Isle of Wight · England
Film Set Catering for Haylands events
We bring a fish and chip van for the crew across Haylands and the Isle of Wight, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- Wrap parties
- Location filming
- Lunch at the unit base
Film set catering in Haylands
How we price a fish and chip van for the crew
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- The minimum booking
- Distance and any road charges
- Numbers
- The menu and how many choices
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- Expected numbers
- Where you’d like the van to go
- The date and time of the event
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
Thinking about a fish and chip van for the crew for your shoot in Haylands? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a clear price. To contact us, use our quote form.
About our film set catering in Haylands
Locations and the production office can deal with us directly. We serve pie and chips, mushy peas and cod and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater end-of-shoot parties and unit base lunches.
Shoots around Haylands often use houses, farms and lanes. Let us know about access. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Where
- Haylands (PO33)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Step by step
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, set up where we’ve agreed, and get on with frying and serving. Long summer days in Haylands, with light until about 9:20pm, suit evening wraps outdoors, while by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm.
- It starts with the unit base, dates and numbers.
- We check the route and the unit base and send a price.
- We arrange the van’s spot at the unit base with locations.
- We set up at the unit base and fry to order for the lunch break.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the unit base clean.
Preparing for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Let us know the serving time
Ask for a quote
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. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
The menu, dish by dish
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Common questions in Haylands
What’s the nearest station to Haylands?
The closest is Ryde St Johns Road station, roughly 0.9 miles away.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, of course. The cooking is inside the van, so wind doesn’t affect it, but the queue will want shelter.
Can you feed supporting artists too?
Yes. Let us know total numbers.
What about crew who don’t eat fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we will tell you what we can offer.
Is grass a problem?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
How long will the queue be?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Give us your numbers and service window, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
What food do you serve?
Chip-shop favourites: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your crew, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Compared with sandwiches on set, a chip van gives the crew a proper hot meal. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. We set everything out in your quote.
Why book our van in Haylands
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Hot food handed straight over
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
Take a look at our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Why choose film set catering in Haylands?
It is ideal for short jobs.
Whatever the occasion in Haylands, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We’re frequently booked for:
- Location filming
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Ad shoots
- Seaside and period locations
Within reach of Haylands are historic houses such as Nunwell House (2.5 miles south) and Morton Manor (3.3 miles south). Period locations like these generally keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early.
What your quote should include
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether travel is included
- How many hours the van serves
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
Where the van can park in Haylands
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- A hardstanding spot at the unit base
- The location’s agreement
- A queue area clear of trucks
Haylands is a more remote spot, so tell us early and we’ll plan the journey.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before you book.
On the menu in Haylands
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Crew lunches
Other occasions in Haylands
Crew catering near Haylands
Haylands is about 1 mile south-west of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. Bookings in Haylands come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. We cover all 125 towns and villages across the Isle of Wight. Our bookings stretch from Haylands to Southampton (17 miles away).
Crew coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Ryde St Johns Road station, about 0.9 miles north-east. The coast is within about 2 miles of Haylands, and coastal unit bases can be exposed.
For shoots in PO33, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many crew. That could mean a shoot at a home on Play Lane, Pell Lane and Upton Road, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Neighbouring places where we serve shoots include Upton (1 mile south-west), Ryde (1 mile north-east), Oakfield (1 mile east), Binstead (1 mile north-west) and Elmfield (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Newport (6 miles west), Cowes (6 miles north-west), Sandown (4 miles south), Shanklin (6 miles south), Ventnor (9 miles south) and East Cowes (5 miles north-west). If your shoot is somewhere remote, tell us early so we can plan the journey.
Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (4.4 miles south) and Gosport War Memorial Hospital (5.3 miles north). Open spaces near Haylands include Alan Hersey Nature Reserve and Brading Down.
- Nearby schools include Ryde Academy (less than half a mile north) and Ryde School with Upper Chine (0.8 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Falcon pub (0.5 miles north-east)
DIY versus a fish and chip van
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
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.
For planners, venues and organisers
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
Organising a club, school or community event in Haylands? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
- 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