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Christmas party fish and chips in Cold Harbour, Kent
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Cold Harbour and across Kent.
- Christmas socials for clubs
- Christmas family parties
- Office Christmas parties
Planning an event in Cold Harbour?
Christmas party fish and chips in Cold Harbour, cooked to order
Not every Christmas party needs a turkey dinner. Hot fish and chips on a cold December day is festive in its own way. Typical bookings include lights switch-on events and christmas fairs at schools, with pie and chips, sausage and chips and curry sauce.
For a Christmas party near Cold Harbour, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key, as fields are often soft. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your Christmas party, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Cold Harbour: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Cold Harbour?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can the van park in Spuckles and Kennelling Woods?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Check with them first.
Is grass a problem?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a picture if you can.
What do you bring?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
Can you come to our office Christmas party?
Yes, if there’s a suitable spot for the van and the site allows it.
What if it is raining or freezing?
We cook inside the van, so the weather does not stop us. Keep the van close to the door.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Not as standard: batter is usually made with wheat flour. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do.
Can you cater for allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
What the van needs
If a spot isn’t suitable, we will tell you, and help find another. The main points are:
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Cold Harbour
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Curry sauce
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
Step by step
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. Sunset in Cold Harbour in late December is about 3:50pm, so plan lighting for any party after mid-afternoon. Lunchtime is the brightest slot in December.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Clear the route for the van
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 fill in our quote form.
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For event organisers in Cold Harbour
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Any minimum charge
- Cod, haddock or both
- Access and parking
- How many people are eating
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- The address or venue name
- Where the van would park
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- A picture of the space and the way in
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
Diets, allergies and planning
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Book as early as possible for December
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Plan lighting near the hatch
Send people out in groups.
A bit of festive music by the van helps.
Places near Cold Harbour
What else we do in Cold Harbour
Occasions we serve in Cold Harbour
By December, many people have had several Christmas dinners, so fish and chips is a welcome change.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Festive family gatherings
- Work Christmas parties
- Christmas lunches for shift teams
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
If people are coming by rail, the closest railway station is Charing station, roughly 2.3 miles south of the centre.
Before you book anyone
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Whether VAT is included
- When final numbers are due
- When payment is due
Christmas catering near Cold Harbour
Cold Harbour is about 7 miles south-west of Faversham, in Kent. For Christmas parties in Cold Harbour, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. We serve 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Cold Harbour to Canterbury (14 miles away).
A Christmas fair at Church of St Lawrence is just the kind of event a chip van suits. Cold Harbour is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape; in winter, rural routes need a bit more planning.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area. We also bring the van to Christmas parties in Warren Street (1 mile north-west), Payden Street (1 mile north-west), Lenham Heath (2 miles south-west), Charing Heath (2 miles south) and Lenham Forstal (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (8 miles south-east), Canterbury (14 miles east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north), Whitstable (14 miles north-east) and Faversham (7 miles north-east).
A little further out are Newnham Castle (3.4 miles north).
- Nearby, you’ll find The Harrow pub (0.7 miles west)
Is a fish and chip van right for your Christmas party?
For a Christmas party that feels a bit different, a fish and chip van is a great choice. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why us?
- No kitchen needed
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
Take a look at our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
A closer look at the menu
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It’s the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
- 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