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Corporate fish and chip catering in Hogben's Hill, Kent
Planning a fish and chip van for your team in Hogben's Hill? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your staff queue at the hatch.
- Open days
- Retirement send-offs
- Staff thank-you lunches
Corporate fish and chip catering for Hogben's Hill events
Corporate fish and chip catering in Hogben's Hill, fried fresh
Everything is cooked as people come up, so the last person served gets food as hot as the first. Typical bookings include customer days and charity and fundraising days at work, with sausage and chips, pie and chips and cod and chips.
Near Hogben's Hill, workplaces can be far from shops, which makes a chip van a real treat. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your staff event, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Step by step
We arrive on time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen and the hatch goes up. When the fryers are up to heat, service starts right on schedule. For an end-of-day event in Hogben's Hill, summer gives you light until about 9:15pm; in late May, sunset is around 8:45pm.
- First, tell us about your staff event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for your staff.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Planning help
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Office caterers bring cold buffets. A chip van serves hot food fresh from the fryer. Larger groups usually cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book our van in Hogben's Hill
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
Take a look at our pricing or what a fish and chip van costs.
About the food
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish.
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.
Diets, allergies and planning
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Confirm allergies by email
- Send round an allergy question
- Find out what documents the site needs
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
We can serve each shift in turn, as agreed in advance.
A pre-order list speeds things up and helps with allergies.
Perfect for your staff event in Hogben's Hill
It does not need a meeting room, a kitchen or a restaurant booking, so it is easy to organise.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We are often booked for:
- Retirement and leaving lunches
- Fish Friday treats
- Charity days
- Warehouse, depot and site teams
Historic houses near Hogben's Hill include Belmont House and Gardens (2.9 miles west). Historic venues suit client days, but check their vehicle rules before planning a van.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether travel is included
- What happens if plans change
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- The van’s size and access needs
Questions from Hogben's Hill
What’s the nearest station to Hogben's Hill?
Selling station, about 1.3 miles east of the centre.
Is Hogben's Hill close to London?
Roughly 46 miles from the centre of London.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
When should we book?
As early as you can, especially for summer weekends and December. Even at short notice, it’s worth asking.
Do you do customer events and open days?
We do. A chip van gives visitors something to queue for and talk about.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. We’ll agree arrival and serving times with you so food is ready when you want it.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your site’s list, and we will confirm what we can provide.
What happens if it rains?
We carry on in the rain, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Towns and villages near Hogben's Hill
Other occasions in Hogben's Hill
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Should I sort the food myself?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your staff instead.
Space, access and the venue
The van has to be able to get in and park safely, so a few things need checking. Here’s what we look for:
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- Access wide and high enough for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Staff lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
Hogben's Hill for staff days and team lunches
Hogben's Hill is about 3 miles south of Faversham, in Kent. For staff events in Hogben's Hill, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. We take the van to all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 7 miles away.
For staff and visitors coming by train, the nearest station is Selling station, about 1.3 miles east. Central London is about 46 miles from Hogben's Hill, and we cover it as standard. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about 7 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
We take the van to staff events all over ME13 and the streets around it. Neighbouring places where we serve staff events include Selling (1 mile east), Gushmere (1 mile north-east), Perrywood (1 mile south-east), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (9 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north) and Herne Bay (12 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.9 miles south-east).
- Pubs nearby include The White Lion Public House (0.5 miles east)
- 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