Kent · England
Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Shoreham events
Bring the chip shop to your Christmas party in Shoreham. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Christmas family parties
- Boxing Day and New Year gatherings
- Warehouse and depot Christmas lunches
Book the van in Shoreham
About our Christmas party fish and chips in Shoreham
The cooking is inside the van, so the weather does not stop service. We serve curry sauce, pie and chips and haddock and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater christmas markets and fairs and christmas fairs at schools.
In a small place like Shoreham, December lanes are dark, so tell us about the route and lighting at the spot. We plan the timings around your day, so the food is ready when you want to eat.
Occasions we serve in Shoreham
Rain or shine, the fryers keep going.
These are some of the bookings we take around Shoreham:
- Office Christmas parties
- Lights switch-on events
- Christmas fairs at schools
- End-of-year customer events
If you are organising a Christmas fair for a school like Shoreham Village School, hot fish and chips goes down well.
Before you book anyone
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
For something other than turkey, a fish and chip van is a great choice in Shoreham. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We will send you a quote.
Why us?
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- Something for guests to gather round
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
Read how we price and the cost guide.
How it works
Serving is straightforward: everything is handed over hot from the hatch. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. It gets dark in Shoreham by about 3:55pm at Christmas; park the van where there is good light, and keep the walk short.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Keep space clear for guests at the hatch
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to use our quote form. Give us the details of your Christmas party, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Planning help
Questions from Shoreham
Do you come out to small places like Shoreham?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Shoreham close to London?
Roughly 16 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
What does the van need?
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.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Can you come to our office Christmas party?
Yes, with a level spot such as a car park and the site’s agreement.
When should we eat?
Early in the evening usually works best, before the drinks really flow. For a lunch, tell us your break time.
What do you bring?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. Everything is fried fresh in the van, then handed over hot from the hatch.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Shoreham? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Festive bookings around Shoreham
Shoreham is about 4 miles north of Sevenoaks, in Kent. In and around Shoreham, the van can serve from a drive, a yard, a car park or a firm field, close to your guests. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Shoreham to London (16 miles away).
For colleagues travelling by train, there’s a station right in Shoreham: Shoreham (Kent) station. Carol services and Christmas fairs at churches such as Church of St Peter and St Paul draw people who are glad of hot food afterwards. Shoreham is within about a mile of the Kent Downs National Landscape, where winter lanes can be dark and narrow, so tell us about the route.
For Christmas parties in TN14, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. That could mean a Christmas party at a home on High Street, Boakes Meadow and Church Street or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. If your venue is just outside Shoreham, we also cover Badgers Mount (1 mile west), Sepham Heath (1 mile south-west), Twitton (1 mile south), Otford (2 miles south) and Lullingstone (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (8 miles north), Sevenoaks (4 miles south), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south), Gravesend (11 miles north-east), Tonbridge (10 miles south-east) and Northfleet (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are Sevenoaks Hospital (3.2 miles south) and Otford Heritage Centre (1.9 miles south). The countryside around Shoreham includes Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Old George Inn (within half a mile south-east)
Also near Shoreham
What else we do in Shoreham
Planning for dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Flag any coeliac guests
- Collect allergies in advance
- Think about a gazebo or covered doorway
- Confirm allergies by email
Plan cover for the queue.
Crackers on the tables finish it off.
Prices and what affects them
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Whether a minimum applies
- The date and time of year
- The number of meals
- The menu and how many choices
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. Ask us what applies to your Christmas party.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Where the van would park
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The date and time of the event
- Where the event is
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can use our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
If a spot isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
Popular choices
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
About the food
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.
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Fried to order in the van, it is hot, crisp and generous.
- 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