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Christmas party fish and chips in Ashburton, Greater London
Planning a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Ashburton? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Family Christmas get-togethers
- Festive gatherings after Christmas
- Christmas customer days
Fresh fish and chips in Ashburton
Christmas party fish and chips in Ashburton, cooked to order
A fish and chip van in the car park or outside the venue gives everyone a hot meal. Whether it’s boxing Day and New Year gatherings and christmas fairs and lights switch-ons, we will put together a menu of sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips for your guests.
London Christmas parties in Ashburton are often at offices, pubs with a yard or homes with a drive. Tell us about lighting and access. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
- Location
- Ashburton (CR0, SE25, CR9)
- County
- Greater London
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Occasions we serve in Ashburton
By December, many people have had several Christmas dinners, so fish and chips is a welcome change.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Warehouse and depot Christmas lunches
- Lights switch-on events
- Family Christmas get-togethers
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
For colleagues travelling by train, Norwood Junction station is about 0.7 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit and payment dates
- What they can offer for dietary needs
A chip van compared with other options
A cold buffet doesn’t feel festive. Hot fish and chips is. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest how to make it work. A short menu is frequently the best value.
Why us?
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
What happens on the day
Because we cook inside the van, rain doesn’t stop us. It is worth thinking about cover for the queue, though. By about 3:55pm in late December, it’s dark in Ashburton; park the van where there is good light, and keep the walk short.
- First, tell us about your Christmas party.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for your guests.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
How to prepare
- Let us know the serving time
- Clear the route for the van
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Get a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Hosting at home? Send us a photo of the drive or the spot and the way in, and we will tell you honestly whether it works.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
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Prices and what affects them
We’ll give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- How far we travel
- The minimum booking
- Service time
- Cod, haddock or both
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Each quote is put together for your Christmas party. Give us your date first, and we will check availability right away.
Christmas catering near Ashburton
Ashburton is about 6 miles south of New Cross, in Greater London. Ashburton is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. We cover all 764 towns and villages across Greater London. Our bookings stretch from Ashburton to London (about 8 miles away).
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as St Thomas Becket Catholic Primary School, suit a chip van. A Christmas fair at Church of St Luke is just the kind of event a chip van suits.
This part of Greater London takes in CR0, SE25 and CR9, and we can serve your Christmas party anywhere in it. From Long Lane, Tudor Road and Coe Avenue or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. Neighbouring places where we serve Christmas parties include Woodside (1 mile north), Addiscombe (1 mile south), Shirley Oaks (1 mile south-east), Monks Orchard (1 mile south-east) and Shirley (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (8 miles north), City of Westminster (9 miles north-west), Marylebone (10 miles north), Kensington (10 miles north-west), St Pancras (10 miles north) and Shoreditch (10 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Whitgift Centre (1.6 miles south-west) and Addiscombe (0.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Duppas Hill and Bramley Bank.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Shirley Park (under half a mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Beehive pub (less than half a mile west)
Should I sort the food myself?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your guests instead.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the Christmas party.
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
Looking after everyone
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Here’s how:
- Make sure the van and queue are well lit
- Ask about your date in the autumn, or earlier
- Confirm allergies by email
- Tell us about coeliac guests specifically
For a work party, food early in the evening normally works best.
A hot drinks station run by your team pairs well with the van.
Questions from Ashburton
What about parking in Ashburton?
London parking needs planning: let us know about off-street space or permits. We will work around it.
Which station is closest to Ashburton?
The closest is Norwood Junction station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Do you do Christmas markets?
Yes, and hot food goes down well in December. Send us the details.
How do you handle allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Send us any allergies in writing.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Tell us about any coeliac guests and we’ll explain the options.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
Where do you take the van?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Ashburton.
What happens if it rains?
We carry on in the rain, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
- 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