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Care Home Fish and Chips for Strood Green events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van visit in Strood Green and the surrounding area.
- Care staff treats
- Visiting days
- Day centre treats
Book the van in Strood Green
The process
We get there well before service, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Your residents can wander over to the hatch once service starts. In summer, Strood Green has daylight until about 9:20pm, which makes garden visits easy. In December, with dark by about 3:55pm, lunchtime is best.
- It starts with your date, numbers and mealtime.
- You get an access check and a clear quote.
- We plan portions and dietary needs with the home.
- We serve hot from the hatch at the time the home chooses.
- We clear up and leave the car park as we found it.
Getting ready for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Care home fish and chips in Strood Green, cooked to order
A regular visit gives everyone something to look forward to in the calendar. On the menu are gravy, cod and chips and mushy peas, and typical bookings are for retirement housing and sheltered schemes and day centre treats.
At a rural home near Strood Green, access matters. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Care home visits in Strood Green
Strood Green is about 2 miles east of Dorking, in Surrey. We cover Strood Green as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. We cover 395 places across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Strood Green to Guildford (about 13 miles away).
Some homes in Strood Green have links with a local church such as Christ Church, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. Old photos of Reigate Heath can spark conversation during a van visit. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 3 miles of Strood Green, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
We serve care home visits across the RH3 postcode area. Streets in the area include Tanners Meadow, Brew House Road and Middle Street, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For care home visits just outside Strood Green, we cover Bunce Common (1 mile south), Brockham (1 mile north), Dawesgreen (1 mile south-east), Betchworth (1 mile north-east) and Leigh (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (14 miles north-west), Epsom (8 miles north), Horley (6 miles south-east), Redhill (5 miles east) and Ewell (9 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Headley Court (4.9 miles north) and Reigate Priory Museum (3.5 miles east). The countryside around Strood Green includes Reigate Heath and Box Hill.
- Local schools include The Ashcombe School (2.3 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you will find Inn on The Green (0.8 miles north)
Common questions in Strood Green
What’s the nearest station to Strood Green?
The closest is Betchworth station, roughly 1.9 miles away.
Do you come to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
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 Strood Green.
Is everything cooked fresh?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Ask us about repeat dates when you enquire.
What a fish and chip van costs
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, because of:
- The day of the week
- Access and parking
- Cod, haddock or both
- The minimum booking
A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- Roughly how many people, including children
- A picture of the space and the way in
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
Organising for someone else?
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Organising a club, school or community event in Strood Green? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
Where the van can park in Strood Green
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A route in without tight gates
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- Firm, level ground close to the home
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
What we serve
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
About the food
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Ask about smaller portions
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Organise staff to carry food in
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
Visitors are welcome if included in numbers.
Music from the 1950s and 60s sets the mood.
A chip van compared with other options
A trip out to a restaurant is hard for many residents. The van comes to the home. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
What you get with us
- No surprises in your quote
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Hot food handed straight over
Places near Strood Green
More for events in Strood Green
- 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