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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Epsom Downs events
Christmas party fish and chips in Epsom Downs: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Club and society Christmas socials
- Festive open days
- Staff Christmas parties
Planning an event in Epsom Downs?
Planners, venues and businesses
Organising a club, school or community event in Epsom Downs? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
How our Christmas party fish and chips works in Epsom Downs
A fish and chip van in the car park or outside the venue gives everyone a hot meal. We’re frequently asked to cater christmas fairs and lights switch-ons and boxing Day and New Year gatherings, serving pie and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
Near Epsom Downs, country lanes are dark in winter, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
Christmas catering near Epsom Downs
Epsom Downs is about 1 mile south-east of Epsom, in Surrey. For Christmas parties in Epsom Downs, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields in and around Epsom Downs. Epsom Downs is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Epsom Downs to London (14 miles away).
Train travellers will want to know that there’s a station right in Epsom Downs: Epsom Downs station. If a church like Parish Church of St Martin is running a Christmas fair, a chip van is a welcome sight on a cold evening. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Epsom Downs, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Wherever your Christmas party is in KT17, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your Christmas party is on Longdown Lane South, Bunbury Way and Burgh Heath Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. We also bring the van to Christmas parties in Nork (1 mile east), North Looe (1 mile north), Great Burgh (1 mile south-east), Tattenham Corner (1 mile south) and Langley Vale (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (15 miles west), Woking (14 miles west), Horley (10 miles south), Redhill (7 miles south-east), Egham (15 miles north-west) and Reigate (6 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Epsom General Hospital (1.3 miles west) and The Ashley Centre (1.3 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
- Local schools include Laine Theatre Arts (1.2 miles north-west) and The Beacon School (1.3 miles east)
- Nearby, you will find Derby Arms (0.7 miles south-west)
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Step by step
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Each portion is battered and fried as it is ordered, which is why it tastes like it does at the seaside. By about 3:55pm in late December, it’s dark in Epsom Downs; choose a lit spot near the door for the van.
- Tell us what you’re 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.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Clear the route for the van
- Tell us when you want to eat
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or KT17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A cold buffet in December is not much of a treat. Hot food from the van does. Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What you get with us
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen needed
- A van that becomes part of the event
- No surprises in your quote
Nearby places to Epsom Downs
Other occasions in Epsom Downs
What affects the price in Epsom Downs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Service time
- How easy the site is to reach
- How many people are eating
- Your choice of menu
Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. It is worth asking early.
Getting an accurate quote
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- The address or venue name
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A photo of the parking spot
- The date and time of the event
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your Christmas party, and we will check the date and send a price.
Events we cater in Epsom Downs
It’s hot food on a cold day.
Whatever the occasion in Epsom Downs, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Warehouse and depot Christmas lunches
- Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons
- Christmas customer days
- End-of-year club parties
PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Warren Mead Infant School, suit a chip van.
Comparing caterers
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Whether VAT is included
- Payment terms and deposit
- When final numbers are due
Epsom Downs questions
Can the van park in Priest Hill?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Can the van go to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
Where can the van park?
Less than you might think: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, that the van can reach easily. Send us a picture if you’re not sure.
Can the van park on grass?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a picture if you can.
Can you serve in the cold?
The fryers are inside the van, so we carry on. Plan a short, lit route from the door to the hatch.
When do Christmas bookings fill up?
Very early. December weekends and Fridays are the first to go.
Do you need power or water?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we will confirm the rest.
Planning the van’s spot
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- 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