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Film Set Catering for Nettlestead Green events
Looking for a fish and chip van for the crew in Nettlestead Green? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Unit base lunches
- Stills shoots
- Period dramas on location
Film set catering in Nettlestead Green
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Nettlestead Green? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Film set catering in Nettlestead Green, cooked to order
We cater location shoots, unit bases, commercials, music videos and wrap parties. We serve pie and chips, cod and chips and mushy peas, and we are regularly asked to cater ad shoots and crew lunches at base.
For a shoot in a place like Nettlestead Green, tracks and soft ground need checking. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer before booking.
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Planning a shoot in Nettlestead Green
Nettlestead Green is about 6 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For shoots in Nettlestead Green, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Nettlestead Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is London, about 28 miles away.
Nettlestead Green is roughly 28 miles from central London, within easy reach for London-based crews. Nearby historic houses include Old Soar Manor (4.3 miles north-west). If you are shooting at a historic house, the van will need a base agreed with the property.
Wherever your shoot is in ME18, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can serve a shoot on streets such as Station Road, Maidstone Road and Hampstead Lane or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Close by, we cover shoots in Nettlestead (1 mile north), Yalding (1 mile south-east), Congelow (1 mile south-east), Wateringbury (2 miles north-east) and Benover (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Maidstone (6 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (6 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Leybourne Castle (5 miles north) and Teapot Island (0.9 miles south-east).
The process
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we are there in good time before you want to eat. Sunset in Nettlestead Green is about 8:50pm in late May, 9:15pm at midsummer and 7:00pm in late September; for dawn calls or late wraps, plan lighting at base.
- First, tell us about your shoot.
- We check the date and where the van will park, then send a quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for the crew.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
Get a quote
We quote for each event separately, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
Every site is different, so we ask about the spot and the way in when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Far enough from set to keep noise down
- Room for the crew to queue
- Permission for the van at base
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Crew lunches
- Haddock and chips
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The minimum booking
- The day of the week
- Parking and the way in
- Numbers
Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Roughly how many people, including children
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you will get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
About the food
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it is lovely with a pie.
Common questions in Nettlestead Green
What’s the nearest station to Nettlestead Green?
Yalding station, about 0.5 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Nettlestead Green close to London?
Roughly 28 miles from the centre of London.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only where it’s legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Ask your council early.
What if lunch moves?
Yes. Give us a contact for changes, and we will work around changes where we can.
Do you need power or water?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
Do you bring everything you need?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we will confirm what we need.
What happens if it rains?
We cook inside the van, so rain doesn’t stop us. Crew will appreciate cover near the hatch.
How long will the queue be?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. 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:
- Plan bins and waste at base
- Ensure we can reach locations on the day
- Ask for dietary needs on the crew info form
- Plan an alternative for anyone we can’t cater for
We set up at the unit base ahead of lunch.
Bins at base keep the location clean.
A chip van compared with other options
Wrap parties add up. A van makes a relaxed wrap. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why Nettlestead Green hosts choose us
- No kitchen needed
- Hot food handed straight over
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
See how we price or the cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Nettlestead Green
It lifts the crew on a tough day.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Location shoots
- Seaside and period locations
- Ad shoots
- Lunch at the unit base
Crew coming by rail can use the station: Yalding station, about 0.5 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- When final numbers are due
- Whether VAT is included
- Allergen information for each item
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- 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