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Christmas Party Fish and Chips for Tackley events
Looking for a fish and chip van for your Christmas party in Tackley? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Christmas customer days
- Staff Christmas parties
- New Year parties
Christmas party fish and chips for Tackley events
Organising for someone else?
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Parks, greens and streets normally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Christmas party fish and chips in Tackley, fried fresh
The van parks outside and serves hot food. Popular choices include cod and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas, and we are regularly asked to cater end-of-year customer events and christmas fairs at schools.
In winter near Tackley, we need firm ground and light. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will be straight with you about what we can do.
- Location
- Tackley (OX5)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
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Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Agree the spot with the venue
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Send allergies to us in writing
We arrive in good time and set up in a lit spot.
Crackers on the tables finish it off.
Events we cater in Tackley
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 in Tackley and Oxfordshire:
- Warehouse and depot Christmas lunches
- Staff Christmas parties
- End-of-year club parties
- Christmas customer days
Christmas fairs at a church such as Church of St Nicholas can book the van as a hot-food stall.
Questions to ask before booking
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When payment is due
- Whether VAT is included
- What the van needs: space, access, power
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it’s a favourite in colder months.
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are a must for plenty of fish and chip fans, and they’re on the menu.
Should I sort the food myself?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Frying for a crowd at home is not a good idea: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. A van is designed for exactly this.
How we price a fish and chip van for your Christmas party
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- The menu and how many choices
- Numbers
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance and any road charges
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- The date and time of the event
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A picture of the parking spot
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Guests normally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. Sunset in Tackley in late December is about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for any party after mid-afternoon. Lunchtime is the brightest slot in December.
- 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.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Let us know the serving time
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Getting a price
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. To send them, use our quote form.
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Christmas parties in Tackley: local tips
Tackley is about 6 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Tackley is well within our area, so your Christmas party just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. We serve 443 places across Oxfordshire. We serve events right across the region, from Tackley to Oxford (about 10 miles away).
If people are coming by rail, Tackley has its own station, Tackley station. If you’re organising a Christmas fair for a school like Tackley Church of England Primary School, hot fish and chips goes down well.
Anywhere in OX5, we can fry fresh for your guests. Whether your Christmas party is on Nethercote Road, St Nicholas Road and St Johns Road or anywhere nearby, we can park up and fry there. Close by, we cover Christmas parties in Bunkers Hill (2 miles south), Shipton-on-Cherwell (2 miles south), Wootton (3 miles west), Thrupp (3 miles south) and Woodstock (3 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Oxford (10 miles south), Banbury (13 miles north), Bicester (6 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (14 miles south), Witney (10 miles south-west) and Carterton (15 miles south-west).
A little further out are Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum (3.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Woodsides Meadow.
- Pubs nearby include The Gardiner Arms (less than half a mile west)
Before you choose a spot
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- Light near the van and the queue for evening service
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
- A short walk from the party
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
Questions from Tackley
Which station is closest to Tackley?
Tackley station, in Tackley itself.
Is Tackley close to London?
Roughly 58 miles from the centre of London.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
What time should the van serve at a Christmas party?
Early in the evening usually works best, before the drinks really flow. For lunchtime, we’ll work to your break.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
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 tell you honestly what we can offer.
What if it is raining or freezing?
The fryers are inside the van, so we carry on. Plan a short, lit route from the door to the hatch.
Can the van come to our work Christmas do?
We do. Tell us the date, site and numbers.
- 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