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Care Home Fish and Chips for Tovil events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Tovil and the surrounding area.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Open days for families
- Themed afternoons
A chip van near Tovil
Perfect for your care home visit in Tovil
It turns a meal into an activity, with the smell, the van and the chat.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Family days
- Care staff treats
- Themed afternoons
- Fish and chip Fridays
If your residents have links with St Michael and All Angels Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- The van’s size and access needs
- What happens if plans change
- Whether travel is included
Care home fish and chips in Tovil, cooked to order
Your team knows your residents best, so we work with the home on portions and diets. Typical bookings include day centre treats and a monthly fish and chip day, with mushy peas, haddock and chips and sausage and chips.
Around Tovil, homes often have a drive and garden. Let us know about the way in. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
For event organisers in Tovil
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Plan IDDSI-level meals with your own team
- Plan it with your catering manager
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Plan how food reaches residents indoors
When everyone has eaten, we pack up.
Families love being included.
Food your guests will love
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. It’s battered and fried to order.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Space, access and the venue
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- Away from emergency access
- A route in without tight gates
- Close to the garden or entrance
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How easy the site is to reach
- Your choice of menu
- The minimum booking
- Service time
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 to tell us
To check availability and price, we need:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Your date and serving time
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
Still finalising the details? No problem: tell us the basics about your care home visit, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Tovil
More for events in Tovil
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
The home’s kitchen can make fish and chips, but a van makes it an event. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why us?
- Classic food your residents already know
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Tovil: care homes and access
Tovil is about 1 mile west of Maidstone, in Kent. Across the ME16 area, we can bring the van to you. Tovil is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 25 miles away.
Residents who remember days out at Boxley Hills may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. Visitors arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Maidstone West station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Tovil.
Here we cover the ME16 and ME15 postcode area, so your care home visit can be anywhere in it. We can serve a care home visit on streets such as Tovil Road, Wharf Road and Bower Lane, wherever the van can park. If your venue is just outside Tovil, we also cover Maidstone (1 mile east), Foley Park (2 miles north-east), Penenden Heath (2 miles north-east), Shepway (2 miles south-east) and Ringlestone (2 miles north). Further out, we also take the van to Sittingbourne (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (14 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (13 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Kent Fire Brigade Museum (less than half a mile south-east) and Allington Castle (2 miles north). The countryside around Tovil includes Boxley Hills and Burham Down.
- Nearby schools include Oakwood Park Grammar School (0.6 miles north-west) and St Augustine Academy (0.6 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Horse Public House (0.7 miles north)
How the day works
Because we cook inside the van, rain does not stop us. Residents will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. For a summer visit in Tovil, residents can enjoy the garden in daylight until about 9:15pm, which makes garden visits easy. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Getting ready for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Keep space clear for residents at the hatch
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your care home visit, and we will come back with availability and a quote.
Planning help
Your questions about a fish and chip van visit in Tovil
Is Tovil close to London?
Roughly 31 miles from the centre of London.
Could you trade in River Len LNR?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What if we only have street parking?
That depends on local parking rules. A drive, car park or yard is normally easier; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
Can you do smaller portions for residents?
We will agree portion sizes with your kitchen or care team.
Can the van come to Tovil?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, and Tovil is within our area and the rest of Kent. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it’s fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
What about residents on soft diets?
The home knows each resident best. Share the diets and we’ll say what we can do; texture-modified meals should be prepared or advised on by your own team.
Who clears up?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
- 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