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Care home fish and chip visits in Southernden, Kent
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Southernden? We bring the van to you and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Day centre treats
- Summer fêtes and open days
Planning an event in Southernden?
Care home fish and chips in Southernden, cooked to order
For many residents, fish and chips brings back seaside trips and Friday nights. A van visit turns a meal into an event. Typical bookings include staff thank-you lunches at the home and seaside days, with haddock and chips, mushy peas and cod and chips.
At a rural home near Southernden, access matters so we can plan the route. We cook inside the van, right where your residents are, so the batter is still crisp when it is handed over.
Before you choose a spot
If a spot is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
- Light near the van after dark
- A level, firm spot such as the car park or drive
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
On the menu in Southernden
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
Also near Southernden
Other occasions in Southernden
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Let us know if smaller portions suit
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Organise staff to carry food in
- Arrange texture-modified meals from your own kitchen
Visitors are welcome if included in numbers.
Inviting families makes it even more special.
Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Southernden? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Occasions we serve in Southernden
It is easy to arrange.
Whatever the occasion in Southernden, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Visiting days
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Open days for families
Families coming by rail can use the station: Headcorn station, about 2.1 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Whether travel is included
- Any minimum charge
- The deposit and payment dates
Fish and chip days near Southernden
Southernden is about 8 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. For care home visits in Southernden, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields in and around Southernden. We cover 922 places in Kent. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Southernden, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. We also bring the van to care home visits in Swift's Green (1 mile south), Smarden Bell (2 miles south), Headcorn (2 miles south-west), Hearnden Green (2 miles west) and Biddenden Green (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (8 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles east), Sittingbourne (11 miles north), Faversham (13 miles north-east), Kings Hill (13 miles north-west) and Davington (13 miles north-east).
A little further out are Coldbridge Castle (1.7 miles north-east) and Kent Firefighting Museum (3.8 miles south-west).
Questions from Southernden
Do you come to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you come out to small places like Southernden?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can the van park on grass?
Normally, if it’s firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Yes, it is a lovely chance for families to visit.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we’ll include them in the plan.
Do you do residents’ portions?
We’ll plan portions with the home.
Where do you take the van?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Southernden.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
How the day works
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, and chips are fried in batches through service. In summer, Southernden has daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden visits easy. In December, with dark by about 3:50pm, lunchtime is best.
- It starts with your date, numbers and mealtime.
- We check the parking spot and send a price.
- We plan portions and dietary needs with the home.
- We park up and cook to order at mealtime.
- We clear up and leave the car park as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Let us know the serving time
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it is what most people in the south ask for. It is battered and fried to order.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
A chip van compared with other options
Compared with a takeaway delivery, a van serves hot food on site, so it isn’t lukewarm by the time it’s plated. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
What you get with us
- We cover Southernden and the whole of Kent
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- No kitchen needed
Read how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
Prices and what affects them
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Any minimum charge
- Cod, haddock or both
- The number of meals
- Distance and any road charges
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- A photo of the parking spot
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The date and time of the event
- The address or venue name
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
- 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