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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Bircholt Forstal events
Christmas party fish and chips in Bircholt Forstal: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, and served hot from the hatch.
- Christmas customer days
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
- Office Christmas parties
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Should I sort the food myself?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is normally the easier option.
Christmas party fish and chips for your Christmas party in Bircholt Forstal
A chip van is a welcome sight at a Christmas fair, with hot food for visitors in the cold. We are frequently asked to cater festive family gatherings and new Year parties, serving haddock and chips, gravy and pie and chips.
For a Christmas party near Bircholt Forstal, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key, as fields are frequently soft. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer before booking.
Is a fish and chip van right for your Christmas party?
Next to a Christmas meal out, a van means no booking, no travel and no time off site. Dates make a difference: peak summer weekends and Christmas party Fridays book up first. Ask about your date early.
Why Bircholt Forstal hosts choose us
- Classic food your guests already know
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- A quote that spells everything out
See our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
Diets, allergies and planning
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Ensure the van and queue are well lit
- Ask about your date in the autumn, or earlier
- Flag any coeliac guests
- Send round an allergy question
Stagger groups so the queue stays short.
Some teams collect for a local charity on the day.
The process
We need time before service to bring the fryers up to heat, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. By about 3:50pm in late December, it is dark in Bircholt Forstal; choose a lit spot near the door for the van.
- You share 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.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Before we arrive
- Share the timings for the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Keep space clear for guests at the hatch
How to get a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can send us your details through our quote form.
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Perfect for your Christmas party in Bircholt Forstal
It works for teams who cannot leave site.
Whatever the occasion in Bircholt Forstal, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We regularly serve:
- End-of-year club parties
- Lights switch-on events
- Depot Christmas treats
- New Year parties
For anyone getting the train home after the party, Westenhanger station is about 3.8 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- How much space the van takes up
- The cancellation terms
- When payment is due
- The service time, and the cost of running over
Bircholt Forstal: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Bircholt Forstal?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can the van go to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will work to whatever the site needs.
Will the weather be a problem?
We cook inside the van, so the weather doesn’t stop us. Plan a short, lit route from the door to the hatch.
Can the van come to our work Christmas do?
Yes, if there’s a suitable spot for the van and the site allows it.
Who clears up?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
What’s on the menu?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
Where do you take the van?
We cover London and the South East, Kent included. Find your area.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. Guests will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Planners, venues and businesses
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Bircholt Forstal? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- The length of service
- How many people are eating
- Access and parking
- Any minimum charge
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. Your quote spells it all out.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A picture of where the van would go
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, use our quote form.
What the van needs
If a spot isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and help find another. The main points are:
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
On the menu in Bircholt Forstal
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
Planning a Christmas party in Bircholt Forstal
Bircholt Forstal is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. Around Bircholt Forstal, we park wherever there is level, firm ground. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Bircholt Forstal to Canterbury (about 11 miles away).
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Brabourne Church of England Primary School, suit a chip van. Bircholt Forstal is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Christmas parties anywhere in TN25 start with a parking spot for the van and roughly how many guests. We also bring the van to Christmas parties in Brabourne Lees (1 mile south), Brabourne (1 mile east), Smeeth (1 mile south-west), Ridgeway (1 mile south-west) and Lilyvale (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (11 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (9 miles south-east), Whitstable (15 miles north) and Faversham (13 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (2.8 miles west) and Lympne Castle (4.7 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
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Also in Bircholt Forstal
- 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