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Film Set Catering in Holborough
Film set catering in Holborough: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Wrap celebrations
- Stills shoots
- Treat days on a long shoot
Planning an event in Holborough?
Working with your venue
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Film set catering in Holborough, fried fresh
On a long shoot day, a good hot lunch keeps morale up. A fish and chip van parks at the unit base and fries to order. We serve pie and chips, haddock and chips and sausage and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater unit base lunches and music video shoots.
Near Holborough, base may be a field or yard, so ground conditions matter. You will know what’s included before booking: the date, the service time and the menu.
Allergies and dietary needs
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Tell us about coeliac crew specifically
- Ask for dietary needs on the crew info form
- Confirm numbers the day before
- Give us a map or what3words for base
We take our used oil and waste with us.
End the shoot with a chip van wrap.
Why choose film set catering in Holborough?
Crews love a chip van day, especially on long shoots.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Outside broadcasts
- Commercials and music videos
- Unit base lunches
- Seaside shoots
Among the historic houses close to Holborough are Starkey Castle (1.9 miles north) and Temple Manor (4 miles north-east). Period locations like these generally keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early.
What your quote should include
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- Whether there is a minimum
- What the price includes, item by item
- How many hours the van serves
FAQs for Holborough
What’s the nearest station to Holborough?
Snodland station, about 0.5 miles south of the centre.
How far is Holborough from London?
About 26 miles from central London, and well within our area.
What about crew who do not eat fish?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Can you work to the call sheet?
We can. Tell us the lunch time and a contact on the day, and we’ll adjust where possible.
How do you handle allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Tell us about allergies in advance.
How long will the queue be?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Give us your numbers and service window, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
What will the production need?
Tell us what the production needs and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Do you bring everything you need?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Crew catering near Holborough
Holborough is about 4 miles west of Chatham, in Kent. We cover Holborough as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Holborough is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. You can also see our page for London, about 26 miles away.
Holborough is roughly 26 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. For crew arriving by train, Snodland station is about 0.5 miles away.
Wherever your shoot is in ME6, ME1 and ME19, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Lee Road, Byrne Road and Ladds Lane, and the van can serve a shoot on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Neighbouring places where we serve shoots include Snodland (1 mile south-west), Peters Village (1 mile east), Scarborough (1 mile east), Upper Halling (1 mile north-west) and Wouldham (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles east), Dartford (12 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (12 miles west), Gravesend (7 miles north-west) and Tonbridge (12 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find St. Catherine's Hospital (4.2 miles north-east) and Leybourne Castle (2.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Holborough include Blue Bell Hill and Burham Down.
- Schools near Holborough include The Holmesdale School (1 mile south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Monks Head pub (0.5 miles south-west)
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. It’s the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
What affects the price in Holborough
We will give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- The menu and how many choices
- How many people are eating
- Access and parking
- How far we travel
Got a budget? Let us know, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is usually the best value.
What we need to know
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Where you’d like the van to go
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Where the event is
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, use our quote form.
Also near Holborough
Other occasions in Holborough
Space, access and the venue
Most drives, car parks, yards and firm lawns can take the van, but a few things matter:
- Permission for the van at base
- A queue area clear of trucks
- A lit spot for dark mornings or evenings
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
Popular choices
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Crew lunches
What happens on the day
Because we cook inside the van, rain does not stop us. It is worth thinking about cover for the queue, though. Winter shoots near Holborough chase the light, which goes at about 3:50pm in December, so lunch at base is often in daylight but a wrap meal is not.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
Before we arrive
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Name one person we can call on the day
How to get a price
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
- 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