Oxfordshire · England
Film and TV set catering in Redbridge, Oxfordshire
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van for the crew in Redbridge and across Oxfordshire.
- Event crews
- Wrap parties
- Location filming
A chip van near Redbridge
Organising for someone else?
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Film set catering for your shoot in Redbridge
Fried-to-order service suits a lunch break, without needing a kitchen on location. For ad shoots and wrap parties, we can cook pie and chips, sausage and chips and cod and chips.
Near Redbridge, check tracks and ground for the van with locations. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do.
- Location
- Redbridge (OX1, OX4)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- How far we travel
- Access and parking
- The day of the week
- Any minimum charge
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Try to include:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A photo of the space and the way in
- Where the van would park
- The address or venue name
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
Also near Redbridge
Other occasions in Redbridge
Redbridge for film and TV crews
Redbridge is about 2 miles south-west of Oxford, in Oxfordshire. Wherever your shoot is in the OX1 area, we can bring the van to you. Redbridge is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire we cover.
Historic houses near Redbridge include Holywell Manor, Oxford (1.9 miles north) and Garsington Manor (4 miles east). If you are shooting at a historic house, the van will need a base agreed with the property. For crew arriving by train, Oxford station, about 1.9 miles north-west, is the nearest station.
Wherever your shoot is in OX1 and OX4, we can fry fresh for your crew. Streets in the area include Mill Lane, Upper Road and Betty Lane, and the van can serve a shoot on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For shoots just outside Redbridge, we cover New Hinksey (1 mile north), South Hinksey (1 mile west), Hinksey Hill (1 mile west), Donnington (1 mile north-east) and Iffley (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Didcot (8 miles south), Bicester (13 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (4 miles south), Witney (11 miles west), Carterton (15 miles west) and Thame (12 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Oxford Castle and earlier settlement remains (1.7 miles north) and Templars Square (1.4 miles east). Within reach you’ll find CS Lewis Nature Reserve and Harcourt Hill.
- Schools near Redbridge include Greyfriars Catholic School (1.1 miles north-east) and Emmanuel Christian School (1.2 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Isis Farmhouse pub (within half a mile east)
- Other local spots include Alexander Library of Ornithology (1.5 miles north)
Redbridge: your questions answered
Is Redbridge close to London?
About 52 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come out to small places like Redbridge?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is grass a problem?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a picture if you can.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We take the van and everything with it, and leave the spot tidy. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Tell us about any coeliac crew and we will explain the options.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we will confirm what we need.
How do you handle allergies?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, near your crew, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Redbridge?
Long shoots generally need a full catering unit. A van is great for short jobs and crew treats. The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
Why Redbridge hosts choose us
- Something for crew to gather round
- A clear quote before you book
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- A menu almost everyone likes
Take a look at our prices page or our guide to van hire costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
With a little notice, diets are easier to plan for. We suggest:
- Name a contact in the production office
- Flag any coeliac crew
- Collect diets and allergies with crew details
- Put allergy details in writing
After service, we pack up and get out of the way.
Plan bins at the unit base.
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it is the favourite in much of the south. It is battered and fried to order.
Sausage and chips
For anyone who does not fancy fish, there is sausage and chips, and it’s a favourite with children.
Why choose film set catering in Redbridge?
Productions book a chip van because crews love it, especially on long shoots.
In Redbridge and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Location shoots
- Lunch at the unit base
- Outside broadcasts
- Period dramas on location
Redbridge is roughly 52 miles from central London.
Questions to ask before you book
- How late numbers can change
- How allergens are handled
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- How many hours the van serves
The process
There’s very little for you to do on the day: point us to the spot and get on with your shoot. We handle the cooking and serving. On a winter shoot near Redbridge, the light goes by about 3:55pm, so the unit base needs lighting for late service. Summer shoots have daylight until about 9:25pm.
- We start with the location, call times and crew numbers.
- We check the route and the unit base and send a price.
- Parking and arrival are agreed with locations.
- We set up at the unit base and fry to order for the lunch break.
- We clear up and get out of the way.
How to prepare
- Make sure the van can get in
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Let us know the serving time
Get a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can send us your details through our quote form.
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Before you choose a spot
If a spot isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. The main points are:
- A route in the van can manage, with no low branches or tight lanes
- The location’s agreement
- A hardstanding spot at the unit base
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Crew lunches
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- 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