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Care Home Fish and Chips for Outwood events
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Care home fish and chips in Outwood.
- Lunch clubs
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Themed afternoons
Fresh fish and chips in Outwood
Care home fish and chips in Outwood, fried fresh
The care team knows each resident’s needs, so we plan portion sizes, timings and diets with the home. We’re often asked to cater care staff treats and retirement housing and sheltered schemes, serving cod and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
At a rural home near Outwood, access matters. Everything is fried fresh at your care home visit, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Space, access and the venue
If a spot is not suitable, we will tell you. What matters most:
- Firm, level ground close to the home
- Away from bedroom windows
- Clear of ambulance access and emergency routes
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
Organising for someone else?
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
How we price a fish and chip van visit
These are the factors that matter most:
- How far we travel
- Parking and the way in
- Whether a minimum applies
- Your choice of menu
Most vans have a minimum charge, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We will tell you up front.
Getting an accurate quote
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Where you’d like the van to go
- The address or venue name
- Expected numbers
It is easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
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. Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
Why book our van in Outwood
- Something for residents to gather round
- All the chip-shop extras
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Everything cooked to order at your event
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Questions from Outwood
Which station is closest to Outwood?
Salfords station, about 2.2 miles west of the centre.
Is Outwood too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Do we need to provide anything?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we’ll take it from there.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for residents.
Can residents with special diets join in?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Do you fry it on site?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
What food do you serve?
Chip-shop favourites: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Towns and villages near Outwood
More for events in Outwood
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Arrange plates and trays for residents inside
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Choose a time around meals and medication
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
Families love being included.
Planning a van visit in Outwood
Outwood is about 3 miles east of Horley, in Surrey. Tell us where your care home visit in Outwood will be, and we’ll plan the route and the parking spot. We cover 395 places in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Outwood to Guildford (20 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that Salfords station, about 2.2 miles west, is the nearest station. Residents who remember days out at Hedgecourt Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
Wherever your care home visit is in RH1, we can fry fresh for your residents, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Miller's Lane, Bellwether Lane and Scott's Hill or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. If your venue is just outside Outwood, we also cover Smallfield (1 mile south), Horley (3 miles west), Burstow (3 miles south), Fernhill (3 miles south-west) and Keeper's Corner (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Epsom (12 miles north-west), Redhill (4 miles north-west), Ewell (13 miles north-west), Reigate (5 miles north-west), Caterham (7 miles north) and Dorking (10 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Effingham Park Motor Museum (3.7 miles south) and East Surrey Hospital (2.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Bay Pond and Hedgecourt Lake.
- Local pubs include The Castle pub (less than half a mile west)
Step by step
You will know we’re ready when the smell of frying drifts over. After that, it is a steady flow to the hatch. December visits in Outwood are best at lunchtime, as it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- First, tell us about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for residents.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Tell us when you want to eat
How to get a price
Still finalising the details? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Takeaway run or book a van?
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Occasions we serve in Outwood
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it, and it sparks conversation.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Seaside days
- Visiting days
- Day centre treats
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St John the Baptist, is a good occasion for a van visit.
Questions to ask before booking
- The cancellation terms
- When payment is due
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- 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