Kent · England
Corporate Fish and Chip Catering for Hawkhurst events
We bring a fish and chip van for your team to Hawkhurst and nearby, cooking to order on site.
- Workplace fundraising days
- Team away days
- Project milestones
Planning an event in Hawkhurst?
Food your guests will love
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there’s sausage and chips, and it is a favourite with children.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
How our corporate fish and chip catering works in Hawkhurst
Everything is cooked as people come up, so the last person served gets food as hot as the first. Typical bookings include staff thank-you lunches and summer team days, serving mushy peas, cod and chips and sausage and chips.
Work events near Hawkhurst might be at a farm business, a workshop or an industrial unit. The van works at any of them. You’ll know what’s included before booking: the date, the service time and the menu.
Why choose corporate fish and chip catering in Hawkhurst?
It doesn’t need a meeting room, a kitchen or a restaurant booking, so it’s simple to arrange.
These are some of the bookings we take:
- Retirement and leaving lunches
- Open days
- Workplace fundraising days
- Thank-you lunches for the team
Nearby historic houses include Great Dixter (5 miles south-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans.
What to look for in a quote
- When final numbers are due
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- When payment is due
- VAT, if it applies
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your staff instead.
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
Step by step
Expect a friendly, organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and cook and serve without fuss. After-work summer events in Hawkhurst have daylight until about 9:15pm in late June and 7:00pm in late September; for winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, we need lighting.
- You tell us the date, the site, rough numbers and your break times.
- We check access and send a quote, with anything your site needs from us.
- Parking and arrival are agreed with your facilities team.
- On the day we set up and fry to order through the agreed service time.
- We pack up and leave the space as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Clear the route for the van
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or TN18 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
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What affects the price in Hawkhurst
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Distance and any road charges
- How many people are eating
- How long we serve
- Your choice of menu
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- A picture of the parking spot
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your staff event, and we will quote on that. Start when you’re ready: fill in our quote form.
Business events near Hawkhurst
Hawkhurst is about 12 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We take a fish and chip van for your team to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Hawkhurst. Hawkhurst is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Hawkhurst to Canterbury (about 29 miles away).
For colleagues arriving by train, the nearest station is Etchingham station, about 4 miles south-west. Hawkhurst sits roughly 41 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 4 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
Wherever your staff event is in TN18, we can fry fresh for your staff. Local streets include High Street, Barretts Road and Norris Close; a staff event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Other places close to Hawkhurst we cover include Beal's Green (1 mile north), Pipsden (1 mile east), The Moor (1 mile south-west), Gill's Green (1 mile north) and Little Conghurst (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles north-west), Tonbridge (14 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (10 miles north-west), Tenterden (8 miles east) and Southborough (13 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Ticehurst House Hospital (4.9 miles west).
- Local schools include Marlborough House School (0.5 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include The Queen's Hotel (under half a mile south-east)
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
A chip van compared with other options
Office caterers bring cold buffets. A van serves hot food to order. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why book with us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Something for staff to gather round
- Quick service from the hatch
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Hawkhurst: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Hawkhurst?
Etchingham station, about 4 miles south-west of the centre.
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Where can the van park?
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.
Can the van come to Hawkhurst?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, and Hawkhurst is within our area. To check your date, fill in our quote form.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac staff when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
How does payment work for businesses?
Ask us when you enquire and we’ll explain how booking and payment work.
Is grass a problem?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and we will advise.
Is there something for children?
Yes. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Include children in your numbers.
Towns and villages near Hawkhurst
Also in Hawkhurst
Diets, allergies and planning
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Consider a pre-order list
- Share the shift pattern
- Ask facilities about access
Plan the queue away from vehicle routes in the car park or yard.
Some teams make it a regular treat.
- 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