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Christmas party fish and chips in New Marston, Oxfordshire
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Christmas party fish and chips in New Marston.
- Staff Christmas parties
- New Year parties
- Christmas lunches for shift teams
Christmas party fish and chips in New Marston
Christmas party fish and chips for your Christmas party in New Marston
For a family gathering over Christmas, the van can come to you. On the menu are pie and chips, gravy and haddock and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater school and PTA Christmas fairs and staff Christmas parties.
In New Marston, festive gatherings tend to be at home or the hall. We need firm ground and some light. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer before you book.
- Area
- New Marston (OX3, OX1, OX4)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
FAQs for New Marston
How far is New Marston from London?
About 52 miles from central London.
Can the van park in Headington Hill Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac guests when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do you do work Christmas parties?
Yes. Tell us the date, site and numbers as early as you can.
Do you do Christmas markets?
Yes. Tell us the date and pitch.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
How early do Christmas dates go?
As soon as you have a date.
When should we eat?
Early in the evening normally works best. For lunchtime, we’ll work to your break.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A big takeaway order rarely arrives hot. The van fries on site. 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.
Why book with us
- No surprises in your quote
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Events in New Marston and across Oxfordshire
- Something for guests to gather round
Take a look at how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
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. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Prices and what affects them
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- How far we travel
- Cod, haddock or both
- Any minimum charge
- The day of the week
Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
Details that help
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Where the event is
- Where the van would park
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- A picture of the space and the way in
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you’re ready, fill in our quote form.
Perfect for your Christmas party in New Marston
By December, many people have had several Christmas dinners, so a chip van makes a nice change.
These are some of the bookings we take around New Marston:
- End-of-year customer events
- End-of-year club parties
- Depot Christmas treats
- Family Christmas get-togethers
For colleagues travelling by train, the closest railway station is Oxford station, roughly 1.6 miles south-west of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- When final numbers are due
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- What they can offer for dietary needs
Places near New Marston
More for events in New Marston
New Marston in December: what to know
New Marston is about 1 mile north of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. For Christmas parties in New Marston, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. We serve all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
A winter fair at a school like St Michael's CofE Primary School gets dark early, so hot food from a van is popular. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Saint Michael and All Angels draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards.
For Christmas parties in OX3, OX1 and OX4, we just need to know where the van can park. Streets in the area include Ferry Road, Croft Road and Copse Lane, and the van can serve a Christmas party on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Other places close to New Marston we cover include Headington Hill (1 mile south-east), Northway (1 mile north-east), Oxford (1 mile south), St Clement's (1 mile south) and Norham Manor (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Didcot (11 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (6 miles south), Witney (11 miles west), Carterton (15 miles west) and Thame (11 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Clarendon Shopping Centre (1.2 miles south-west) and Churchill Hospital (0.7 miles east). The countryside around New Marston includes Headington Hill and CS Lewis Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Rye St Antony School (0.5 miles south-east) and Cheney School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find White Horse pub (0.8 miles south-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include English Faculty Library (0.6 miles south-west)
Diets, allergies and planning
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Collect allergies in advance
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Put allergy details in writing
- Ask about your date in the autumn, or earlier
Send people out in groups.
Some teams collect for a local charity on the day.
A closer look at the menu
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who does not want fish, and it is a favourite with children.
Step by step
When we arrive, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Then everything is fried to order, so we time it to your schedule. At about 3:55pm in late December, it gets dark in New Marston; light the path to the van.
- 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, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Clear the route for the van
Ask for a quote
Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Before you choose a spot
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
- A spot near your guests
- Lighting nearby for evening events
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- 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