East Sussex · England
Film Set Catering in Five Ash Down
Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Film set catering in Five Ash Down.
- Lunch at the unit base
- Seaside shoots
- Location shoots
A chip van near Five Ash Down
Food your guests will love
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Film set catering in Five Ash Down, fried fresh
Shoot days are long, and a hot lunch on time matters. We park at the unit base and cook to order. We serve pie and chips, haddock and chips and sausage and chips, and we’re often booked for end-of-shoot parties and fashion shoots on location.
For a shoot in a place like Five Ash Down, tracks and soft ground need checking. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Where
- Five Ash Down (TN22)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Step by step
We don’t cook ahead. Each portion is battered and fried as it is ordered, which is why it tastes like it does at the seaside. Winter shoots near Five Ash Down chase the light, which goes at about 3:55pm in December.
- We start with the location, call times and crew numbers.
- We check the route and the unit base and send a price.
- We agree the van’s position and arrival with the location manager.
- We cook to order through the crew’s lunch break.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the unit base clean.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Keep space clear for crew at the hatch
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or TN22 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Planning help
Should I sort the food myself?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the shoot.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Perfect for your shoot in Five Ash Down
It’s quick to serve within a lunch break.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Five Ash Down, people book us for events such as:
- Crew treats on long shoot days
- Location filming
- Music video shoots
- Wrap parties
Five Ash Down is roughly 36 miles from central London.
Questions to ask before you book
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How allergens are handled
- If the price includes VAT
- When payment is due
Shooting in Five Ash Down: unit bases and access
Five Ash Down is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. Five Ash Down is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. We cover 289 places across East Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 16 miles away.
For crew arriving by train, Buxted station, about 1.2 miles south-east, is the nearest station. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Five Ash Down, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about vehicles.
Shoots anywhere in TN22 start with a parking spot for the van and roughly how many crew. From Ashengate Way, Flaxen Fields and Olives Pit Lane or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Neighbouring places where we serve shoots include High Hurstwood (1 mile north-east), Fairwarp (1 mile north), Sweethaws (3 miles north-east), Crowborough (4 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (5 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south-east), Newhaven (14 miles south), Peacehaven (15 miles south) and Telscombe (15 miles south).
A little further out are Tickerage Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.4 miles south). The countryside around Five Ash Down includes Brickfield Meadow.
- Local schools include Uckfield College (1.8 miles south)
Also near Five Ash Down
What else we do in Five Ash Down
How we price a fish and chip van for the crew
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Service time
- Numbers
- How easy the site is to reach
- Your choice of menu
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Where you’d like the van to go
Each quote is put together for your shoot. Start with your date, and we will check availability right away.
What the van needs
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- A queue area clear of trucks
- Light near the van if needed
- A route in the van can manage, with no low branches or tight lanes
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Five Ash Down
- Crew lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
Five Ash Down questions
Is Five Ash Down too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do you come to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
What can crew choose from?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac crew when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll 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.
Do you bring everything you need?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
What about crew who do not eat fish?
There is: sausages and pies, with chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
A chip van compared with other options
Next to a sandwich lunch, a chip van gives the crew a proper hot meal. The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book our van in Five Ash Down
- We cover Five Ash Down and the whole of East Sussex
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Something for crew to gather round
- A clear quote before you book
For planners, venues and organisers
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
- 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