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Care home fish and chip visits in Fernhill, Surrey
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Fernhill and the surrounding area.
- Open days for families
- Residents’ family gatherings
- Lunch clubs
Care home fish and chips in Fernhill
Events we cater in Fernhill
Families enjoy joining in, which residents love.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Lunch clubs
Families coming by rail can use the station: Gatwick Airport station, about 1 mile west, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- How much space the van takes up
Care home fish and chips in Fernhill, cooked to order
Monthly or seasonal visits become a highlight in the calendar. Typical bookings include residents’ family gatherings and summer fêtes and open days, serving sausage and chips, pie and chips and gravy.
Near Fernhill, residents may not get out much, so a chip van visit is a special day. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Before you choose a spot
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- Close to the garden or entrance
- Not blocking ambulance bays
- A level parking spot near the entrance
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before you book.
Popular choices
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
Fish and chip days near Fernhill
Fernhill is about 2 miles south-east of Horley, in Surrey. We cover Fernhill as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Fernhill is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 20 miles away.
If your residents have links with Church of St Bartholomew, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Residents who remember days out at Hedgecourt Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
We take the van to care home visits all over the RH6 postcode area. Local streets include Peeks Brook Lane and Donkey Lane; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. If your venue is just outside Fernhill, we also cover Burstow (1 mile east), Shipley Bridge (1 mile south), Tinsley Green (1 mile south-west), Keeper's Corner (1 mile east) and Copthorne (1 mile south). Further out, we also take the van to Epsom (14 miles north-west), Redhill (6 miles north), Ewell (15 miles north), Reigate (6 miles north-west), Caterham (9 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include County Mall (3.6 miles south-west) and Langley Green Hospital (2.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Fernhill include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Local pubs include The Shipley Bridge pub (0.5 miles south)
For event organisers in Fernhill
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A themed afternoon with a van feels like a day out. A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- We cover Fernhill and the whole of Surrey
See our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
Towns and villages near Fernhill
What else we do in Fernhill
Common questions in Fernhill
How far is Fernhill from London?
About 24 miles from central London.
Is Fernhill too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What about residents who don’t eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will tell you what we can offer.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Can the van come to Fernhill?
We do. We serve events in Fernhill and across Surrey. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
What if we only have street parking?
Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Ask your council early.
Can you come every month?
Ask us about repeat dates when you enquire.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain does not stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. Residents will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Fit the visit around routines
Food for residents indoors goes straight in on plates, while it is hot.
A regular date gives everyone something to look forward to.
How it works
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, and we agree exactly where before the day. In Fernhill, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:50pm, to late September, around 7:05pm; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- We start with a few details about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for residents.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Clear the route for the van
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Name one person we can call on the day
Get a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, use our quote form.
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What affects the price in Fernhill
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Parking and the way in
- How many people are eating
- Distance and any road charges
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is often the best value.
What to tell us
The more we know about your care home visit, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where you’d like the van to go
- A picture of where the van would go
Send us the date, the address or RH6 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
- 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