Hampshire · England
Film Set Catering in North Waltham
Bring the chip shop to your shoot in North Waltham. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Treat days on a long shoot
- Outside broadcasts
- Location filming
Planning an event in North Waltham?
Film set catering for your shoot in North Waltham
On a long job, a chip van day is a morale boost. For lunch at the unit base and stills shoots, we can cook haddock and chips, pie and chips and sausage and chips.
Near North Waltham, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, 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.
Planning for dietary needs
Nearly every event has some special diets. To look after them:
- Ask for dietary needs on the crew info form
- Confirm numbers the day before
- Send the unit base address and directions
- Flag any coeliac crew
Supporting artists and visitors can be included in numbers.
Bins at base keep the location clean.
What happens on the day
You will know we’re ready when the smell of frying drifts over, about the time the first crew wander across. After that, it is a steady flow to the hatch. On a winter shoot near North Waltham, the light goes by about 4:00pm, so a late lunch or wrap at base needs lighting. In summer, light lasts until about 9:25pm.
- The production office sends us the location, dates, numbers and lunch time.
- We check access and send a quote.
- We arrange the van’s spot at the unit base with locations.
- We serve hot from the hatch when lunch is called.
- Afterwards we pack up and leave the unit base clean.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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What affects the price in North Waltham
The same numbers can mean different prices, depending on:
- Cod, haddock or both
- The date and time of year
- Whether a minimum applies
- How long we serve
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Getting an accurate quote
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Where the van would park
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where the event is
Still finalising the details? No problem: tell us the basics about your shoot, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
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.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the shoot.
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North Waltham: your questions answered
How far is North Waltham from London?
About 51 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like North Waltham?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you feed supporting artists too?
Yes, if they’re in your numbers. Tell us the day before.
Can you serve children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers, and we will include them in the plan.
What does it cost to hire the van?
We quote for each booking, based on your numbers and timings. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we will reply with a price.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do.
Can the van park on grass?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and we will advise.
Why choose a fish and chip van in North Waltham?
Many locations are miles from shops. The van solves that. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why book with us
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- No surprises in your quote
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
Perfect for your shoot in North Waltham
It is a morale boost.
These are some of the bookings we take in North Waltham and Hampshire:
- Stills shoots
- Crew treats on long shoot days
- End-of-shoot parties
- Music video shoots
North Waltham is about 51 miles from central London.
What your quote should include
- The deposit and payment dates
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How late numbers can change
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it is lovely with a pie.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
North Waltham for film and TV crews
North Waltham is about 5 miles south-west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. For shoots in North Waltham, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. North Waltham is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from North Waltham to Reading (about 19 miles away).
Crew coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Micheldever station, roughly 3.6 miles south-west of the centre.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG25, so your shoot can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Church Road, Chapel Street and Cuckoo Close; a shoot on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. For shoots just outside North Waltham, we cover Dummer (2 miles east), Oakley (3 miles north), Kempshott (3 miles north-east), Newfound (3 miles north) and Farleigh Wallop (4 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Basingstoke (5 miles north-east), Winchester (12 miles south-west), Andover (12 miles west), Alton (10 miles south-east), Tadley (10 miles north) and Hook (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Park Prewett Hospital (5.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Farleigh Hill.
- Local pubs include The Fox pub (within half a mile south)
For event organisers in North Waltham
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
- 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