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Care home fish and chip visits in Stoke Charity, Hampshire
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Stoke Charity? We bring the van to you and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Family days
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Fresh fish and chips in Stoke Charity
Care home fish and chips for your care home visit in Stoke Charity
Residents can watch from the window or come out to the hatch, and families are welcome too. For family days and day centre treats, we’ll put together a menu of sausage and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
Rural care homes near Stoke Charity can feel a long way from the seaside, so a van visit is a big occasion. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
Also near Stoke Charity
Also in Stoke Charity
How it works
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. December visits in Stoke Charity are best at lunchtime, as it’s dark by about 4:00pm, while summer visits can run into the evening, with light until about 9:25pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Getting ready for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Let us know the serving time
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
What affects the price in Stoke Charity
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The length of service
- Cod, haddock or both
- The date and time of year
- How far we travel
Larger groups typically cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your care home visit, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the van would park
- Where the event is
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we will come back with availability and a quote.
FAQs for Stoke Charity
Do you come out to small places like Stoke Charity?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Stoke Charity from London?
About 58 miles from central London.
Do you bring everything you need?
All the cooking happens in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
What do we need to supply?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll say what we need.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Of course. Add them to your numbers.
Do you come to Stoke Charity?
We do. We serve events in Stoke Charity and across Hampshire. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Include children in your numbers.
What about residents on soft diets?
Yes, with meals for texture-modified diets from the home’s own kitchen, following their care plans.
The menu, dish by dish
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the side most people expect.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger residents and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Care homes around Stoke Charity
Stoke Charity is about 6 miles north of Winchester, in Hampshire. For care home visits in Stoke Charity, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Stoke Charity is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 16 miles away.
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like Church of St Michael, is a good occasion for a van visit.
Anywhere in SO21, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Close by, we cover care home visits in Hunton (1 mile north-west), Egypt (1 mile north-west), Sutton Scotney (1 mile west), South Wonston (2 miles south-west) and Worthy Down (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (12 miles north-east), Winchester (6 miles south), Eastleigh (13 miles south), Andover (9 miles north-west), Chandler's Ford (12 miles south) and Alton (14 miles east).
- Pubs nearby include The Wonston Arms (0.8 miles west)
Before you choose a spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A clear way in for the van
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- A spot residents can enjoy, inside or out
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
Diets, allergies and planning
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
Afterwards we pack up quietly.
Make it a regular event.
Perfect for your care home visit in Stoke Charity
It’s easy to arrange.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Birthday treats for residents
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
For families visiting by train, Micheldever station, about 3 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether there’s a minimum
- The cancellation terms
- Whether travel is included
- If the price includes VAT
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Activities are important; a van visit combines a meal with an activity. Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
Why book with us
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Classic food your residents already know
- Hot food handed straight over
- Events in Stoke Charity and across Hampshire
See our pricing or the cost guide.
- 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