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Care home fish and chip visits in Tenterden, Kent
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van visit turns food into part of your care home visit in Tenterden.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Themed afternoons
- Residents’ family gatherings
Care home fish and chips for Tenterden events
Planners, venues and businesses
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Tenterden? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
About our care home fish and chips in Tenterden
It gives the kitchen and care staff a change. Typical bookings include family days and day centres and lunch clubs, with gravy, pie and chips and haddock and chips.
Around Tenterden, homes frequently have a drive and garden. Let us know about the way in. We cook inside the van, right where your residents are, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
About the food
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: sweeter and a touch firmer than cod. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Towns and villages near Tenterden
What else we do in Tenterden
Takeaway run or book a van?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the care home visit.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Cod, haddock or both
- Service time
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we’ll quote on that. To start, fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your care home visit in Tenterden
It is a familiar, comforting meal.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Tenterden:
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Retirement village events
- Residents’ birthdays and anniversaries
- Lunch for the care team
Some homes in Tenterden have links with a local church such as Parish Church of St Mildred, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- How many hours the van serves
- A clear list of what’s included
- The cancellation terms
The process
Because we cook inside the van, rain does not stop us. Residents will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. With darkness by about 3:50pm in December, winter van visits in Tenterden suit lunchtime.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
Getting ready for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Clear the route for the van
- Give us a contact for the day
Ask for a quote
Planning a fish and chip van visit in Tenterden? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Tenterden: care homes and access
Tenterden is about 9 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Give us the address of your care home visit in Tenterden, and we will plan access and set-up before the day. Tenterden is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Tenterden to Canterbury (about 22 miles away).
With the A28 and B2067 nearby, the home is easy for us to reach. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Tenterden, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out.
Here we cover the TN30 postcode area, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. Local streets include Golden Square, High Street and Station Road; a care home visit on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Tenterden is on the A28 and B2067, so it is easy for us to reach with the van. For care home visits just outside Tenterden, we cover Broad Tenterden (1 mile south), St Michaels (1 mile north), Strood (2 miles west), London Beach (2 miles north) and Parkgate (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (15 miles north-west), Ashford (9 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (15 miles north-west), Bearsted (15 miles north), Park Wood (13 miles north-west) and Kennington (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Tenterden and District Museum (within half a mile west) and Benenden Hospital (3.4 miles west).
- Nearby schools include Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Vine Inn (within half a mile south-west)
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Ask about smaller portions
- Involve the kitchen and care team early
- Keep the van clear of emergency access
Food for residents indoors goes straight in on plates.
Inviting families makes it even more special.
Questions from Tenterden
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Could you trade in Turners Field?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, normally the council. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Residents will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Is the fish gluten-free?
No, not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do before booking.
Which areas do you serve?
We take the van across London and the South East, including Kent. See all areas.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, near your residents, with room for a queue at the hatch. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are very welcome. Tell us how many children, and we’ll plan for them.
Do you come to Tenterden?
We do. We serve events in Tenterden and across Kent. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Tenterden?
For a treat residents will talk about, a chip van visit is hard to beat. There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. We set everything out in your quote.
Why us?
- A van that becomes part of the event
- We cover Tenterden and the whole of Kent
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Take a look at 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