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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Hickstead events
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Book a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Hickstead.
- Festive open days
- PTA Christmas events
- Work Christmas parties
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Christmas party fish and chips for your Christmas party in Hickstead
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 depot Christmas treats and PTA Christmas events, serving pie and chips, mushy peas and cod and chips.
For a Christmas party near Hickstead, firm, lit ground near the house or hall is key. We cook inside the van, right where your guests are, so the batter is still crisp when it’s handed over.
- Area
- Hickstead (RH17, BN6)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Why choose Christmas party fish and chips in Hickstead?
It works for teams who cannot leave site.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Christmas customer days
- Staff Christmas parties
- Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons
- End-of-year club parties
Train travellers will want to know that Burgess Hill station, about 3.1 miles east, is the nearest station.
Before you book anyone
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- What the price includes, item by item
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- How much space the van takes up
Other occasions in Hickstead
Should I sort the food myself?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Service time
- The date and time of year
- The menu and how many choices
- Access and parking
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The date and time of the event
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The address or venue name
We only need a few details to quote: 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.
Questions from Hickstead
Which station is closest to Hickstead?
The closest is Burgess Hill station, roughly 3.1 miles away.
Is Hickstead close to London?
About 37 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
How long are you on site?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
How long will the queue be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan service around it.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
Is grass a problem?
Generally, if it is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
What happens on the day
Service is quick: everything is handed over hot from the hatch, and people can eat where they like. Afterwards we pack up. At about 3:55pm in late December, it gets dark in Hickstead, so put the van where there’s good light.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your guests.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Getting ready for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Let us know the serving time
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
Getting a price
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
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Looking after everyone
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Collect allergies in advance
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Keep the queue dry
- Make sure the van and queue are well lit
Send people out in groups in the cold.
A charity collection for a local food bank is a nice touch.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Hickstead?
For a Christmas party that feels a bit different, a chip van is hard to beat in Hickstead. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book our van in Hickstead
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Events in Hickstead and across West Sussex
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- A van that becomes part of the event
For planners, venues and organisers
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Hickstead? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
If you are planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Christmas catering near Hickstead
Hickstead is about 3 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Wherever your Christmas party is in the RH17 area, we can fry fresh for your guests. We cover 371 places in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 10 miles away.
If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Twineham CofE Primary School, hot fish and chips goes down well. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as The Parish Church of St Peter draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. Hickstead is within about 5 miles of the South Downs National Park, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
Here we cover the RH17 and BN6 postcode area, and we can serve your Christmas party anywhere in it. Neighbouring places where we serve Christmas parties include Goddards Green (1 mile east), Sayers Common (1 mile south), Abbotsford (2 miles east), Ansty (2 miles north-east) and Hurstpierpoint (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (9 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are The Dene Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Clayton Castle (4.6 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Paul's Catholic College (1.8 miles east)
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:
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
Popular choices
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- 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