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Film Set Catering in Ifield
A menu everybody knows: cod or haddock in batter, chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Film set catering in Ifield.
- Lunch at the unit base
- Shoots on location
- Live events and broadcasts
A chip van near Ifield
Film set catering in Ifield, cooked to order
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. Typical bookings include shoots on location and crew morale days, serving haddock and chips, pie and chips and cod and chips.
Shoots around Ifield often use houses, farms and lanes. Let us know about access. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed.
- Location
- Ifield (RH11, RH10)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Ifield: your questions answered
Can the van park in Target Hill Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, typically the council. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Is Ifield close to London?
Roughly 26 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will confirm what we need.
Do you take everything away?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Do you have documents for productions?
Send us your supplier requirements.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Tell us about your shoot and we will send a quote.
Can you adjust to schedule changes?
Yes. Give us a contact for changes, and we will work around changes where we can.
Can the van come to our wrap?
Yes, it is a popular wrap. Tell us the details.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. 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 will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
What comes out of the fryer
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it’s lovely with a pie.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Planning a shoot in Ifield
Ifield is about 1 mile north-west of Crawley, in West Sussex. Wherever your shoot is in the RH11 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. Ifield is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Ifield to Guildford (about 18 miles away).
Ifield is about 26 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 8 miles of Ifield, so check vehicle rules with locations.
Here we cover the RH11 and RH10 postcode area, and we can serve your shoot anywhere in it. From Mill Lane, Hare Lane and Brock Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. For shoots just outside Ifield, we cover Gossops Green (1 mile south), Ifieldwood (1 mile west), Bewbush (1 mile south-west), Russ Hill (2 miles north-west) and Charlwood (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Horsham (6 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (12 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west).
Well-known places in the area include Crawley Hospital (0.6 miles south-east) and County Mall (1.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Ifield include Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Ifield include Ifield Community College (less than half a mile south) and St Wilfrid's Catholic School (1 mile south)
- Nearby, you will find Royal Oak pub (less than half a mile north-west)
Looking after everyone
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Give us a contact for call-time changes
- Share the base location and route
- Update numbers if they change
After service, we pack up and get out of the way.
End the shoot with a chip van wrap.
What the van needs
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A hardstanding spot at the unit base
- Space in front of the hatch
- Clear of the shot and sound
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Ifield
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Crew lunches
More for events in Ifield
Occasions we serve in Ifield
It’s ideal for short jobs.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Period dramas on location
- Crew lunches at base
- End-of-shoot parties
- Stills shoots
Crew coming by rail can use the station: the nearest station is Ifield station, about 0.6 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Whether there’s a minimum
- How many hours the van serves
- The van’s size and access needs
What happens on the day
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, so it’s as fresh as from any chip shop. Light in Ifield lasts until about 9:20pm at midsummer; for early or late service, base needs lighting.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, use our quote form.
Related guides
Takeaway run or book a van?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it’s crisp.
What affects the price in Ifield
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Service time
- How many people are eating
- Access and parking
- The minimum booking
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the van would park
- Anything awkward about the way in
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, use our quote form.
- 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