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Care Home Fish and Chips for Three Bridges events
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 Three Bridges.
- Summer fêtes and open days
- Residents’ celebrations
- Themed afternoons
Book the van in Three Bridges
Care home fish and chips in Three Bridges, fried fresh
It gives the kitchen and care staff a change. We serve gravy, sausage and chips and haddock and chips, and typical bookings are for themed afternoons and day centre treats.
Care homes around Three Bridges are often in converted houses with a drive. Tell us about access. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Location
- Three Bridges (RH10)
- County
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Planning the van’s spot
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- Lighting for later visits
- Access the van can manage
- Away from emergency access
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
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What happens on the day
You’ll know we are ready when the smell of frying drifts over, about the time the first residents wander across. From then on, people come up as they’re ready. Garden visits in Three Bridges work best between late spring and early autumn, with sunset about 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- 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.
Preparing for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Share the timings for the day
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we will check the date and send a price.
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Perfect for your care home visit in Three Bridges
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Sheltered housing get-togethers
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Seaside-themed afternoons
- Care home summer fairs
Families coming by rail can use the station: Three Bridges station is in Three Bridges itself.
What to look for in a quote
- The deposit and payment dates
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- What the price includes, item by item
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
What a fish and chip van costs
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- Access and parking
- The menu and how many choices
- How long we serve
- The number of meals
The cost per head typically 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 we need to know
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
FAQs for Three Bridges
Could you trade in Grattons Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How far is Three Bridges from London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Three Bridges.
Is grass a problem?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and we’ll advise.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
We quote for each booking, so the price fits what you need. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we’ll reply with a price.
Do you come to Three Bridges?
We do. Three Bridges is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
What can residents choose from?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Where should the van go?
Wherever suits the home, as long as it is level and safe.
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a lovely, simple occasion, a chip van visit is hard to beat. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why us?
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Working with your venue
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning a van visit in Three Bridges
Three Bridges is about 1 mile east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Give us the address of your care home visit in Three Bridges, and we will plan the route and the parking spot. Three Bridges is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Three Bridges to Brighton (about 20 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like St Barnabas', is a good occasion for a van visit. Residents who remember days out at Tilgate Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
We cover care home visits in every part of RH10 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Ash Road, Mill Road and North Road, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For care home visits just outside Three Bridges, we cover Pound Hill (1 mile north-east), Worth (1 mile south-east), Maidenbower (1 mile south-east), Tilgate (1 mile south-west) and Crawley (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (8 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (14 miles south-west) and Bewbush (3 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Crawley Hospital (1.6 miles west) and Crawley Museum (1.2 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
- Local schools include Hazelwick School (0.6 miles north) and Central Sussex College (0.9 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Snooty Fox pub (less than half a mile north)
- 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