Kent · England
Film and TV set catering in Little Chart, Kent
Treat your crew to fresh fish and chips at your shoot in Little Chart. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Lunch at the unit base
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Ad shoots
Film set catering for Little Chart events
How our film set catering works in Little Chart
Shoot days are long, and a hot lunch on time matters. We park at the unit base and cook to order. We serve sausage and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips, and typical bookings are for ad shoots and crew morale days.
For a shoot in a place like Little Chart, tracks and soft ground need checking with locations. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do before you book.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Little Chart for film and TV crews
Little Chart is about 5 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. For shoots in Little Chart, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields in and around Little Chart. Little Chart is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. Our bookings stretch from Little Chart to Canterbury (15 miles away).
Little Chart is roughly 44 miles from central London. Among the historic houses close to Little Chart are Godinton House (2.6 miles south-east). Period locations like these typically keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Little Chart, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about vehicles.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Little Chart, we also cover Little Chart Forstal (1 mile east), Pluckley (1 mile west), Fir Toll (2 miles south-west), Pluckley Thorne (2 miles west) and Chambers' Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles north-west), Ashford (5 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (12 miles north), Faversham (10 miles north-east) and Hythe (15 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Romden Castle (3.8 miles south-west).
- Pubs nearby include The Swan Inn And Former Stables (under half a mile north-west)
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll 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.
Step by step
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, and chips are fried in batches through service. Daylight is short on winter shoots near Little Chart: sunset is about 3:50pm.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Getting ready for the day
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN27 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Is a fish and chip van right for your shoot?
Takeaway rarely reaches a location hot. A van cooks at the unit base. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your shoot is.
Why book with us
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Read how we price or the cost guide.
What affects the price in Little Chart
The price comes down to a few factors:
- How many people are eating
- The date and time of year
- How long we serve
- The menu and how many choices
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Details that help
The more we know about your shoot, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where the event is
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Expected numbers
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll come back with a clear quote.
Food your guests will love
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan.
Places near Little Chart
Also in Little Chart
Questions from Little Chart
Is Little Chart too small for a chip van?
No, we come to small places too. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
Can the van go to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll follow the site rules.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. Timings are agreed in advance.
Do you come to Little Chart?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, including Little Chart and the rest of Kent. To check your date, use our quote form.
Is there something for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers, and we’ll include them in the plan.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Not as standard: batter is generally made with wheat flour. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do.
Can you work to the call sheet?
We expect changes. A contact on the day is all we need.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
Planning for dietary needs
Nearly every event has some special diets. To look after them:
- Send allergies to us in writing
- Have a back-up for special diets
- Plan bins and waste at base
- Ask for dietary needs on the crew info form
Supporting artists and visitors can be included in numbers.
Plan bins at the unit base.
Occasions we serve in Little Chart
It is a morale boost on a tough day.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Outside broadcasts
- Lunch at the unit base
- Seaside shoots
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Charing station, about 2.1 miles north, is the nearest station.
Questions to ask before booking
- Whether VAT is included
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- A clear list of what’s included
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- 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