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Christmas party fish and chips in Hersham, Surrey
Christmas party fish and chips in Hersham: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- End-of-year customer events
- New Year parties
- Lights switch-on events
A chip van near Hersham
How our Christmas party fish and chips works in Hersham
Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons suit a chip van too, with hot food for visitors in the cold. Whether it’s work Christmas parties and club and society Christmas socials, we can cook mushy peas, pie and chips and cod and chips and more.
For a Christmas get-together near Hersham, the van on the drive goes down well. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer before you book.
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Make sure the van and queue are well lit
- Send round an allergy question
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
- Agree the spot with the venue
Keep the walk from the door to the van short.
Hot drinks alongside make it even better.
How the day works
Service is quick: everything is handed over hot from the hatch. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. An afternoon Christmas party in Hersham can start in daylight and finish in the dark, with sunset about 3:55pm; light the path to the van.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
How to prepare
- Let us know the serving time
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Get permission for the van from the venue
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
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Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
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.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A big takeaway order rarely arrives hot. The van fries on site. There is 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.
What you get with us
- We cover Hersham and the whole of Surrey
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Christmas catering near Hersham
Hersham is about 1 mile south of Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey. We take a fish and chip van for your Christmas party to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Hersham. Hersham is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Hersham to Guildford (11 miles away).
The A244 make Hersham easy to reach on a dark winter evening. If people are coming by rail, the nearest station is Walton-On-Thames station, about 0.6 miles north-west.
We cover Christmas parties in every part of the KT12 postcode area. Local streets include Police Station Road, Queensway South and Queensway; a Christmas party on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. You will find Hersham on the A244, which makes the journey straightforward. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Burwood Park (1 mile south-west), Walton-on-Thames (1 mile north), Whiteley Village (2 miles south-west), St George's Hill (2 miles west) and Weybridge (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles west), Epsom (6 miles east), Redhill (14 miles south-east) and Ewell (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (1.6 miles north-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.8 miles east). The countryside around Hersham includes Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
- Local schools include Three Rivers Academy (less than half a mile north)
- Local pubs include The Barley Mow Public House (under half a mile east)
Prices and what affects them
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- Cod, haddock or both
- The minimum booking
- Parking and the way in
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A photo of the parking spot
- Where the van would park
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. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Common questions in Hersham
Is Hersham close to London?
About 16 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Could you trade in West End Common?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you do work Christmas parties?
We do. Tell us the date, site and numbers as early as you can.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we’ll say what we need.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. Bins for guests are worth planning.
Do you cater Christmas fairs?
Yes. Send us the event details and the pitch information.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
What if the weather’s bad?
The weather does not stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Before you choose a spot
Every site is different, so we will ask about yours when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- A spot near your guests
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
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What else we do in Hersham
- 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