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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Rusthall events
Bring the chip shop to your Christmas party in Rusthall. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Office Christmas parties
- Warehouse and depot Christmas lunches
- End-of-year customer events
A chip van near Rusthall
Planning for dietary needs
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Agree the spot with the venue
- Collect allergies in advance
- Flag any coeliac guests
- Choose a lit spot for the van
For a work party, food early in the evening generally works best.
Some teams collect for a local charity on the day.
Christmas party fish and chips in Rusthall, cooked to order
A Christmas party does not have to mean another turkey dinner. Hot fish and chips on a cold December day is festive in its own way. For boxing Day and New Year gatherings and christmas socials for clubs, we can cook sausage and chips, haddock and chips and pie and chips and more.
For a Christmas get-together near Rusthall, a chip van on the drive is a treat on a dark December evening. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
Step by step
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, park up and set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and food goes out hot when you are ready to eat. At about 3:55pm in late December, it gets dark in Rusthall, so put the van where there’s good light.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
Preparing for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, use our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Next to a Christmas meal out, a van means no booking, no travel and no time off site. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We will tell you up front.
Why book with us
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Bookings across Kent, including Rusthall
- Hot food handed straight over
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Planning the van’s spot
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- Access wide and high enough for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the hatch
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Cod and chips
What a fish and chip van costs
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- How easy the site is to reach
- The day of the week
- The length of service
- The number of meals
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The address or venue name
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- A picture of where the van would go
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can use our quote form.
Festive bookings around Rusthall
Rusthall is about 2 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. For Christmas parties in Rusthall, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 26 miles away.
If a church like St Paul's Church Centre is running a Christmas fair, a chip van is a welcome sight on a cold evening. Train travellers will want to know that the nearest station is Tunbridge Wells station, about 1.5 miles east. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Rusthall, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
We serve Christmas parties across TN4 and TN3. We can serve a Christmas party on streets such as Rusthall High Street, Hill View Road and Manor Road, wherever the van can park. For Christmas parties just outside Rusthall, we cover Langton Green (1 mile west), Bullingstone (1 mile north-west), Speldhurst (1 mile north-west), Stockland Green (1 mile north) and Broadwater Down (2 miles south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Tonbridge (5 miles north-east), Kings Hill (12 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (7 miles east), Edenbridge (9 miles north-west) and Staplehurst (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tonbridge Castle (4.5 miles north-east) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.3 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Barden Lake and Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve.
- Schools near Rusthall include Rose Hill School (0.7 miles east) and Bennett Memorial Diocesan School (0.9 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Oak pub (within half a mile south-west)
What comes out of the fryer
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger guests and fish-dodgers.
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the side most people expect.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
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.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Nearby places to Rusthall
What else we do in Rusthall
Questions from Rusthall
Do you come to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
How far is Rusthall from London?
About 29 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Who clears up?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Can you trade at our Christmas fair?
Yes. Tell us the date and pitch.
What happens if it rains?
The weather does not stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
When do Christmas bookings fill up?
Ideally in the summer or early autumn.
What does the van need?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, and space for a queue. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Rusthall.
- 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