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East Sussex · England

Film and TV set catering in Beckley Furnace, East Sussex

We bring a fish and chip van for the crew across Beckley Furnace and East Sussex, frying fresh at your venue.

Crew lunches at base
Crew treats on long shoot days
Wrap celebrations

A chip van near Beckley Furnace

How our film set catering works in Beckley Furnace

A van can get a crew fed quickly within the lunch break, with no kitchen needed on site. Popular choices include pie and chips, cod and chips and sausage and chips, and typical bookings are for seaside shoots and fashion shoots on location.

For a shoot in a place like Beckley Furnace, tracks and soft ground need checking with locations. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.

Area: Beckley Furnace (TN31)
Region: East Sussex
Menu: Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
Extras: Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
Quotes: Contact us for a quote
Page updated: 24 October 2026

Battered fish and chips with a lemon wedge in a takeaway tray

Looking after everyone

With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:

Give us a contact for call-time changes
Share the base location and route
Agree the waste plan with locations
Flag any coeliac crew

Fewer choices mean faster service in a lunch break.

Bins at base keep the location clean.

Perfect for your shoot in Beckley Furnace

Crews love a chip van day.

Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Beckley Furnace, people book us for events such as:

Crew lunches at base
End-of-shoot parties
Location shoots
Ad shoots

Central London is about 48 miles from Beckley Furnace.

Questions to ask before you book

Travel, tolls and road charges
When payment is due
The cancellation terms
If the price includes VAT

15 questions to ask before you book

Can’t we just order from the chip shop?

Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. 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.

For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.

How it works

The van turns up at the agreed time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen. Once the oil is hot, the first portions go out at the time you asked for. Long summer days in Beckley Furnace, with light until about 9:15pm, suit evening wraps outdoors, while by late September it is nearer 7:00pm.

We start with the location, call times and crew numbers.
We check access and send a quote.
We arrange the van’s spot at the unit base with locations.
We serve hot from the hatch when lunch is called.
Afterwards we pack up and leave the unit base clean.

How to prepare

Have a level parking spot ready
Give us a contact for the day
Tell us when you want to eat

Get a quote

Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.

Get a quote

Planning help

What comes out of the fryer

Gravy

In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it is lovely with a pie.

Cod and chips

Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order.

Beckley Furnace for film and TV crews

Beckley Furnace is about 7 miles north of Hastings, in East Sussex. Shoots in Beckley Furnace are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Beckley Furnace is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 30 miles away.

For cast and crew travelling by train, the nearest station is Doleham station, about 2.9 miles south. Nearby historic houses include Great Dixter (2.7 miles north) and Durhamford Manor (4.2 miles west). If you’re shooting at a historic house, the van will need a base agreed with the property. With the sea within about 6 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base.

For shoots in TN31, we just need to know where the van can park. Close by, we cover shoots in Broad Oak (1 mile south-west), Broadland Row (1 mile south-east), Beckley (2 miles north-east), Udimore (2 miles south-east) and Northiam (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Hastings (7 miles south), Bexhill-on-Sea (10 miles south-west), St Leonards (8 miles south), Hastings Old Town (7 miles south), Belmont (7 miles south) and Hollington (7 miles south-west).

Other landmarks nearby include Conquest Hospital (5.6 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Flatropers Wood.

Map of Beckley Furnace © OpenStreetMap contributors

Prices and what affects them

We will give you a clear quote. What affects it most:

Travel, tolls and road charges
The day of the week
Service time
The menu and how many choices

Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.

Getting an accurate quote

A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:

Your date and serving time
A picture of where the van would go
Where the event is
Expected numbers

Send us the date, the address or TN31 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.

Common questions in Beckley Furnace

Is Beckley Furnace close to London?

Roughly 48 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.

Is Beckley Furnace too small for a chip van?

Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.

What about crew who do not eat fish?

We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we will tell you what we can offer.

Do you bring everything you need?

All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site.

Can you cook in the rain?

We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.

Can you go on a lawn or field?

It depends on the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a photo if you can.

Can you feed supporting artists too?

Of course. Let us know total numbers.

Do you have documents for productions?

Every production asks for different things, so ask your production office for the list and we will go through it.

Why fried-to-order beats a buffet

Some locations have nowhere to buy food. A van brings lunch to base. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.