Oxfordshire · England
Film Set Catering for Upper Heyford events
Planning a fish and chip van for the crew in Upper Heyford? We bring the van to you and fry fresh while your crew queue at the hatch.
- Event crews
- Fashion shoots on location
- Wrap celebrations
Film set catering in Upper Heyford
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
Film set catering in Upper Heyford, cooked to order
A chip van fits right in at seaside locations. We’re often asked to cater outside broadcasts and end-of-shoot parties, with haddock and chips, pie and chips and mushy peas.
For a location shoot near Upper Heyford, base might be in a field or farmyard. Your quote spells out what’s included: the date, the service time and the menu.
- Location
- Upper Heyford (OX25)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Crew catering near Upper Heyford
Upper Heyford is about 5 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Tell us where your shoot in Upper Heyford will be, and we’ll plan access and set-up. We take the van to all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire. We serve events right across the region, from Upper Heyford to Oxford (about 12 miles away).
Central London is about 58 miles from Upper Heyford.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX25, so your shoot can be anywhere in it. We can serve a shoot on streets such as Hampden Square, High Street and Gordon Road or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. For shoots just outside Upper Heyford, we cover Caulcott (1 mile south), Lower Heyford (1 mile south-west), Middleton Stoney (2 miles south-east), Somerton (2 miles north) and Ardley (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Oxford (12 miles south), Banbury (10 miles north), Bicester (5 miles east), Witney (14 miles south-west), Kidlington (7 miles south) and Headington Quarry (12 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Bicester Community Hospital (4.8 miles south-east) and Ardley Castle (2 miles north-east).
- Nearby, you will find Barley Mow pub (0.8 miles west)
Looking after everyone
Nearly every event has some special diets. To plan for them:
- Arrange something for anyone with needs we cannot meet
- Agree how the base is left
- Send final numbers the day before
- Give us a map or what3words for base
Fewer choices mean faster service in a lunch break.
Bins at base keep the location clean.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your crew instead.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is normally simpler.
Why choose film set catering in Upper Heyford?
It works in any weather, which matters on location.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Shoots on location
- Period dramas on location
- Crew lunches at base
- Wrap parties
For crew arriving by train, Heyford station is about 1.8 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- How many hours the van serves
- The deadline for final numbers
- The cancellation terms
What a fish and chip van costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- How long we serve
- Distance and any road charges
- Any minimum charge
- The menu and how many choices
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Details that help
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- A picture of where the van would go
- Expected numbers
- Where the van would park
- The date and when you’d like to eat
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We will come back with a clear quote.
Places near Upper Heyford
Other occasions in Upper Heyford
What happens on the day
We arrive on time, pulls onto the spot you’ve chosen. When the fryers are up to heat, service starts right on schedule. Long summer days in Upper Heyford, with light until about 9:30pm, suit evening wraps outdoors.
- First, tell us about your shoot.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for the crew.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or OX25 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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A chip van compared with other options
Compared with sandwiches on set, hot fish and chips is a real lunch. There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. Your quote spells it all out.
Why Upper Heyford hosts choose us
- Bookings across Oxfordshire, including Upper Heyford
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- A menu almost everyone likes
Take a look at how we price or the cost guide.
The menu, dish by dish
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger crew and fish-dodgers, especially with curry sauce.
Upper Heyford questions
Is Upper Heyford close to London?
About 58 miles from central London.
What’s the nearest station to Upper Heyford?
The closest is Heyford station, roughly 1.8 miles away.
Where can the van park?
Not much: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, that the van can reach easily. If in doubt, send a picture.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
Can you work to the call sheet?
Yes. Give us a contact for changes, and we’ll work around changes where we can.
Is grass a problem?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We fry to order in the van at your venue, and serve straight from the hatch.
- 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