Kent · England
Care Home Fish and Chips in Temple Hill
Bring the chip shop to your care home visit in Temple Hill. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Residents’ celebrations
- Day centres and lunch clubs
Planning an event in Temple Hill?
Care home fish and chips in Temple Hill, cooked to order
Fish and chips stirs happy memories for many older people. A van in the car park makes mealtime an occasion. We serve haddock and chips, sausage and chips and pie and chips, and we are frequently booked for staff thank-you lunches at the home and fish and chip Fridays.
For a care home in a place like Temple Hill, a chip van visit is a real treat. We cook inside the van, right where your residents are, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Diets, allergies and planning
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Organise staff to carry food in
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Check the spot with your manager
Visitors are welcome if included in numbers.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
For event organisers in Temple Hill
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Temple Hill? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Temple Hill: your questions answered
Could you trade in Central Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Ask them first.
What’s the nearest station to Temple Hill?
Dartford station, in Temple Hill itself.
What areas do you cover?
We take the van across London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
Can you cook in the rain?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Residents will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Do you offer repeat visits?
Ask us about repeat dates when you enquire.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Everything is cooked in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site.
Is there something for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers, and we will include them in the plan.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
Fish and chip days near Temple Hill
Temple Hill is about 1 mile north of Dartford, in Kent. We cover Temple Hill as standard, so your care home visit just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. We take the van to 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Temple Hill to London (14 miles away).
For families visiting by train, there is a station right in Temple Hill: Dartford station. A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like St Edmunds Church, is a good occasion for a van visit.
This part of Kent takes in DA1, DA2 and DA5, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Kent Road, Keyes Road and Bayly Road; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. With the A226 close by, Temple Hill is simple for us to get to for your care home visit. For care home visits just outside Temple Hill, we cover Dartford (1 mile south), Hawley (2 miles south), Stone (2 miles east), Darenth (2 miles south-east) and Greenhithe (2 miles east). Further out, we also take the van to Sevenoaks (12 miles south), Gravesend (7 miles east), Northfleet (5 miles east), Swanley (4 miles south-west), Kings Hill (15 miles south-east) and Swanscombe (3 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Dartford Library (0.5 miles south-west) and Stone Castle (2.3 miles east). The countryside around Temple Hill includes Wansunt Pit and Sawyers Lake.
- Nearby schools include The Leigh UTC (0.7 miles north) and Stone Lodge School (1.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Hufflers Arms (within half a mile west)
- Other local spots include Colyers (2.7 miles north-west)
Should I sort the food myself?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is normally simpler.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
The home’s kitchen can make fish and chips, but a van makes it an event. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What you get with us
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- No surprises in your quote
- No kitchen needed
Take a look at our prices page or what a fish and chip van costs.
Perfect for your care home visit in Temple Hill
It turns a meal into an activity.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Residents’ celebrations
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Open days for families
Wansunt Pit is close by, a good starting point for a chat about days out.
Before you book anyone
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Any minimum charge
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and cook and serve without fuss. With darkness by about 3:50pm in December, winter van visits in Temple Hill suit lunchtime.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- 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.
Before we arrive
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Let us know the serving time
- Clear the route for the van
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or DA1 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. To get started, use our quote form.
Planning help
How we price a fish and chip van visit
Your quote will be clear. The main things that affect it are:
- The length of service
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance and any road charges
- The number of meals
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
- The spot you have in mind for the van
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your care home visit in Temple Hill, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
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Before you choose a spot
If a spot isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- A clear way in for the van
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- Not blocking ambulance bays
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- 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