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Film Set Catering in Abbey Wood
Bring the chip shop to your shoot in Abbey Wood. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Crew morale days
- Seaside shoots
- Shoots on location
Book the van in Abbey Wood
About the food
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it is a favourite in colder months.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it is on the menu.
How our film set catering works in Abbey Wood
On a long shoot day, a good hot lunch keeps morale up. We park at the unit base and cook to order. On the menu are cod and chips, haddock and chips and mushy peas, and we are frequently booked for crew morale days and shoots on location.
In Abbey Wood, unit bases are frequently in car parks or yards. Locations will have the parking arrangements, often with council permission. You will know what’s included before booking: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
- Area
- Abbey Wood (SE2, SE18, DA16)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Where the van can park in Abbey Wood
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- A queue area clear of trucks
- The location’s agreement
- Access checked by locations
Abbey Wood is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Abbey Wood
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Crew lunches
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Ordering takeaway to a location is unreliable. A van cooks at the unit base. Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
Why book our van in Abbey Wood
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Events in Abbey Wood and across Greater London
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Read how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Places near Abbey Wood
Other occasions in Abbey Wood
Shooting in Abbey Wood: unit bases and access
Abbey Wood is about 1 mile east of Plumstead, in Greater London. We cover Abbey Wood as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Abbey Wood is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is London, about 9 miles away.
The A206 give trucks and the van a straightforward route to Abbey Wood. For crew arriving by train, Abbey Wood station is about 0.5 miles away.
Wherever your shoot is in SE2, SE18 and DA16, we can fry fresh for your crew, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Bevan Road, Mcleod Road and Manton Road or a nearby road, we will bring the van to you. Main roads around Abbey Wood include the A206, which makes travel to your shoot easy. If your venue is just outside Abbey Wood, we also cover West Heath (1 mile south-east), Lessness Heath (2 miles east), Belvedere (2 miles east), Welling (2 miles south) and Crook Log (2 miles south). We also serve nearby towns such as London (9 miles west), City of Westminster (12 miles west), Marylebone (11 miles west), Kensington (14 miles west), St Pancras (10 miles west) and Shoreditch (9 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Gallions Reach Shopping Park (2.1 miles north-west) and Greenwich Castle (4.9 miles west). Open spaces near Abbey Wood include Crossness Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include St Paul's Academy (0.5 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Plume Of Feathers Public House (0.5 miles west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Colyers (2.9 miles east)
Should I sort the food myself?
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 solves that by cooking on site.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is normally simpler.
The process
A typical booking goes like this: the van arrives and we set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and we serve hot from the hatch when you’re ready to eat. Long summer days in Abbey Wood, with light until about 9:20pm, suit evening wraps outdoors, while by late September it’s nearer 7:05pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Before we arrive
- Let us know the serving time
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Related guides
Organising for someone else?
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Why choose film set catering in Abbey Wood?
It needs no kitchen on location.
We can help if you’re planning any of the following:
- Ad shoots
- Shoots on location
- Crew morale days
- Wrap celebrations
Among the historic houses close to Abbey Wood are Danson House (2.1 miles south) and Red House (2.3 miles south). Historic houses are popular locations, and most set strict rules for vehicles, so plan the unit base with locations.
What your quote should include
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- Any minimum charge
- Payment terms and deposit
- What the van needs: space, access, power
Your questions about a fish and chip van for the crew in Abbey Wood
Is parking a problem for the van in Abbey Wood?
It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We will work around it.
Which station is closest to Abbey Wood?
Abbey Wood station, about 0.5 miles north-east of the centre.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for crew.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. We’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Do numbers include extras?
Yes. Let us know total numbers.
Do you do anything other than fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Can you adjust to schedule changes?
We can. Give us a contact for changes, and we will work around changes where we can.
Diets, allergies and planning
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Give us a map or what3words for base
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Give us a contact for call-time changes
We work to the lunch time on the call sheet, and a contact keeps us updated.
Bins at base keep the location clean.
- 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