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Care Home Fish and Chips for Petham events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Petham.
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Open days for families
- Retirement village events
Care home fish and chips for Petham events
How our care home fish and chips works in Petham
The van parks in the car park, on the drive or on a firm lawn, clear of ambulance access. For staff thank-you lunches at the home and lunch clubs, we can cook haddock and chips, cod and chips and gravy for your guests.
Rural care homes near Petham can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. Food is served straight from the hatch, so it is hot and generous, and service is quick once we are up and running.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Prices and what affects them
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- The length of service
- The minimum booking
- How easy the site is to reach
- Numbers
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- The date and time of the event
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can use our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it’s lovely with a pie.
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
FAQs for Petham
Do you come out to small places like Petham?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
How far is Petham from London?
About 53 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
Do you bring everything you need?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
Tell us what you need and we’ll plan portion sizes with your team.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it’s fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Can families and staff eat too?
Yes. Just include them in your numbers.
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Agree the plan with your kitchen and care team
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
Visitors are welcome if included in numbers.
Seaside photos give people something to talk about.
Care homes around Petham
Petham is about 4 miles south of Canterbury, in Kent. Wherever your care home visit is in the CT4 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. Petham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van.
Blean Woods RSPB Reserve is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Visitors arriving by train should know that Chartham station, about 2.6 miles north-west, is the nearest station. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Petham, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Care home visits anywhere in CT4 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. Streets in the area include The Street, Vicarage Hill and Town Road, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Close by, we cover care home visits in Garlinge Green (1 mile north-west), Lower Hardres (2 miles north-east), Upper Hardres (2 miles east), Anvil Green (2 miles south-west) and Pett Bottom (2 miles east). Further out, we also take the van to Ashford (10 miles south-west), Canterbury (4 miles north), Dover (12 miles south-east), Folkestone (11 miles south-east), Whitstable (9 miles north) and Deal (15 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Canterbury Castle (3.8 miles north) and Kent and Canterbury Hospital (3.4 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
The process
The van turns up at the agreed time, parks where we agreed. When the fryers are up to heat, service starts at the time you asked for. December visits in Petham are best at lunchtime, as it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Getting a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your care home visit in Petham, and we will check the date and send a price.
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Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Your kitchen could cook it, but a van makes it an event. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. Ask us what applies to your care home visit.
Why Petham hosts choose us
- Bookings across Kent, including Petham
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- All the chip-shop extras
See how we price or the cost guide.
What else we do in Petham
Planning the van’s spot
No two venues are the same, so we’ll ask about yours when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- Not blocking ambulance bays
- Away from bedroom windows
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- 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