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Care Home Fish and Chips for Sellindge events
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Sellindge? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Visiting days
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Seaside-themed afternoons
Care home fish and chips for Sellindge events
Step by step
There is very little for you to do on the day: point us to the spot and get on with your care home visit. The frying and serving are down to us. December visits in Sellindge are best at lunchtime, as it’s dark by about 3:50pm.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for residents.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
How to prepare
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Sellindge
The van parks in the car park, on the drive or on a firm lawn, clear of ambulance access. Popular choices include haddock and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas, and typical bookings are for staff thank-you lunches at the home and visiting days.
Near Sellindge, residents may not get out much, so a chip van visit is a special day. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Why choose care home fish and chips in Sellindge?
The kitchen gets a day off cooking.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. People in Sellindge book the van for events such as:
- Residents’ celebrations
- Retirement village events
- Themed afternoons
- A monthly fish and chip day
Old photos of Hatch Park can spark conversation during a van visit.
Comparing caterers
- The van’s size and access needs
- What happens if plans change
- How many hours the van serves
- Whether travel is included
Planning a van visit in Sellindge
Sellindge is about 4 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Care home visits in Sellindge are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Sellindge is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Sellindge to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
Visitors arriving by train should know that Westenhanger station is about 1.6 miles away. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Mary, is a good occasion for a van visit. Sellindge is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. With the sea within about 5 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
Wherever your care home visit is in TN25, we can bring the van to you. From Downs Way, Woodlees Close and Swan Green or a nearby road, we will bring the van to you. For care home visits just outside Sellindge, we cover Moorstock (1 mile north), Stanford (2 miles east), Postling (3 miles east), Stowting (3 miles north-east) and Skeete (3 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (6 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north) and Hythe (4 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (4.7 miles north-west) and Lympne Castle (2.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Questions from Sellindge
What’s the nearest station to Sellindge?
The closest is Westenhanger station, roughly 1.6 miles away.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, of course. The cooking is inside the van, so wind doesn’t affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
Do you bring everything you need?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
What if we only have street parking?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is usually easier; for the street, check the council’s rules.
Can everyone take part?
The home knows each resident best. Share the diets and we’ll say what we can do; soft and texture-modified meals should come from your kitchen.
What does it cost to hire the van?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your care home visit and we’ll send a quote.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes. Add them to your numbers.
Can portions be smaller?
We’ll plan portions with the home.
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
Planning for dietary needs
We take allergies seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Include staff and visitors in your numbers
- Arrange plates and trays for residents inside
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- List residents’ diets, allergies and portion needs
Room service goes up covered and hot.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
More for events in Sellindge
Where the van can park in Sellindge
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Light near the van after dark
- Access the van can manage
- Firm, level ground close to the home
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
A chip van compared with other options
The home’s kitchen can make fish and chips, but a van turns it into an occasion. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We will send you a quote.
What you get with us
- No surprises in your quote
- Hot food handed straight over
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- No kitchen needed
What a fish and chip van costs
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Distance and any road charges
- The number of meals
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Your choice of menu
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A picture of the parking spot
Send us the date, the address or TN25 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
- 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