Hampshire · England
Care home fish and chip visits in Lower Green, Hampshire
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 Lower Green.
- Themed afternoons
- Day centre treats
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
A chip van near Lower Green
Lower Green questions
Is Lower Green close to London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Lower Green?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Can portions be smaller?
Portion sizes are agreed in advance.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac residents when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you offer repeat visits?
We’re happy to talk about repeat visits.
What can residents choose from?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Lower Green
We park close to the entrance or garden, away from emergency routes. For a monthly fish and chip day and open days for families, we’ll put together a menu of gravy, sausage and chips and cod and chips for your guests.
For a care home near Lower Green, tell us about lanes and the drive so we can plan the route. Everything is fried fresh at your care home visit, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
What a fish and chip van costs
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- How long we serve
- The day of the week
- Access and parking
- How many people are eating
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We will send you a quote.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- A photo of the parking spot
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Expected numbers
- Where the event is
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Should I sort the food myself?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a few residents with dietary needs. To look after them:
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Keep the van clear of emergency access
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
A regular date gives everyone something to look forward to.
Care home visits in Lower Green
Lower Green is about 4 miles north of Petersfield, in Hampshire. For care home visits in Lower Green, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass in and around Lower Green. We cover 683 places in Hampshire. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Liss station, about 2.3 miles south-east. Some homes in Lower Green have links with a local church such as Church of St Peter and St Paul, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. The South Downs National Park is within about 5 miles of Lower Green.
We serve care home visits across GU33. Close by, we cover care home visits in Hawkley (1 mile south), Oakshott (1 mile south), Empshott (1 mile north-east), Steep Marsh (2 miles south) and Selborne (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Havant (14 miles south), Fleet (15 miles north), Horndean (11 miles south), Aldershot (15 miles north-east), Alton (6 miles north) and Waterlooville (13 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include The Romany Museum (2.3 miles north) and Petersfield Community Hospital (4.1 miles south). Within reach you will find Goleigh Hill and Liss Riverside Railway Walk North.
- Local pubs include Hawkley Inn (within half a mile south)
Occasions we serve in Lower Green
It is easy to arrange.
These are some of the bookings we take around Lower Green:
- Themed afternoons
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Care staff treats
- Day centre treats
Old photos of Goleigh Hill can spark conversation during a van visit.
Before booking anyone
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- Payment terms and deposit
- If the price includes VAT
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
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.
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Places near Lower Green
Also in Lower Green
Before you choose a spot
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Away from emergency access
- Access the van can manage
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
Step by step
Your timings come first. If things run late, we simply start frying a little later, so nothing is cooked before it is needed. For a summer visit in Lower Green, residents can enjoy the garden in 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, tell us about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for residents.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Name one person we can call on the day
Get a quote
Still finalising the details? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. To start, 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