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Care Home Fish and Chips in Walmer
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van visit in Walmer and across Kent.
- Residents’ celebrations
- Retirement housing and sheltered schemes
- Seaside days
Book the van in Walmer
Care home fish and chips in Walmer, fried fresh
It gives the kitchen and care staff a change, and something to look forward to. For a monthly fish and chip day and day centres and lunch clubs, we can cook pie and chips, haddock and chips and cod and chips.
For a care home in a place like Walmer, a chip van visit is a real treat. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a few residents with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Choose a spot away from ambulance routes
- Share residents’ diets and allergies with us
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Involve the kitchen and care team early
We serve at the time the home chooses, around meals and medication.
Bunting, deckchairs and a seaside theme make it an occasion.
Towns and villages near Walmer
What else we do in Walmer
A chip van compared with other options
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. A van brings the treat to them. Larger groups usually cost less per head, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
What you get with us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Something for residents to gather round
- A menu almost everyone likes
- A clear quote before booking
Care home visits in Walmer
Walmer is about 6 miles north-east of Dover, in Kent. Walmer is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Walmer is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Walmer to Canterbury (15 miles away).
A care home summer fair, perhaps with a church like St Mary's Church, is a good occasion for a van visit. Walmer is on or near the A258, so access for the van is simple. With the sea within about 2 miles, many residents will have memories of fish and chips on the seafront.
Wherever your care home visit is in CT14, we can fry fresh for your residents. Streets in the area include Lawn Road, York Road and Grams Road, and the van can serve a care home visit on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Walmer is on the A258, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van. If your venue is just outside Walmer, we also cover Deal (1 mile north), Mill Hill (1 mile north-west), Great Mongeham (2 miles north-west), Sholden (2 miles north-west) and Ripple (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Canterbury (15 miles west), Margate (12 miles north), Dover (6 miles south-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-west), Ramsgate (9 miles north) and Broadstairs (11 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Kent Museum of the Moving Image (1.4 miles north) and Walmer Castle (under half a mile south-east).
- Nearby schools include Goodwin Academy (0.8 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Telegraph pub (0.6 miles north)
Step by step
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we’ll adjust start times and pace to suit your care home visit. In summer, Walmer has daylight until about 9:15pm, so an early-evening garden visit works well. In winter, dark by about 3:50pm, a lunchtime visit is better.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Clear the route for the van
Get a quote
It is easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Walmer questions
Is Walmer close to London?
About 68 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Which station is closest to Walmer?
Walmer station, about 0.7 miles west of the centre.
What do you bring?
Everything is cooked in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac residents when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Can you park on the road outside?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is normally easier; for the street, check the council’s rules.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Can you serve children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers, and we will include them in the plan.
Where do you take the van?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and children love it.
Organising for someone else?
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Events we cater in Walmer
Homes book a fish and chip van because residents love it.
Here are some of the occasions we serve in Walmer and Kent:
- A monthly fish and chip day
- Retirement village events
- Day centres and lunch clubs
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
Families coming by rail can use the station: Walmer station is about 0.7 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many hours the van serves
- The deadline for final numbers
- What they can offer for dietary needs
What a fish and chip van costs
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Cod, haddock or both
- Numbers
- The date and time of year
- How long we serve
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- A picture of the parking spot
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Planning a fish and chip van visit in Walmer? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. Just 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