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Care Home Fish and Chips for Lancing events
Treat your residents to fresh fish and chips at your care home visit in Lancing. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Visiting days
- Seaside days
- Lunch clubs
A chip van near Lancing
Care home fish and chips in Lancing, fried fresh
Staff get a break from the usual routine, and something to look forward to. We are often asked to cater day centres and lunch clubs and sheltered housing get-togethers, with cod and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
Around Lancing, homes often have a drive and garden. Let us know about the way in. We serve from the hatch, so it’s hot and generous, and service is quick once we are up and running.
- Where
- Lancing (BN15)
- County
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How long we serve
- The number of meals
- Parking and the way in
- Travel, tolls and road charges
The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Where the event is
- Where the van would park
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
A chip van compared with other options
For a lovely, simple occasion, a fish and chip van visit is a great choice. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Hot food handed straight over
- All the chip-shop extras
- A quote that spells everything out
- Something for residents to gather round
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it’s crisp.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Food your guests will love
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger residents and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
What happens on the day
We work to your timings. If things run late, we hold off cooking until you’re ready, so nothing is cooked before it’s needed. Garden visits in Lancing work best between late spring and early autumn, with sunset about 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for residents.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Give us a contact for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
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Common questions in Lancing
What’s the nearest station to Lancing?
Lancing has its own station: Lancing station.
Can you serve near the sea around Lancing?
Yes. Wind doesn’t affect the fryers, but plan a sheltered spot for the queue.
Do you do regular visits?
Ask us about repeat dates when you enquire.
Are visitors included?
Of course. Just include them in your numbers.
How much space do you need?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
Can portions be smaller?
Tell us what you need and we will plan portion sizes with your team.
How much does a fish and chip van visit cost in Lancing?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers and timings. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we will reply with a price.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Here’s how:
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
- List residents’ diets, allergies and portion needs
- Organise staff to carry food in
- Ask about smaller portions
Staff carry plates to residents who can’t come outside.
A regular date gives everyone something to look forward to.
Nearby places to Lancing
More for events in Lancing
Why choose care home fish and chips in Lancing?
It’s a familiar, comforting meal for most residents.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Friday fish and chip treats
- Lunch clubs
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Themed afternoons
Some homes in Lancing have links with a local church such as St. Michael & All Angels, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
Before you book anyone
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- What happens if plans change
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- If the price includes VAT
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for catering vans: 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.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Fish and chip days near Lancing
Lancing is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. For a care home visit in Lancing, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. Lancing is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 8 miles away.
The A2025 make Lancing a simple journey for the van. Residents who remember days out at Widewater Lagoon may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. With the sea within about 3 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
We serve care home visits across the BN15 postcode area and the streets around it. That could mean a care home visit at a home on North Road, North Farm Road and Addison Close or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Being close to the A2025, Lancing is simple for us to get to for your care home visit. If your venue is just outside Lancing, we also cover Sompting (1 mile west), East Worthing (2 miles south-west), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (3 miles west) and Botolphs (3 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Worthing (3 miles west), Haywards Heath (15 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Worthing Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Old Castle (3.1 miles west). Open spaces near Lancing include Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
- Nearby schools include The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (0.6 miles north-west) and Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School (1.5 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Railway pub (under half a mile south-west)
- 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