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Care home fish and chip visits in Horncastle, Reading
We bring a fish and chip van visit across Horncastle and Reading, frying fresh at your venue.
- Family days
- Day centre treats
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
Fresh fish and chips in Horncastle
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- Your choice of menu
- Whether a minimum applies
- How far we travel
- The number of meals
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- Allergies and diets you know about
- A picture of the parking spot
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
About our care home fish and chips in Horncastle
We park close to the entrance or garden, clear of ambulance access. Typical bookings include lunch clubs and themed afternoons, serving haddock and chips, gravy and mushy peas.
In Horncastle, care homes, a chip van visit is a real treat. The menu is short on purpose: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
A chip van compared with other options
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. A van brings the treat to them. Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. A short menu is frequently the best value.
Why Horncastle hosts choose us
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
See our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the side most people expect.
Horncastle questions
Could you trade in Calcot Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Horncastle from London?
Roughly 40 miles from the centre of London.
Where do you take the van?
We take the van across London and the South East, Reading included. Find your area.
Do you take everything away?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Can residents with special diets join in?
Your care team knows each resident’s needs. Tell us about any diets and we’ll explain what we can offer; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
What can residents choose from?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Is there something for children?
Yes. Children typically love sausage and chips. Include children in your numbers.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Horncastle?
The home only needs to provide a parking spot and a plan for residents’ diets.
In Horncastle and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Birthday treats for residents
For families visiting by train, Reading West station, about 1.6 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- VAT, if it applies
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Fish and chip days near Horncastle
Horncastle is about 2 miles west of Reading, in Reading. For care home visits in Horncastle, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We take the van to all 34 towns and villages across Reading.
Residents who remember days out at Fobney Island Wetland Reserve may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. If your residents have links with Church of St Michael, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
For care home visits in RG30 and RG31, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many residents. From Low Lane, Usk Road and Mill Lane or anywhere nearby, we will bring the van to you. Close by, we cover care home visits in Fords Farm (1 mile south), Southcote (1 mile east), Tilehurst Within (1 mile north), Beansheaf Farm (1 mile south-west) and Burghfield Bridge (1 mile south). Further out, we also take the van to Caversham (3 miles north-east), Shinfield (4 miles south-east), Arborfield Garrison (7 miles south-east), Caversham Heights (3 miles north-east), Whitley Wood (3 miles south-east) and Sonning Common (5 miles north). Horncastle is among the bigger towns we cover in Reading, with plenty of venues for care home visits.
A little further out are Battle Hospital (1.5 miles north-east) and Broad Street Mall (2.2 miles east). Open spaces near Horncastle include Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and South Lake.
- Nearby schools include Prospect School (under half a mile north-east) and Elvian School (1.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Happy Prospect pub (0.7 miles east)
Also near Horncastle
What else we do in Horncastle
Planning the van’s spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- Access the van can manage
- Lighting for later visits
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
Planners, venues and businesses
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Horncastle? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Planning for dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Count families who are joining in
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Check the spot with your manager
Food for residents indoors goes straight in on plates.
A seaside theme with bunting adds to the fun.
The process
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and get on with frying and serving. In Horncastle, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:55pm, to late September, around 7:10pm; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
How to prepare
- Let us know the serving time
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
How to get a price
Thinking about a fish and chip van visit for your care home visit in Horncastle? Send us the details and we will come back with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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- 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