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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Furnace Wood events
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van for your team turns food into part of your staff event in Furnace Wood.
- Customer days
- Warehouse, depot and site teams
- Charity days
Corporate fish and chip catering in Furnace Wood
Occasions we serve in Furnace Wood
People mix in the queue.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Charity days
- End-of-project celebrations
- Friday lunch treats
- Open days and customer events
For colleagues arriving by train, the closest railway station is East Grinstead station, roughly 2.5 miles south-east of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- A clear list of what’s included
- How many hours the van serves
- When final numbers are due
- Whether VAT is included
Corporate fish and chip catering for your staff event in Furnace Wood
We plan service around your breaks and shifts, so nobody misses out. Popular choices include sausage and chips, pie and chips and mushy peas, and typical bookings are for staff thank-you lunches and retirement send-offs.
Near Furnace Wood, workplaces can be far from shops, which makes a chip van a real treat. Everything is fried fresh at your staff event, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it’s ready.
- Location
- Furnace Wood (RH19)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Planning the van’s spot
A fish and chip van is a vehicle, so the spot matters, and a little planning goes a long way. Here’s what we look for:
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- A short walk from the party
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Staff lunches
A chip van compared with other options
A big takeaway order arrives late and lukewarm. A van fries on the spot. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book with us
- Quick service from the hatch
- All the chip-shop extras
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Events in Furnace Wood and across West Sussex
Read how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your team in Furnace Wood
What’s the nearest station to Furnace Wood?
East Grinstead station, about 2.5 miles south-east of the centre.
How far is Furnace Wood from London?
About 25 miles from central London.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
How long will the queue be?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your staff, and space for a queue. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
What about staff who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
What can staff choose from?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. Bins for staff are worth planning.
Working with your venue
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
Step by step
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. Lunchtime bookings in Furnace Wood are in daylight all year; winter evening events are dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting for later events. A summer after-work event has daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- 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 staff.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Keep space clear for staff at the hatch
Ask for a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Planning help
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties do not mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
Staff lunches in Furnace Wood: access and travel
Furnace Wood is about 3 miles west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Furnace Wood is well within our area, so your staff event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Furnace Wood is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Furnace Wood to Brighton (about 21 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Saint Hill Manor (3 miles south-east) and Standen (3.4 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans. Furnace Wood sits roughly 25 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles, which suits team days in the countryside.
This part of West Sussex takes in RH19, so your staff event can be anywhere in it. We can serve a staff event on streets such as Lake View Road, Felcot Road and Furnace Farm Road, wherever the van can park. For staff events just outside Furnace Wood, we cover Domewood (1 mile north-west), Snow Hill (1 mile west), Felbridge (1 mile east), Crawley Down (1 mile south) and Newchapel (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (6 miles west), Horsham (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), East Grinstead (3 miles east) and Broadfield (7 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Effingham Park Motor Museum (0.9 miles west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (3.1 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby schools include Imberhorne School (1.6 miles east)
Also near Furnace Wood
Other occasions in Furnace Wood
About the food
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’s hot, crisp and generous.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Diets, allergies and planning
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Let us know about coeliac disease
- Check with facilities where the van can park
- Send allergies to us in writing
Plan the queue away from vehicle routes in the car park or yard.
Make it a regular thing: monthly or quarterly.
- 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