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Care Home Fish and Chips for London Beach events
Care home fish and chips in London Beach: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, then handed over hot from the hatch.
- Themed afternoons
- Residents’ celebrations
- Lunch clubs
Care home fish and chips in London Beach
About our care home fish and chips in London Beach
Staff get a break from the usual routine. We’re frequently asked to cater themed afternoons and care home summer fairs, with gravy, cod and chips and sausage and chips.
Rural care homes near London Beach can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what we can do before booking.
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will confirm what we can provide.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Step by step
Service is quick: food goes from the fryer to the hatch, and people can eat where they like. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. Sunset in London Beach is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September; winter visits, dark by about 3:50pm, suit lunchtime.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Where the van can park in London Beach
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Access the van can manage
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
Common questions in London Beach
Is London Beach close to London?
About 44 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Which station is closest to London Beach?
The closest is Pluckley station, roughly 4.8 miles away.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. See all areas.
Can families and staff eat too?
Of course. Add them to your numbers.
Can everyone take part?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen.
Can the van park on grass?
Generally, if it is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
What does it cost to hire the van?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your care home visit and we will send a quote.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear the van’s area after service. Let us know about bins for residents.
Towns and villages near London Beach
More for events in London Beach
Diets, allergies and planning
We take allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
- Count families who are joining in
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
Residents in their rooms get food on a covered tray right away.
Bunting, deckchairs and a seaside theme make it an occasion.
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there’s pie and chips.
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It’s the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Events we cater in London Beach
It turns a meal into an activity, with the smell, the van and the chat.
These are some of the bookings we take:
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Residents’ celebrations
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- A monthly fish and chip day
Some homes in London Beach have links with a local church such as Church of St Michael, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
What to look for in a quote
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How much space the van takes up
- When final numbers are due
How we price a fish and chip van visit
These are the factors that matter most:
- Any minimum charge
- How many people are eating
- Access and parking
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Getting an accurate quote
These details help us quote quickly:
- Where the van would park
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Expected numbers
- A picture of where the van would go
Planning a fish and chip van visit in London Beach? Tell us what you have in mind and we will come back with a quote. To contact us, fill in our quote form.
Is a fish and chip van right for your care home visit?
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. A van brings the treat to them. The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why London Beach hosts choose us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Rain does not stop the fryers
- All the chip-shop extras
Read our pricing and what a fish and chip van costs.
London Beach: care homes and access
London Beach is about 8 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. In and around London Beach, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field, close to your residents. London Beach is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
Families coming by rail can use the station: Pluckley station, about 4.8 miles north-east, is the nearest station. London Beach is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Anywhere in TN30, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your care home visit is on Biddenden Road and Ashford Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. For care home visits just outside London Beach, we cover St Michaels (1 mile south), Tenterden (2 miles south), Parkgate (2 miles south-west), Clapper Hill (2 miles west) and Broad Tenterden (3 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles east), Foley Park (14 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (14 miles north-west), Bearsted (13 miles north-west) and Park Wood (11 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Benenden Hospital (3.2 miles west) and Tenterden and District Museum (2 miles south).
- Local schools include Homewood School (1.3 miles south)
- 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