Surrey · England
Care Home Fish and Chips for Fickleshole events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van visit in Fickleshole and the surrounding area.
- Retirement village events
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
Fresh fish and chips in Fickleshole
About our care home fish and chips in Fickleshole
Care homes, retirement housing and day centres all book visits. Whether it’s open days for families and day centre treats, we will put together a menu of pie and chips, cod and chips and mushy peas and more.
Rural care homes near Fickleshole can feel a long way from the seaside, so a chip van visit is a special day. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Step by step
We arrive on time, parks where we agreed. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out right on schedule. With darkness by about 3:55pm in December, winter van visits in Fickleshole suit lunchtime, while summer visits can run into the evening, with light until about 9:20pm.
- First, tell us about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for residents.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Clear the route for the van
Getting a price
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
Read more
Looking after everyone
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Check the spot with your manager
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Plan it with your catering manager
Food for residents indoors goes straight in on plates, while it is hot.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
Food your guests will love
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
A chip van compared with other options
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. A van brings the treat to them. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your care home visit is.
Why Fickleshole hosts choose us
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- A menu almost everyone likes
- A quote that spells everything out
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
Fish and chip days near Fickleshole
Fickleshole is about 5 miles north-east of Caterham, in Surrey. We cover Fickleshole as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Fickleshole is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 13 miles away.
If your residents have links with Church of St Leonard, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Hutchinson's Bank is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
We take the van to care home visits all over CR6. From Featherbed Lane and Fairchildes Lane or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Other places close to Fickleshole we cover include Farleigh (1 mile west), New Addington (1 mile north), Chelsham (1 mile south-west), Leaves Green (2 miles north-east) and Forestdale (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Epsom (11 miles west), Horley (12 miles south-west), Redhill (9 miles south-west), Ewell (11 miles west), Reigate (10 miles south-west) and Caterham (5 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Warlingham Park Hospital (1.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Fickleshole include Nore Hill and Hutchinson's Bank.
- Local schools include Meridian High School (0.5 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The White Bear pub (less than half a mile south)
For event organisers in Fickleshole
Parks, greens and streets normally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Organising a club, school or community event in Fickleshole? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The length of service
- How far we travel
- Access and parking
- Your choice of menu
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- Expected numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs and allergies
It is easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
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.
Questions from Fickleshole
Do you come out to small places like Fickleshole?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Fickleshole?
Woldingham station, about 3.2 miles south-west of the centre.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Not as standard: batter is normally made with wheat flour. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do before booking.
Do you do anything other than fish?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear the van’s area after service. Let us know about bins for residents.
Can residents with special diets join in?
Your care team knows each resident’s needs. Share the diets and we’ll say what we can do; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
Can the van come to Fickleshole?
Yes, we do. Fickleshole is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item.
Places near Fickleshole
What else we do in Fickleshole
Space, access and the venue
If a spot isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- Light near the van after dark
- With the serving side away from windows
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the hatch
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- 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