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Care Home Fish and Chips for Tonbridge events
Bring the chip shop to your care home visit in Tonbridge. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Friday fish and chip treats
Book the van in Tonbridge
FAQs for Tonbridge
What’s the nearest station to Tonbridge?
The closest is Tonbridge station, roughly 0.6 miles away.
Could you trade in Haysden Country Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
What’s on the menu?
Chip-shop favourites: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll confirm what we need.
When do you arrive?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Can you cater for allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
Care home fish and chips in Tonbridge, fried fresh
Care homes, retirement housing and day centres all book visits, for one-off events and regular visits. For lunch for the care team and seaside-themed afternoons, we will put together a menu of sausage and chips, pie and chips and mushy peas.
In a town like Tonbridge, care homes, sheltered housing and day centres all book visits. We park in the car park or on the drive. Everything is fried fresh at your care home visit, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Planning the van’s spot
We’ll be honest if a spot won’t work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Away from emergency access
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- A clear way in for the van
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
Why choose care home fish and chips in Tonbridge?
It turns a meal into an activity.
These are some of the bookings we take around Tonbridge:
- Day centre treats
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Care home summer fairs
- A monthly fish and chip day
Tonbridge is on or near the A26 and A227, so access for the van is simple.
Comparing caterers
- The deadline for final numbers
- How allergens are handled
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- The van’s size and access needs
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
The process
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, and we agree exactly where before the day. In Tonbridge, the garden season runs from late May, with light until about 8:50pm, to late September, around 7:00pm.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
How to prepare
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
How to get a price
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can fill in our quote form.
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DIY versus a fish and chip van
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
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.
Tonbridge: care homes and access
Tonbridge is about 12 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. Around Tonbridge, we park wherever there’s level, firm ground. We take the van to 922 places in Kent. We serve events right across the region, from Tonbridge to London (about 26 miles away).
Old photos of Barden Lake can spark conversation during a van visit. Families coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Tonbridge station, roughly 0.6 miles south-west of the centre.
Anywhere in TN9, TN10 and TN11, we can bring the van to you. Whether your care home visit is on High Street, Old London Road and London Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the van to you. Main roads around Tonbridge include the A26 and A227, so getting the van to your care home visit is simple. Other places close to Tonbridge we cover include Lower Haysden (2 miles south-west), Leigh (3 miles west), Bidborough (3 miles south-west), Southborough (3 miles south) and Printstile (3 miles south-west). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-east).
A little further out are The Milne Museum (less than half a mile west) and Tonbridge Castle (under half a mile south-west). Open spaces near Tonbridge include Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Schools near Tonbridge include Hillview School for Girls (0.7 miles south) and Royal Rise Primary School (0.8 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Ivy House Public House (within half a mile west)
Also near Tonbridge
What else we do in Tonbridge
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there’s sausage and chips, and children love it.
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Allergies and dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Count families who are joining in
- Plan portion sizes with us
- Organise staff to carry food in
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
Bunting, deckchairs and a seaside theme make it an occasion.
What affects the price in Tonbridge
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Parking and the way in
- The date and time of year
- Distance and any road charges
- Cod, haddock or both
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of where the van would go
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
- 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