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Care home fish and chip visits in Tilgate, West Sussex
Looking for a fish and chip van visit in Tilgate? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Residents’ celebrations
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Family days
Care home fish and chips in Tilgate
Care home fish and chips in Tilgate, cooked to order
Smaller portions and plates with cutlery suit many residents, and we plan that with you. We serve pie and chips, gravy and haddock and chips, and we are frequently booked for birthday treats for residents and day centres and lunch clubs.
Care homes around Tilgate are frequently in converted houses with a drive. Let us know about the way in. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
- Location
- Tilgate (RH10, RH11)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
- Choose a time around meals and medication
When everyone has eaten, we pack up.
A bit of music from residents’ younger days helps.
Also near Tilgate
What else we do in Tilgate
Events we cater in Tilgate
It’s a treat residents genuinely look forward to.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Tilgate book the van for occasions like:
- Birthday treats for residents
- Open days for families
- Fish and chip Fridays
- Care staff treats
Residents who remember days out at Tilgate Lake may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips.
What to look for in a quote
- Allergen information for each item
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Any minimum charge
Questions from Tilgate
What’s the nearest station to Tilgate?
The closest is Crawley station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Is Tilgate close to London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London.
Can you come every month?
We’re happy to talk about repeat visits.
Can residents with special diets join in?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen, following their care plans.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll confirm what we need.
Do you cover Tilgate?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, and Tilgate is within our area. To check your date, use our quote form.
How fast is service?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Give us your numbers and service window, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
What comes out of the fryer
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food, especially in winter.
Fish and chip days near Tilgate
Tilgate is about 1 mile south-east of Crawley, in West Sussex. Tilgate is well within our area, so your care home visit just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Tilgate is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Tilgate to Brighton (19 miles away).
Some homes in Tilgate have links with a local church such as Holy Trinity, and a van visit can be part of a summer fête. For families visiting by train, the nearest station is Crawley station, about 0.6 miles north-west.
For care home visits in RH10 and RH11, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many residents. That could mean a care home visit at a home on York Road, Nash Road and Cook Road, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Close by, we cover care home visits in Southgate (1 mile west), Crawley (1 mile north-west), Three Bridges (1 mile north-east), Maidenbower (1 mile east) and West Green (1 mile north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (10 miles south), East Grinstead (7 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (6 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include County Mall (0.7 miles north-west) and Crawley Hospital (1.2 miles north-west). The countryside around Tilgate includes Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Tilgate include Three Bridges Junior School (0.5 miles north-west) and Thomas Bennett Community College (0.6 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Grasshopper pub (within half a mile south)
Where the van can park in Tilgate
We’ll agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Not right beside residents’ rooms
- A route in without tight gates
- Not blocking ambulance bays
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
Popular choices
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
For event organisers in Tilgate
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How long we serve
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and how many choices
- How easy the site is to reach
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is generally the best value.
Details that help
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Your date and serving time
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the space and the way in
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is normally the easier option.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
How the day works
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we can start a little later or slow the pace to suit your care home visit. In Tilgate, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:50pm, to late September, around 7:05pm; in winter, keep it to lunchtime.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
How to prepare
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
Still finalising the details? That is fine: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
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- Served at the time you choose, from the hatch