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Film and TV set catering in Newchapel, Surrey
Treat your crew to fresh fish and chips at your shoot in Newchapel. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Event crews
- Wrap celebrations
- Crew treats on long shoot days
A chip van near Newchapel
Film set catering in Newchapel, cooked to order
The van needs level, firm ground at the unit base, and a route the van can manage. For crew morale days and period dramas on location, we’ll put together a menu of pie and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips for your guests.
Rural locations near Newchapel can be a long way from food, so a van at base is a big help. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
What a fish and chip van costs
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- The menu and how many choices
- The minimum booking
- The date and time of year
- The length of service
A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
To check availability and price, we need:
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the parking spot
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Where the van would park
Send us the date, the address or RH7 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Takeaway run or book a van?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Add an allergy question to crew forms
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we can’t meet
- Name a contact in the production office
- Send allergies to us in writing
We work to the lunch time on the call sheet, and a contact keeps us updated.
A quick pre-order speeds things up.
Who books film set catering in Newchapel?
It works in any weather, which matters on location.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Newchapel, people book us for events such as:
- Location shoots
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Lunch at the unit base
- Period dramas on location
Newchapel is about 23 miles from central London.
What to look for in a quote
- When payment is due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- VAT, if it applies
FAQs for Newchapel
What’s the nearest station to Newchapel?
The closest is Dormans station, roughly 2 miles away.
Can the van park in Centenary Fields?
Only if the landowner, usually the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you have allergen information?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Can you park at the unit base?
Typically, with a level spot. Locations will decide where.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Tell us about coeliac crew when you enquire, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Can you feed visitors on set?
Of course. Let us know total numbers.
Is everything cooked fresh?
Yes, always. Everything is fried fresh in the van, and serve straight from the hatch.
What if lunch moves?
We can. Give us a contact for changes, and we will work around changes where we can.
Working with your venue
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Organising a club, school or community event in Newchapel? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A wrap party at a venue costs more. A van makes a relaxed wrap. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why book our van in Newchapel
- A van that becomes part of the event
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Location catering around Newchapel
Newchapel is about 3 miles north-west of East Grinstead, in Surrey. Shoots in Newchapel are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. We serve all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Newchapel to London (23 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Saint Hill Manor (4 miles south) and Standen (4.3 miles south). Period locations like these usually keep vehicles well away from the house, so agree the base early. For crew arriving by train, Dormans station is about 2 miles away. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 6 miles of Newchapel, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about vehicles.
We serve shoots across RH7. Streets in the area include Wembury Park, Eastbourne Road and Wire Mill Lane, and the van can serve a shoot on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For shoots just outside Newchapel, we cover Felcourt (1 mile east), Felbridge (2 miles south), Furnace Wood (2 miles south-west), Domewood (2 miles south-west) and Lingfield (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Epsom (15 miles north-west), Horley (5 miles west), Redhill (7 miles north-west), Reigate (8 miles north-west), Caterham (9 miles north) and Dorking (13 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Effingham Park Motor Museum (2.3 miles south-west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (2.9 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it is what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order.
How it works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, park the van and get the fryers going. Crew generally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. In December, daylight in Newchapel ends around 3:55pm, so the unit base needs lighting for late service. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:20pm.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Preparing for the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Keep space clear for crew at the hatch
- Name one person we can call on the day
Get a quote
Thinking about a fish and chip van for the crew for your shoot in Newchapel? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with a quote. To contact us, send us your details through our quote form.
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Towns and villages near Newchapel
Also in Newchapel
- 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