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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Lancing events
We bring a fish and chip van for your Christmas party to Lancing and nearby, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- Christmas customer days
- PTA Christmas events
- New Year parties
Fresh fish and chips in Lancing
Common questions in Lancing
Can you serve near the sea around Lancing?
Yes, of course. The cooking is inside the van, so wind doesn’t affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
How far is Lancing from London?
About 47 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What about guests who don’t eat fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, near your guests, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan service around it.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including West Sussex. Find your area.
Do you clear up afterwards?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
When should we book for December?
As early as possible. December weekends and Fridays are the first to go.
About our Christmas party fish and chips in Lancing
Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons suit a chip van too, with hot food for visitors in the cold. We are frequently asked to cater christmas fairs at schools and end-of-year club parties, serving sausage and chips, cod and chips and gravy.
For a Christmas get-together near Lancing, a chip van on the drive is a treat. We keep the menu short: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
- Where
- Lancing (BN15)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Who books Christmas party fish and chips in Lancing?
It feels festive without being formal.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Lancing and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- New Year parties
- Christmas fairs at schools
- Staff Christmas parties
- Christmas lunches for shift teams
A winter fair at a school like The Globe Primary Academy gets dark early, so hot food from a van is popular.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
Nearby places to Lancing
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Looking after everyone
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Plan lighting near the hatch
Afterwards, we pack up.
A charity collection for a local food bank is a nice touch.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- The date and time of year
- Access and parking
- Service time
- Numbers
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The venue or postcode
- Where the van would park
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, the address or BN15 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. To get started, use our quote form.
Where the van can park in Lancing
If a spot is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- A clear area by the serving hatch
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
About the food
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
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 usually the easier option.
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
How it works
You’ll know we are ready when the smell of frying drifts over. After that, it’s a steady flow to the hatch. December in Lancing means early darkness: sunset is about 3:55pm, so a lit, sheltered spot for the van is essential.
- It starts with your date, site and numbers.
- We check access and lighting at the spot and send a price.
- We agree arrival, lighting and the serving spot with you or the venue.
- On the day we set up and fry fresh at the agreed time.
- We clear our spot and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
Getting a price
Still finalising the details? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Planning help
Working with your venue
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Lancing? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
Christmas parties in Lancing: local tips
Lancing is about 3 miles east of Worthing, in West Sussex. Whether your Christmas party is in the middle of Lancing or on the outskirts, the service works the same way: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. Lancing is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. We serve events right across the region, from Lancing to Brighton (about 8 miles away).
Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as St. Michael & All Angels draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. Train travellers will want to know that there’s a station right in Lancing: Lancing station. The coast is within about 3 miles of Lancing, and winter sea winds can be bitter.
We take the van to Christmas parties all over BN15. That could mean a Christmas party at a home on North Road, North Farm Road and Addison Close or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Lancing sits on or near the A2025, so getting the van to your Christmas party is simple. Other places close to Lancing we cover include Sompting (1 mile west), East Worthing (2 miles south-west), Broadwater (2 miles west), Offington (3 miles west) and Botolphs (3 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Worthing (3 miles west), Haywards Heath (15 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles north-east), Littlehampton (9 miles west), Rustington (8 miles west) and Storrington (8 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Worthing Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Old Castle (3.1 miles west). The countryside around Lancing includes Lancing Ring and Widewater Lagoon.
- Schools near Lancing include The Sir Robert Woodard Academy (0.6 miles north-west) and Sompting Abbotts Preparatory School (1.5 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Railway pub (within half a mile south-west)
- 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