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Give us your numbers and service window, and we will plan service around it.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Yes, ask us about regular dates.
Can you cater for allergies?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we will give you the allergen information.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a photo if you can.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Not as standard: batter is usually made with wheat flour. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do before booking.
Takeaway run or book a van?
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.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Before you choose a spot
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. These are the things we check:
- With the serving side away from windows
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
What affects the price in East Horsley
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The day of the week
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Numbers
- Cod, haddock or both
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. Ask us what applies to your care home visit.
Details that help
The more we know about your care home visit, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Anything awkward about the way in
- Your date and serving time
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Where you’d like the van to go
Each quote is put together for your care home visit. Give us your date first, and we will confirm whether we are available that day.
What happens on the day
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we will adjust start times and pace to suit your care home visit. In East Horsley, late spring and early autumn evenings stay light until about 8:55pm and 7:05pm; winter visits, dark by about 3:55pm, suit lunchtime.
- It starts with your date, numbers and mealtime.
- We check the parking spot and send a price.
- We agree portion sizes and any diets with your kitchen or care team.
- On the day we set up and fry fresh, serving at the agreed time.
- We pack up quietly and leave the space tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Let us know the serving time
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Getting a price
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will quote on that. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- 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