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Christmas party fish and chips in Sholing, Southampton
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, a fish and chip van for your Christmas party makes the food a highlight of your Christmas party in Sholing.
- School and PTA Christmas fairs
- New Year parties
- Christmas fairs and lights switch-ons
Planning an event in Sholing?
Christmas party fish and chips for your Christmas party in Sholing
A chip van is a welcome sight at a Christmas fair, serving hot food on a chilly evening. For family Christmas get-togethers and staff Christmas parties, we can cook haddock and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
For a Christmas get-together near Sholing, a chip van on the drive is a treat. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
- Area
- Sholing (SO19)
- Region
- Southampton
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
What affects the price in Sholing
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- Distance and any road charges
- The day of the week
- Cod, haddock or both
- Access and parking
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest a menu and timing to match. A short menu is often the best value.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- Expected numbers
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The venue or postcode
- Your date and serving time
Planning a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Sholing? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with a quote. To get in touch, send us your details through our quote form.
A chip van compared with other options
Venue Christmas packages add up. A van in the car park keeps it simple. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why us?
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- A van that becomes part of the event
See our pricing and the cost guide.
The process
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we’ll adjust start times and pace to suit your Christmas party. At about 4:00pm in late December, it gets dark in Sholing; light the path to the van.
- 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.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Ensure the van can get in
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Perfect for your Christmas party in Sholing
It feels festive without being formal, and people talk about it.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Sholing:
- Festive gatherings after Christmas
- Christmas fairs at schools
- Staff Christmas parties
- Christmas socials for clubs
Sholing is on or near the A3025, so we can reach it easily in winter.
What your quote should include
- When final numbers are due
- The van’s size and access needs
- How allergens are handled
- Payment terms and deposit
Nearby places to Sholing
Other occasions in Sholing
Diets, allergies and planning
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell facilities or the venue about the van
- Book as early as possible for December
- Collect allergies in advance
- Send allergies to us in writing
For a work party, food early in the evening usually works best.
Some teams collect for a local charity on the day.
Organising for someone else?
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on arrival and serving times.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Festive bookings around Sholing
Sholing is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Tell us where your Christmas party in Sholing will be, and we will plan access and set-up. Sholing is one of 40 towns and villages in Southampton we cover.
A winter fair at a school like St Monica Primary School gets dark early, so hot food from a van is popular. If a church like Church of St Mary is running a Christmas fair, a chip van is a welcome sight on a cold evening. Sholing is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route. With the sea within about 2 miles, December breezes can be cold.
Here we cover the SO19 postcode area, so your Christmas party can be anywhere in it. Your Christmas party could be at a house on Bay Road, Ashby Road and Loane Road, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Sholing sits on or near the A3025, so getting the van to your Christmas party is simple. Nearby, we also serve Christmas parties in Itchen (1 mile west), Thornhill (1 mile north-east), Bitterne (1 mile north), Peartree Green (1 mile west) and Northam (1 mile north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Shirley (4 miles north-west), Regents Park (4 miles west), Maybush (5 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Sholing is among the bigger towns we cover in Southampton, with lots of choice for Christmas parties.
Other landmarks nearby include Netley Castle (1.6 miles south) and Marlands Shopping Centre (2.3 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Netley Common.
- Local schools include Oasis Academy Sholing (less than half a mile north) and Woolston School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Red Lion pub (1 mile north)
FAQs for Sholing
Can you serve near the sea around Sholing?
Yes, of course. The cooking is inside the van, so wind does not affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
Can the van park in Westwood Woodland Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Can you cook in the rain?
The weather does not stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
What can guests choose from?
Chip-shop favourites: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Do we need to provide anything?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Mention any power or water available and we’ll confirm the rest.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
When do Christmas bookings fill up?
Very early. Fridays in December book up first.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the Christmas party.
The menu, dish by dish
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips, perfect with 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