Hampshire · England
Film and TV set catering in Kingsley, Hampshire
Film set catering in Kingsley: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch.
- Location shoots
- Lunch at the unit base
- Crew morale days
Film set catering for Kingsley events
What affects the price in Kingsley
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Cod, haddock or both
- Distance and any road charges
- Any minimum charge
- How easy the site is to reach
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- A picture of the parking spot
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where the event is
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Film set catering for your shoot in Kingsley
A van can get a crew fed quickly within the lunch break, with no kitchen needed on site. We serve sausage and chips, pie and chips and cod and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater shoots on location and live events and broadcasts.
Rural locations near Kingsley can be a long way from food, so a van at base is a big help. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before booking.
What else we do in Kingsley
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Collect diets and allergies with crew details
- Ensure we can reach locations on the day
- Tell us about coeliac crew specifically
- Put allergy details in writing
Fewer choices mean faster service in a lunch break.
A quick pre-order speeds things up.
Food your guests will love
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.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Kingsley questions
Can the van go to venues in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Is Kingsley close to London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac crew in advance, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Can the van come to base?
Normally, if there is level, firm ground. Locations will decide where.
Can you serve children?
Children are very welcome. Tell us how many children, and we’ll plan for them.
What do you bring?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
What if lunch moves?
We can. Tell us the lunch time and a contact on the day, and we will adjust where possible.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time for a clear quote.
How the day works
When we arrive, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Once we are hot, we cook to order, timed around your shoot. Winter shoots near Kingsley chase the light, which goes at about 4:00pm in December, so lunch at base is frequently in daylight but a wrap meal is not.
- We start with the location, call times and crew numbers.
- You get an access check and a quote.
- Parking and arrival are agreed with locations.
- We set up at the unit base and fry to order for the lunch break.
- We pack up straight after service and leave the base tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
Getting a price
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can send us your details through our quote form.
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Should I sort the food myself?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the shoot.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is normally simpler.
Space, access and the venue
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- Space in front of the hatch
- Away from the shooting area’s sound
- Permission for the van at base
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Haddock and chips
- Crew lunches
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
Working with your venue
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Parks, greens and streets normally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Shooting in Kingsley: unit bases and access
Kingsley is about 4 miles east of Alton, in Hampshire. Bookings in Kingsley come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. Kingsley is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 15 miles away.
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Bentley (Hampshire) station is about 3 miles away. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Kingsley, and locations in protected landscapes often have rules about vehicles.
This part of Hampshire takes in GU35, so your shoot can be anywhere in it. We can serve a shoot on streets such as Forge Road, Woodfield and Churchfields or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. For shoots just outside Kingsley, we cover Sleaford (1 mile east), Pinewood Village (1 mile south), Frithend (2 miles north-east), Bordon (2 miles south) and Lindford (2 miles south-east). Larger places within reach include Basingstoke (13 miles north-west), Farnborough (12 miles north-east), Fleet (10 miles north), Aldershot (9 miles north-east), Alton (4 miles west) and Petersfield (10 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Chase Community Hospital (2.3 miles south). The countryside around Kingsley includes Deadwater Valley and Selborne Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The New Inn (0.9 miles east)
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Takeaway rarely reaches a location hot. A van cooks at the unit base. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why us?
- A clear quote before you book
- No kitchen needed
- Quick service from the hatch
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
- 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