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Care Home Fish and Chips for Five Ashes 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 Five Ashes.
- Fish and chip Fridays
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Care home fish and chips in Five Ashes
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Five Ashes
We park close to the entrance or garden, away from emergency routes. We serve sausage and chips, gravy and cod and chips, and typical bookings are for retirement housing and sheltered schemes and seaside days.
Near Five Ashes, residents may not get out much, so a van visit is a big occasion. You’ll know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
- Where
- Five Ashes (TN20)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- On the menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is normally simpler.
Where the van can park in Five Ashes
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. These are the things we check:
- A lit spot for evening service
- Close to the garden or entrance
- A route in without tight gates
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
What we serve
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
Why choose care home fish and chips in Five Ashes?
It’s a treat residents genuinely look forward to.
Whatever brings people together, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We regularly serve:
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Care home summer fairs
- Residents’ celebrations
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
Residents who remember days out at Selwyns Wood may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
Before you book anyone
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- When final numbers are due
- How many hours the van serves
- The deposit and payment dates
The process
We get there well before service, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Residents normally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. In Five Ashes, 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.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the 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.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Get a quote
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your care home visit in Five Ashes, and we will come back with availability and a quote.
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Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
For a lovely, simple occasion, a fish and chip van visit is a great choice in Five Ashes. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Events in Five Ashes and across East Sussex
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
For event organisers in Five Ashes
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
FAQs for Five Ashes
Which station is closest to Five Ashes?
Crowborough station, about 3.3 miles north-west of the centre.
Do you come to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan service around it.
What about residents on soft diets?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen, following their care plans.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
Portion sizes are agreed in advance.
Do you bring everything you need?
All the cooking happens in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Is there something for children?
Yes. Children generally love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
Planning a van visit in Five Ashes
Five Ashes is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. People in Five Ashes book us for all sorts of reasons, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We cover 289 places in East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Five Ashes to Brighton (19 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Crowborough station, about 3.3 miles north-west. Some homes in Five Ashes have links with a local church such as Church of the Good Shepherd, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. Five Ashes is within about 3 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Wherever your care home visit is in TN20, we can fry fresh for your residents. Streets in the area include Westfield Close, Leeds Lane and Spring Lane, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. We also bring the van to care home visits in Skippers Hill (1 mile north), Butcher's Cross (1 mile north), Woolbridge (1 mile north-east), Wellbrook (1 mile north-east) and Mayfield (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Eastbourne (15 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (13 miles south-west), Hailsham (10 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west) and Uckfield (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Tickerage Castle (3.8 miles south-west) and Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Five Ashes includes Selwyns Wood.
- Local schools include Skippers Hill Manor School (under half a mile north)
- Local pubs include The Five Ashes Inn (within half a mile south-west)
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The number of meals
- How long we serve
- Any minimum charge
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- A photo of the parking spot
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people, including children
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, use our quote form.
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What else we do in Five Ashes
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Ask about smaller portions
- Involve the kitchen and care team early
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Count families who are joining in
Residents in their rooms get food on a covered tray right away.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
- 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