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Christmas party fish and chips in New Romney, Kent
Bring the chip shop to your Christmas party in New Romney. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Christmas lunches for shift teams
- Christmas customer days
- Christmas markets and fairs
A chip van near New Romney
Christmas party fish and chips in New Romney, cooked to order
December dates book up early, so ask as soon as you know yours. On the menu are gravy, cod and chips and haddock and chips, and typical bookings are for christmas socials for clubs and festive family gatherings.
In New Romney, festive gatherings tend to be at home or the hall. We need firm ground and some light. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
Where the van can park in New Romney
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
- A spot near your guests
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
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For event organisers in New Romney
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 saves passing messages back and forth.
Organising a club, school or community event in New Romney? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Common questions in New Romney
Can the van park in Romney Warren Country Park?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is New Romney close to London?
About 57 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Can you cater for allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Is grass a problem?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and we’ll advise.
Can the van park on the street?
Only in a legal space, or with the council’s permission. Check with your council first.
What time should the van serve at a Christmas party?
Whenever suits your party. Remember it’s dark by about 4pm in December.
Can you come to our office Christmas party?
Yes, with a level spot such as a car park and the site’s agreement.
Do you bring everything you need?
Everything is cooked in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Put allergy details in writing
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Ask about your date in the autumn, or earlier
- Tell facilities or the venue about the van
Keep the walk from the door to the van short.
Hot drinks alongside make it even better.
About the food
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it’s a favourite in colder months.
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it is hot, crisp and generous.
Planning a Christmas party in New Romney
New Romney is about 8 miles south-west of Hythe, in Kent. People in New Romney book us for all sorts of reasons, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. New Romney is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from New Romney to Canterbury (21 miles away).
The A259 and B2071 make New Romney easy to reach on a dark winter evening. If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy, hot fish and chips goes down well.
Christmas parties anywhere in TN28 start with a parking spot for the van and a serving time. From High Street, Church Road and Station Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. You will find New Romney on the A259 and B2071, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Littlestone-on-Sea (1 mile east), Greatstone-on-Sea (1 mile south-east), St Mary in the Marsh (2 miles north), St Mary's Bay (2 miles north-east) and Old Romney (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Ashford (11 miles north), Folkestone (12 miles north-east), Hythe (8 miles north-east), Hawkinge (13 miles north-east), Tenterden (12 miles north-west) and Cheriton (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Lydd Town Museum (3 miles south-west) and Romney 'castle' (2.1 miles west). The countryside around New Romney includes Burnthouse Pen and Dungeness National.
- Schools near New Romney include The Marsh Academy (less than half a mile east) and The Marsh Academy (within half a mile east)
- Nearby, you will find The Ship Hotel (under half a mile north)
What affects the price in New Romney
These are the factors that matter most:
- The number of meals
- The day of the week
- Service time
- Travel, tolls and road charges
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your Christmas party, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- The address or venue name
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- A picture of where the van would go
Send us the date, the address or TN28 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Why choose Christmas party fish and chips in New Romney?
It is hot food on a cold day.
These are some of the bookings we take in New Romney and Kent:
- End-of-year customer events
- Staff Christmas parties
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
- Club and society Christmas socials
Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Church of St Nicholas draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards.
What your quote should include
- What happens if plans change
- How late numbers can change
- How many hours the van serves
- VAT, if it applies
Takeaway run or book a van?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your guests instead.
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties do not mix. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
The process
We get there well before service, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Guests usually gather round the hatch as soon as we open. In December, it’s dark in New Romney by about 3:50pm, so even a late-afternoon Christmas party needs lighting by the van and the queue. A lunchtime party is the only one served in good daylight.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Give us a contact for the day
- Let us know the serving time
Getting a price
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your Christmas party, and we will come back with availability and a quote.
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- 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