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Care Home Fish and Chips for Pitshanger events
Treat your residents to fresh fish and chips at your care home visit in Pitshanger. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Family days
- Retirement village events
- Lunch clubs
Planning an event in Pitshanger?
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Count families who are joining in
- Organise staff to carry food in
- Choose a time around meals and medication
Families can join in, with numbers agreed in advance.
Music from the 1950s and 60s sets the mood.
How our care home fish and chips works in Pitshanger
It gives the kitchen and care staff a change. For visiting days and retirement village events, we will put together a menu of haddock and chips, gravy and pie and chips.
In Pitshanger, we park briefly in the home’s car park or drive. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your care home visit, so the batter is still crisp when it’s handed over.
- Where
- Pitshanger (W5, W13, UB6)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
What happens on the day
Nothing is cooked before it’s needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, so it is as fresh as from any chip shop. In Pitshanger, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:55pm, to late September, around 7:05pm.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Let us know the serving time
Ask for a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Occasions we serve in Pitshanger
It brings families in.
Whatever brings people together, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We regularly serve:
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Themed afternoons
- Day centre treats
- Summer fêtes and open days
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Castle Bar Park station, about 0.8 miles west.
Before booking anyone
- What happens if plans change
- How many hours the van serves
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- The deadline for final numbers
A closer look at the menu
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. It’s battered and fried to order.
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal.
How we price a fish and chip van visit
We’ll give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- Service time
- How easy the site is to reach
- How many people are eating
- The minimum booking
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The date and time of the event
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Pitshanger: care homes and access
Pitshanger is about 1 mile north of Ealing, in Greater London. For care home visits in Pitshanger, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We take the van to 764 places in Greater London. Our nearest city page is London, about 10 miles away.
Old photos of Castlebar Hill can spark conversation during a van visit. Some homes in Pitshanger have links with a local church such as Church of St Barnabas, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
Here we cover the W5, W13 and UB6 postcode area, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as Selby Road, Argyle Road and Kent Avenue, wherever the van can park. If your venue is just outside Pitshanger, we also cover Brentham Garden Suburb (1 mile east), Perivale (1 mile north), Ealing (1 mile south), Hanwell (2 miles south-west) and West Ealing (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (7 miles east), Marylebone (7 miles east), Kensington (5 miles east), St Pancras (8 miles east) and Shoreditch (10 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include London Designer Outlet (2.4 miles north-east) and Municipal Borough of Ealing (0.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Middle Lake and Fox Wood.
- Local schools include St Benedict's School (0.5 miles south-east) and Ealing Independent College (1 mile south)
- Pubs nearby include Brentham Clubhouse pub (under half a mile north-east)
Places near Pitshanger
What else we do in Pitshanger
Common questions in Pitshanger
Could you trade in Castle Bar Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them first.
Is parking a problem for the van in Pitshanger?
It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We will work around it.
Do you come to Pitshanger?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including Pitshanger and the rest of Greater London. For a quote, use our quote form.
Do you have allergen information?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
Where will the van park?
Wherever suits the home, as long as it’s level and safe; we will check access.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Can families and staff eat too?
Yes. Add them to your numbers.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We’re happy to send a quote so you can 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.
What the van needs
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in when you contact us. In general, we need:
- With the serving side away from windows
- A route in without tight gates
- Close to the garden or entrance
Pitshanger is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about off-street space or permits.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod 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