West Berkshire · England
Film Set Catering in Inkpen
Treat your crew to fresh fish and chips at your shoot in Inkpen. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Fashion shoots on location
- Crew lunches at base
- End-of-shoot parties
Film set catering in Inkpen
Inkpen: your questions answered
Is Inkpen close to London?
Roughly 60 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is Inkpen too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Do we need to provide anything?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there is power or water nearby and we’ll confirm the rest.
How fast is service?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
Can the van come to our wrap?
Yes, it is a popular wrap. Send us the date and place.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. Crew will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Do you come to Inkpen?
We do. We serve events in Inkpen and across West Berkshire. Send us your date to check availability.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your shoot and we will send a quote.
How our film set catering works in Inkpen
Call times change, so a contact on the day helps and we will adjust where we can. For wrap parties and shoots on location, we can cook haddock and chips, cod and chips and mushy peas and more.
Near Inkpen, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so lunch at base matters. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
- Location
- Inkpen (RG17)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
A chip van compared with other options
Compared with sandwiches on set, hot fish and chips is a real lunch. 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. Your quote spells it all out.
What you get with us
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- No kitchen needed
- A quote that spells everything out
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Take a look at how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
Planning a shoot in Inkpen
Inkpen is about 6 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We take a fish and chip van for the crew to drives, car parks, yards and venues around Inkpen and nearby villages. We take the van to 155 places in West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Reading, about 22 miles away.
Historic houses near Inkpen include Stargroves (3.2 miles south-east) and Benham Park (4.6 miles north-east). Historic houses are popular locations, and most set strict rules for vehicles, so plan the unit base with locations. Inkpen is about 60 miles from central London.
Wherever your shoot is in RG17, we can fry fresh for your crew, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From Folly Road, Post Office Road and Robins Hill or anywhere nearby, we will bring the van to you. If your venue is just outside Inkpen, we also cover Inkpen Common (1 mile south-east), Upper Green (1 mile south), Hell Corner (1 mile east), Lower Green (1 mile west) and Kintbury (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (6 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles east), Hungerford (3 miles north-west), Lambourn (9 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.3 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
- Local pubs include Crown and Garter pub (0.5 miles south-east)
Other occasions in Inkpen
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Update numbers if they change
- Collect diets and allergies with crew details
- Flag any coeliac crew
- Give us a map or what3words for base
We clear up quickly after lunch.
End the shoot with a chip van wrap.
For planners, venues and organisers
Organising a club, school or community event in Inkpen? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
What happens on the day
We take care of the food from arrival to the last chip, so you can enjoy your shoot. Light in Inkpen lasts until about 9:25pm at midsummer; for early or late service, base needs lighting.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Plan where the queue will stand
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or RG17 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. It’s battered and fried to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Who books film set catering in Inkpen?
It’s quick to serve within a lunch break with a short menu.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Shoots on location
- End-of-shoot parties
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Unit base lunches
For crew arriving by train, the nearest station is Kintbury station, about 1.9 miles north-east.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
Planning the van’s spot
We’ll agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Lighting for early or late service
- The location’s agreement
- A clear route to base
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
On the menu in Inkpen
- Crew lunches
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
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 cooks in front of your crew instead.
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.
- 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