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Care Home Fish and Chips for Westenhanger events
Planning a fish and chip van visit in Westenhanger? We bring the van to you and fry fresh while your residents queue at the hatch.
- Staff thank-you lunches at the home
- Seaside days
- Visiting days
A chip van near Westenhanger
Care home fish and chips in Westenhanger, fried fresh
Residents can watch from the window or come out to the hatch, and families can join in. We serve gravy, sausage and chips and pie and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater care staff treats and sheltered housing get-togethers.
Near Westenhanger, residents may not get out much, so a chip van visit is a special day. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your care home visit, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Step by step
You don’t need to do much on the day: point us to the spot and get on with your care home visit. The frying and serving are down to us. Sunset in Westenhanger is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September; winter visits, dark by about 3:50pm, suit lunchtime.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- 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.
How to prepare
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
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Why choose care home fish and chips in Westenhanger?
The home only needs to provide a parking spot.
Whatever the occasion in Westenhanger, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Care staff treats
- Open days for families
- Seaside days
- Visiting days
For families visiting by train, there is a station right in Westenhanger: Westenhanger station.
Questions to ask before booking
- The cancellation terms
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- How much space the van takes up
- The service time, and the cost of running over
Planning a van visit in Westenhanger
Westenhanger is about 2 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. In and around Westenhanger, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field, close to your residents. We serve 922 places across Kent. We serve events right across the region, from Westenhanger to Canterbury (about 13 miles away).
Residents who remember days out at Tolsford Hill may enjoy talking about it over fish and chips. If your residents have links with All Saints Church, a fête or open day together is a nice moment for a van visit. Westenhanger is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, a nice prompt for residents’ memories of days out. The coast is within about 3 miles, and a van visit brings back seaside memories.
Here we cover the CT21 postcode area, and we can serve your care home visit anywhere in it. Nearby, we also serve care home visits in Newingreen (1 mile south), Berwick (1 mile south), Pedlinge (1 mile south-east), Lympne (1 mile south-west) and Sandling (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (8 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (12 miles east), Folkestone (6 miles east), Tower Hamlets (12 miles east) and Hawkinge (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Hythe Museum (2.5 miles south-east) and Royal Victoria Hospital (5.8 miles east). Open spaces near Westenhanger include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
- Schools near Westenhanger include Brockhill Park Performing Arts College (1.5 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Royal Oak Public House (less than half a mile south)
Planning the van’s spot
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We look for:
- Lighting for later visits
- Somewhere residents can reach safely, or see from inside
- Away from emergency access
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the hatch
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
Questions from Westenhanger
Is Westenhanger too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can the van park in Sandling Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
What about residents on soft diets?
Yes: residents on soft diets can share the occasion with meals from your kitchen, following their care plans.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we’ll tell you what we can do.
Can staff have lunch from the van?
Of course. Just include them in your numbers.
What food do you serve?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
How do you handle allergies?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item.
Looking after everyone
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Residents on soft diets should have meals from your kitchen
- Tell us about residents’ needs in writing
- Check the spot with your manager
- Agree numbers for residents, staff and families
Families can join in, with numbers agreed in advance.
Inviting families makes it even more special.
Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How far we travel
- Whether a minimum applies
- The date and time of year
- How long we serve
The cost per head typically falls as numbers rise, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- A picture of the space and the way in
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Also near Westenhanger
What else we do in Westenhanger
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
Organising a club, school or community event in Westenhanger? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your residents instead.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
A chip van compared with other options
Taking residents out is a big undertaking. A van brings the treat to them. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
What you get with us
- Something for residents to gather round
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Served hot, straight from 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