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Christmas Party Fish and Chips in Eccles
Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Book a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Eccles.
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
- Christmas markets and fairs
- New Year parties
Planning an event in Eccles?
Christmas party fish and chips for your Christmas party in Eccles
The cooking is inside the van, so rain and cold don’t stop us. Typical bookings include office Christmas parties and christmas fairs and lights switch-ons, with curry sauce, cod and chips and sausage and chips.
Near Eccles, country lanes are dark in winter, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Working with your venue
Hosting at home? Send a picture of where the van would park, and we’ll let you know if the van will fit.
Organising a club, school or community event in Eccles? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
Takeaway run or book a van?
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. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
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.
What happens on the day
We get there well before service, park the van and get the fryers going. Guests generally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. An afternoon Christmas party in Eccles can start in daylight and finish in the dark, with sunset about 3:50pm; light the path to the van.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Clear the route for the van
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
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Perfect for your Christmas party in Eccles
The van keeps cooking in any weather.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Christmas fairs at schools
- Staff Christmas parties
- Lights switch-on events
- Club and society Christmas socials
If a church like Church of St Peter and St Paul is running a Christmas fair, a chip van is a welcome sight on a cold evening.
Comparing caterers
- When payment is due
- How much space the van takes up
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
FAQs for Eccles
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’ll follow the site rules.
Could you trade in Burham Marsh?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
How long does set-up take?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. We will talk it through when we quote.
Do you clear up afterwards?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Is the food cooked at the event?
It is. We cook inside the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Will the weather be a problem?
The fryers are inside the van, so we carry on. Plan a short, lit route from the door to the hatch.
When should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends and December. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Planning for dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. Our advice:
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Ask about your date in the autumn, or earlier
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Confirm allergies by email
Send people out in groups.
Paper hats and crackers on the tables add to the fun.
Nearby places to Eccles
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What comes out of the fryer
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A hog roast is popular at Christmas, but it’s one dish. A chip van gives a choice. Larger groups usually cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- All the chip-shop extras
- A clear quote before you book
Take a look at our pricing and our guide to van hire costs.
How we price a fish and chip van for your Christmas party
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- The number of meals
- The day of the week
- Whether a minimum applies
- How easy the site is to reach
Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
What to tell us
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Roughly how many people, including children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- A picture of where the van would go
Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Planning a Christmas party in Eccles
Eccles is about 3 miles south-west of Chatham, in Kent. For Christmas parties in Eccles, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 26 miles away.
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as St Mark's Church of England Primary School, suit a chip van. Train travellers will want to know that the nearest station is New Hythe station, about 1.1 miles south-west. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Eccles; in winter, rural routes need a bit more planning.
We serve Christmas parties across the ME20 postcode area and the streets around it. We can serve a Christmas party on streets such as Bull Lane, Springett Close and Jenner Way, wherever the van can park. We also bring the van to Christmas parties in Burham (1 mile north), Pratling Street (1 mile south-east), Forstal (1 mile south-east), New Hythe (1 mile south-west) and Scarborough (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (4 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Dartford (14 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Gravesend (9 miles north-west) and Tonbridge (12 miles south-west).
A little further out are Fremlin Walk (3.5 miles south-east) and Allington Castle (2.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Eccles include Burham Down and Blue Bell Hill.
- Schools near Eccles include Aylesford School (1.5 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Red Bull Public House (under half a mile north-east)
- 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