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Care home fish and chip visits in Ford, West Sussex
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Ford? We bring the van to you and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Lunch clubs
Fresh fish and chips in Ford
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Ford
Smaller portions and plates with cutlery suit many residents, and we plan that with you. On the menu are mushy peas, haddock and chips and gravy, and typical bookings are for residents’ celebrations and visiting days.
At a rural home near Ford, access matters. We keep the menu short: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
- Location
- Ford (BN18)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
About the food
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
Planning for dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Arrange plates and trays for residents inside
- Check the spot with your manager
Room service goes up covered and hot.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, park up and set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and food goes out hot at the agreed time. In summer, Ford has daylight until about 9:20pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In December, with dark by about 4:00pm, lunchtime is best.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Plan where the queue will stand
Get a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we will firm it up nearer the time. To start, use our quote form.
Planning help
Care home visits in Ford
Ford is about 2 miles north-west of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. For care home visits in Ford, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. We serve 371 places across West Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 20 miles away.
Old photos of WWT Arundel can spark conversation during a van visit. Visitors arriving by train should know that Ford station is in Ford itself. The South Downs National Park is within about 6 miles of Ford, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about 3 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
Wherever your care home visit is in BN18, we can fry fresh for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your care home visit could be at a house on Station Road, Ford Road and Rodney Crescent or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Neighbouring places where we serve care home visits include Tortington (1 mile north), Horsemere Green (1 mile south), Climping (1 mile south), Wick (1 mile east) and Lyminster (1 mile east). Further out, we also take the van to Worthing (8 miles east), Bognor Regis (5 miles south-west), Chichester (9 miles west), Selsey (11 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles east) and Lancing (11 miles east).
A little further out are Arundel and District Hospital (2.1 miles north) and Rustington Museum (3.5 miles east). Open spaces near Ford include WWT Arundel.
- Local pubs include The Arundel Arms Public House At Ford Station (less than half a mile north-east)
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Nearby places to Ford
Also in Ford
A chip van compared with other options
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. A van brings the treat to them. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We will send you a quote.
Why book our van in Ford
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Hot food handed straight over
See our pricing and the cost guide.
How we price a fish and chip van visit
We’ll give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Any minimum charge
- The length of service
- How easy the site is to reach
- How far we travel
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Details that help
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- Your date and serving time
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Send us the date, the address or BN18 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Events we cater in Ford
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Lunch for the care team
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Seaside days
- Friday fish and chip treats
If your residents have links with The Parish Church of St Andrew, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether VAT is included
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- What happens if plans change
- Whether there is a minimum
Ford questions
Which station is closest to Ford?
Ford has its own station: Ford station.
What about events near the coast?
Yes. The cooking is inside the van, so wind doesn’t affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
What about residents who don’t eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we will be honest about what’s possible.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
We’ll plan portions with the home.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, West Sussex included. See all areas.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
Do you have allergen information?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll give you the allergen information.
- 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