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Care Home Fish and Chips for Shipbourne events
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Shipbourne.
- Seaside days
- Lunch for the care team
- Lunch clubs
Book the van in Shipbourne
About our care home fish and chips in Shipbourne
Staff get a break from the usual routine. Popular choices include mushy peas, gravy and cod and chips, and we’re often booked for day centres and lunch clubs and friday fish and chip treats.
Rural care homes near Shipbourne can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and service is quick once we’re up and running.
Occasions we serve in Shipbourne
Families enjoy joining in.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Shipbourne, people book us for events such as:
- Open days for families
- Family days
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Seaside days
Some homes in Shipbourne have links with a local church such as Church of St Giles, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
Questions to ask before booking
- VAT, if it applies
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Any minimum charge
- The service time, and the cost of running over
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Shipbourne? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
A closer look at the menu
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it’s hot, crisp and generous.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Distance and any road charges
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- The length of service
- Any minimum charge
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- A picture of the space and the way in
- The venue or postcode
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Expected numbers
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can fill in our quote form.
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Light near the van after dark
- With the serving side away from windows
- Close to the garden or entrance
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
From the hatch
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
Step by step
On the day, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Then everything is fried to order, timed around your care home visit. With darkness by about 3:55pm in December, winter van visits in Shipbourne suit lunchtime.
- We start with a few details about your care home visit.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for residents.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Make sure the van can get in
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
How to get a price
Each quote is put together for your care home visit. Start with your date, and we’ll check availability right away.
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Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A trip out to a restaurant is hard for many residents. The van comes to the home. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is frequently the best value.
Why book with us
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- A quote that spells everything out
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Read how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Shipbourne: your questions answered
How far is Shipbourne from London?
Roughly 24 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Shipbourne?
Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 3.3 miles north of the centre.
How long does set-up take?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Tell us how frequently you’d like a visit.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes, and families love joining in.
What about residents on soft diets?
The home knows each resident best. Share the diets and we’ll say what we can do; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
Do you do residents’ portions?
We will agree portion sizes with your kitchen or care team.
What do you bring?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
Fish and chip days near Shipbourne
Shipbourne is about 3 miles north of Tonbridge, in Kent. People in Shipbourne book us for all sorts of reasons, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We take the van to all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 24 miles away.
Visitors arriving by train should know that the nearest station is Borough Green & Wrotham station, about 3.3 miles north. Barden Lake is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out. Shipbourne is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We serve care home visits across TN11 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Upper Green Road, Upper Green Lane and Back Lane, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. If your venue is just outside Shipbourne, we also cover Budds (1 mile west), Yopps Green (1 mile north), Sheet Hill (2 miles north), Ivy Hatch (2 miles north) and Coldharbour (2 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north), Sevenoaks (5 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north) and Tonbridge (3 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Ightham Court (3.3 miles north) and Hadlow Tower museum (2.8 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Hugh Christie Technology College (2.3 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Chaser Public House (under half a mile west)
DIY versus a fish and chip 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. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
- 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