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Christmas Party Fish and Chips in Godinton
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, a fish and chip van for your Christmas party turns food into part of your Christmas party in Godinton.
- Staff Christmas parties
- Christmas customer days
- Family Christmas get-togethers
Book the van in Godinton
Christmas party fish and chips in Godinton, cooked to order
A chip van is a welcome sight at a Christmas fair, with hot food for visitors in the cold. We’re often asked to cater festive open days and office Christmas parties, with cod and chips, pie and chips and curry sauce.
Around Godinton, Christmas parties are often at home, the village hall or a club. The van needs a lit spot and a firm surface. Food is served straight from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A cold buffet does not feel festive. Hot food from the van does. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is generally the best value.
What you get with us
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- We cover Godinton and the whole of Kent
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- A menu almost everyone likes
Take a look at how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
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Occasions we serve in Godinton
It suits shift teams who can’t all go out together.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Godinton book the van for occasions like:
- Work Christmas parties
- Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons
- Christmas socials for clubs
- Christmas customer days
For anyone getting the train home after the party, the nearest station is Ashford International station, about 1.4 miles south-east.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether there’s a minimum
- What the price includes, item by item
- When final numbers are due
- The van’s size and access needs
What affects the price in Godinton
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- Your choice of menu
- How far we travel
- The date and time of year
- The minimum booking
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- A picture of where the van would go
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Where the event is
- The date and time of the event
Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we will check availability straight away.
Godinton questions
What’s the nearest station to Godinton?
Ashford International station, about 1.4 miles south-east of the centre.
Do you come to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain does not stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It is worth planning some cover for the queue.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. We will agree arrival and serving times with you.
How early do Christmas dates go?
Very early. Fridays in December book up first.
Can you trade at our Christmas fair?
We do. Send us the event details and the pitch information.
Can you serve children?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we’ll include them in the plan.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the Christmas party.
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
Planning the van’s spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
On the menu in Godinton
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
For event organisers in Godinton
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Festive bookings around Godinton
Godinton is about 1 mile north-west of Ashford, in Kent. Across the TN23 area, we can fry fresh for your guests. Godinton is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Church of St Mary draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. PTA Christmas fairs, for a school such as Godinton Primary School, suit a chip van. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Godinton; in winter, rural routes need a bit more planning.
Wherever your Christmas party is in TN23, TN25 and TN24, we can bring the van to you. Local streets include Chart Road, Bridge Road and Chart Avenue; a Christmas party on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Neighbouring places where we serve Christmas parties include Great Chart (1 mile south-west), Ashford (1 mile south-east), Potters Corner (1 mile north), Stanhope (1 mile south) and Bockhanger (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (14 miles north), Folkestone (15 miles east), Faversham (11 miles north), Hythe (12 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include County Square (1.1 miles east) and William Harvey Hospital (3 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Hatch Park.
- Local schools include Highworth Grammar School (0.8 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Little Black Dog pub (0.8 miles south-west)
The process
Nothing is cooked before it’s needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. By about 3:50pm in late December, it is dark in Godinton; choose a lit spot near the door for the van, and keep the walk short.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Let us know the serving time
- Give us a contact for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
How to get a price
It’s easy to get a price: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
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Looking after everyone
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. We suggest:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Book as early as possible for December
- Tell facilities or the venue about the van
Plan cover for the queue.
Paper hats and crackers on the tables add to the fun.
- 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