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Care home fish and chip visits in Perrywood, Kent
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Perrywood and across Kent.
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Planning an event in Perrywood?
Perrywood: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Perrywood?
Selling station, about 1.2 miles north-east of the centre.
Is Perrywood too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac residents in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Where do you take the van?
We cover London and the South East, including Kent. Find your area.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
Where should the van go?
On a level spot in the car park or drive, clear of emergency access.
When do you arrive?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
Are visitors included?
Yes, and families love joining in.
About our care home fish and chips in Perrywood
The care team knows each resident’s needs, so we work with the home on portions and diets. Popular choices include mushy peas, sausage and chips and haddock and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater friday fish and chip treats and lunch for the care team.
Near Perrywood, residents may not get out much, so a chip van visit is a special day. Food is served straight from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
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Working with your venue
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Parks, greens and streets typically need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Perfect for your care home visit in Perrywood
It turns a meal into an activity, with the smell, the van and the chat.
These are some of the bookings we take around Perrywood:
- Family days
- Lunch clubs
- Summer fêtes and open days
- Residents’ celebrations
For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Selling station, about 1.2 miles north-east.
What your quote should include
- Whether there is a minimum
- When payment is due
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- A clear list of what’s included
How it works
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we can start a little later or slow the pace. Garden visits in Perrywood work best between late spring and early autumn, with sunset about 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Let us know the serving time
- Clear the route for the van
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
Getting a price
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your care home visit in Perrywood, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Planning help
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it is lovely with a pie.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A trip out to a restaurant is hard for many residents. The van comes to the home. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- A van that becomes part of the event
- A quote that spells everything out
- Events in Perrywood and across Kent
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Involve the kitchen and care team early
- Keep the van clear of emergency access
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
Residents in their rooms get food on a covered tray straight away.
Make it a regular event.
Takeaway run or book a van?
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.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
Planning the van’s spot
We’ll agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Light near the van after dark
- With the serving side away from windows
- Firm, level ground close to the home
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
Care home visits in Perrywood
Perrywood is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. For a care home visit in Perrywood, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. Perrywood is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Perrywood to Canterbury (about 7 miles away).
If your residents have links with Church of St Mary, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Perrywood is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape.
For care home visits in ME13, we just need to know where the van can park. Neighbouring places where we serve care home visits include Selling (1 mile north), Hogben's Hill (1 mile north-west), Shottenden (1 mile south), Neames Forstal (1 mile north-east) and Gushmere (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (8 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.1 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Lion Public House (0.5 miles north)
- 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