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Film Set Catering in Drellingore
Film set catering in Drellingore: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch.
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Location shoots
- Seaside and period locations
Book the van in Drellingore
How it works
Here’s how the day usually runs: we arrive, park up and set up, the oil comes up to temperature, and food goes out hot when you’re ready to eat. Long summer days in Drellingore, with light until about 9:15pm, suit evening wraps outdoors.
- First, tell us about your shoot.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- We cook to order on the day for the crew.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Make sure the van can get in
- Give us a contact for the day
Getting a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Film set catering in Drellingore, fried fresh
Food is fried to order, so it’s hot when the break is called. For stills shoots and commercials and music videos, we’ll put together a menu of pie and chips, mushy peas and haddock and chips for your guests.
Rural locations near Drellingore can be a long way from food, so a van at base is a big help. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
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Looking after everyone
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Send the unit base address and directions
- Name a contact in the production office
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
- Send allergies to us in writing
Lunch is planned around the call sheet, with a contact for changes.
A chip van wrap party is a great way to finish a shoot.
Should I sort the food myself?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
What a fish and chip van costs
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- The minimum booking
- Distance and any road charges
- Your choice of menu
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A picture of where the van would go
- Expected numbers
- Where the event is
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, use our quote form.
FAQs for Drellingore
Do you come out to small places like Drellingore?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Is Drellingore close to London?
About 62 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Can you park at the unit base?
Usually, with a level spot. Locations will decide where.
What paperwork do you provide?
Send us your supplier requirements.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Drellingore.
Location catering around Drellingore
Drellingore is about 2 miles east of Hawkinge, in Kent. Wherever your shoot is in the CT18 area, we can fry fresh for your crew. Drellingore is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Drellingore to Canterbury (12 miles away).
Central London is about 62 miles from Drellingore. For crew arriving by train, the closest railway station is Folkestone Central station, roughly 3.1 miles south-west of the centre. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 5 miles of Drellingore, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about vehicles. With the sea within about 4 miles, coastal shoots need a sheltered base, so plan where crew will queue.
Here we cover the CT18 and CT15 postcode area, and we can serve your shoot anywhere in it. We also bring the van to shoots in South Alkham (1 mile north-east), Alkham (1 mile north-east), Satmar (1 mile south-east), Chalksole Green (1 mile north-east) and Capel-le-Ferne (2 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Ashford (15 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north-west), Dover (4 miles east), Folkestone (3 miles south-west), Deal (11 miles north-east) and Hythe (6 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (2.9 miles south-west) and Folkestone Museum (3.1 miles south). The countryside around Drellingore includes Sugar Loaf Hill and Dover Western Heights.
Planners, venues and businesses
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
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.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Some locations have nowhere to buy food. A van brings lunch to base. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why book our van in Drellingore
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Events in Drellingore and across Kent
- A menu almost everyone likes
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
Take a look at how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Perfect for your shoot in Drellingore
It is self-contained.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Drellingore book the van for events such as:
- Commercials and music videos
- Location shoots
- Wrap parties
- Photo shoots
Nearby historic houses include Acrise Place (3 miles west). Period locations like these generally keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether travel is included
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Payment terms and deposit
What comes out of the fryer
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
- 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