Milton Keynes · England
Film Set Catering in Great Horwood
Film set catering in Great Horwood: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- End-of-shoot parties
- Commercials and music videos
- Fashion shoots on location
Fresh fish and chips in Great Horwood
Common questions in Great Horwood
Do you come out to small places like Great Horwood?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
How far is Great Horwood from London?
Roughly 47 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we’ll confirm what we need.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes, always. We fry to order in the van at your venue, and serve straight from the hatch.
Can the van come to our wrap?
We do. A chip van suits a relaxed wrap party.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Can the van come to Great Horwood?
Yes, we do. Great Horwood is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
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 be honest about what’s possible.
How our film set catering works in Great Horwood
We work with your location manager or production office on access, parking and timings. We are frequently asked to cater treat days on a long shoot and event crews, with cod and chips, haddock and chips and mushy peas.
Near Great Horwood, check tracks and ground for the van with locations. We cook inside the van, right where your crew are, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
- Where
- Great Horwood (MK17)
- Region
- Milton Keynes
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Towns and villages near Great Horwood
What else we do in Great Horwood
Should I sort the food myself?
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
Occasions we serve in Great Horwood
Service is quick from the hatch.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Photo shoots
- Location shoots
- Seaside and period locations
- Unit base lunches
Historic houses near Great Horwood include Claydon House (4.9 miles south-west). Period locations like these typically keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- The deposit and payment dates
- The van’s size and access needs
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Compared with sandwiches on set, hot fish and chips is a real lunch. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Why Great Horwood hosts choose us
- We cover Great Horwood and the whole of Milton Keynes
- Quick service from the hatch
- A clear quote before booking
- Something for crew to gather round
Read our pricing and what a fish and chip van costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most events have a few crew with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Ask for dietary needs on the crew info form
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Give us a map or what3words for base
- Name a contact in the production office
Tell us if supporting artists are eating.
Bins at base keep the location clean.
A closer look at the menu
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It’s the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Sausage and chips
For anyone who does not fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and it’s a favourite with children.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Room for the crew to queue
- Light near the van if needed
- Access checked by locations
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
Popular choices
- Mushy peas
- Crew lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
What happens on the day
We arrive on time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen and the hatch goes up. When the fryers are up to heat, service starts at the time you asked for. Winter shoots near Great Horwood chase the light, which goes at about 3:55pm in December, so lunch at base is frequently in daylight but a wrap meal isn’t.
- Tell us what you are 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Ensure the van can get in
- Plan where the queue will stand
Getting a price
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, use our quote form.
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What affects the price in Great Horwood
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Your choice of menu
- Service time
- Whether a minimum applies
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.
What to tell us
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The address or venue name
Thinking about a fish and chip van for the crew for your shoot in Great Horwood? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Great Horwood for film and TV crews
Great Horwood is about 5 miles east of Buckingham, in Milton Keynes. Bookings in Great Horwood come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. Great Horwood is one of 73 places in Milton Keynes where we bring the van. You can also see our page for Milton Keynes, about 6 miles away.
Great Horwood is about 47 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews.
For shoots in MK17, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many crew. Local streets include High Street, The Green and Willow Road; a shoot on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Other places close to Great Horwood we cover include Little Horwood (1 mile east), Nash (2 miles north), Winslow (2 miles south), Whaddon (3 miles north-east) and Swanbourne (3 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Milton Keynes (6 miles north-east), Bletchley (6 miles east), Newport Pagnell (10 miles north-east), Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (7 miles east), Furzton (5 miles north-east) and Whitehouse (5 miles north-east).
A little further out are Buckingham Community Hospital (5 miles north-west) and Drayton Parslow Mound (4.2 miles south-east). The countryside around Great Horwood includes Buckingham Sand Pit.
- Schools near Great Horwood include Sir Thomas Fremantle School (1.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Crown pub (under half a mile north-west)
- 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