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Corporate Fish and Chip Catering in Tidebrook
From the first sizzle in the fryer to the last chip, a fish and chip van for your team turns food into part of your staff event in Tidebrook.
- Lunch for site crews
- Celebrating a big win
- Team away days
Planning an event in Tidebrook?
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your team in Tidebrook
Can the van park in Wadhurst Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do you serve visitors at events?
We do. Visitors love it.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac staff when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. Timings are agreed in advance.
Can we pay by invoice?
We’ll explain how it works when we quote for businesses.
What does it cost to hire the van?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers and timings. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we will reply with a price.
Corporate fish and chip catering in Tidebrook, fried fresh
Facilities can deal with us directly, and we will confirm what we can provide for your site’s paperwork. We’re often asked to cater end-of-project celebrations and friday lunch treats, with pie and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
For farms and rural sites near Tidebrook, a chip van brings a hot lunch to wherever the team is. Tell us about access. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will be straight with you about what we can do.
- Area
- Tidebrook (TN5)
- County
- East Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A big takeaway order arrives late and lukewarm. The van cooks on site. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why book with us
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- A van that becomes part of the event
- A clear quote before you book
Tidebrook for staff days and team lunches
Tidebrook is about 6 miles east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. Bookings in Tidebrook come in all shapes and sizes, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Tidebrook is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. We serve events right across the region, from Tidebrook to Brighton (23 miles away).
Tidebrook is about 36 miles from central London. For staff and visitors coming by train, the closest railway station is Wadhurst station, roughly 2.4 miles north of the centre. With the High Weald National Landscape within about 2 miles, rural team days are easy to arrange.
For staff events in TN5, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. Neighbouring places where we serve staff events include Rusher's Cross (1 mile south-west), Coggins Mill (1 mile south-west), Mayfield (2 miles south-west), Mark Cross (2 miles north-west) and Argos Hill (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Hailsham (12 miles south), Crowborough (6 miles west), Uckfield (10 miles south-west), Polegate (15 miles south) and Heathfield (5 miles south).
A little further out are Ticehurst House Hospital (4.5 miles east). Open spaces near Tidebrook include Bewl Water.
Places near Tidebrook
Other occasions in Tidebrook
Step by step
Changes on the day are fine: we can start a little later or slow the pace. For a staff lunch in Tidebrook, daylight is not an issue, but a winter evening event is dark by about 3:55pm, so evening events need a lit spot. Summer events have daylight until around 9:15pm.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
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Organising for someone else?
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we will work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
What a fish and chip van costs
We’ll give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- The minimum booking
- How easy the site is to reach
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- How far we travel
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
To check availability and price, we need:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where the event is
- A photo of the space and the way in
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can fill in our quote form.
Should I sort the food myself?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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.
Events we cater in Tidebrook
A van lunch is a staff treat almost everyone appreciates, from the boardroom to the loading bay.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Charity and fundraising days at work
- Customer days
- Celebrating a big win
- Staff appreciation days
Among the historic houses close to Tidebrook are Wadhurst Castle (2.3 miles north-east). For a client event at a historic house, ask early about rules for catering vans.
Before you book anyone
- Whether there is a minimum
- The cancellation terms
- What the price includes, item by item
- Whether travel is included
Space, access and the venue
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We need:
- A short walk from the party
- 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 will say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Staff lunches
- Pie and chips
Looking after everyone
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Check the site’s requirements for caterers
- Ask staff to pre-order
- Send round an allergy question
After the last group, we pack up.
Tell the team in advance: it is half the fun.
- 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