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Film Set Catering for Woolbridge events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for the crew in Woolbridge and across East Sussex.
- Crew treats on long shoot days
- Period dramas on location
- Lunch at the unit base
Film set catering for Woolbridge events
What a fish and chip van costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance and any road charges
- Your choice of menu
- Numbers
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Details that help
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
Each quote is put together for your shoot. Give us your date first, and we’ll check availability straight away.
About our film set catering in Woolbridge
A van can get a crew fed quickly within the lunch break, with no kitchen needed on site. We serve haddock and chips, mushy peas and cod and chips, and typical bookings are for wrap parties and outside broadcasts.
Near Woolbridge, crews may be miles from anywhere to eat, so a van at base is a big help. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
- Location
- Woolbridge (TN20)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your crew instead.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it’s fried on the spot.
Food your guests will love
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and it’s a favourite with children.
FAQs for Woolbridge
Do you come out to small places like Woolbridge?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
What happens if it rains?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. Crew will appreciate cover near the hatch.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan to keep the queue moving.
Can you cater for allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Can the van come to Woolbridge?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, including Woolbridge and the rest of East Sussex. For a quote, use our quote form.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Children typically love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
What food do you serve?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Towns and villages near Woolbridge
What else we do in Woolbridge
For planners, venues and organisers
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Woolbridge?
Long shoots typically need a full catering unit. A chip van suits short shoots and treat days. There’s 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. We set everything out in your quote.
What you get with us
- A menu almost everyone likes
- No surprises in your quote
- Hot food handed straight over
- We cover Woolbridge and the whole of East Sussex
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Crew catering near Woolbridge
Woolbridge is about 4 miles south-east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We cover Woolbridge as standard, so your shoot just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Woolbridge is one of 289 places in East Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
Central London is about 36 miles from Woolbridge, within easy reach for London-based crews. The High Weald National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Woolbridge, and locations in protected landscapes frequently have rules about vehicles.
Here we cover the TN20 postcode area. Neighbouring places where we serve shoots include Wellbrook (1 mile south-east), Butcher's Cross (1 mile south-west), Mayfield (1 mile east), Skippers Hill (1 mile south-west) and Argos Hill (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Bexhill-on-Sea (15 miles south-east), Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south), Crowborough (4 miles north-west), Uckfield (7 miles south-west) and Polegate (14 miles south).
A little further out are Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (4.2 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Crowborough Country Park.
- Local schools include St Leonards-Mayfield School (1.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Royal Oak Inn (1 mile east)
How the day works
Nothing is cooked before it is needed. Fish is battered and fried when people come up to the hatch, which is why it tastes like it does at the seaside. At midsummer, Woolbridge has light until about 9:15pm.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A photo of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for the crew.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
How to prepare
- Share the timings for the day
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Get a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A picture of the spot helps too. When you are ready, use our quote form.
Related guides
Diets, allergies and planning
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Send final numbers the day before
- Collect diets and allergies with crew details
- Send the unit base address and directions
- Send allergies to us in writing
We work to the lunch time on the call sheet, with a contact for changes.
A gazebo by the van keeps the line dry.
Events we cater in Woolbridge
It’s self-contained.
We are booked for all kinds of occasions in Woolbridge and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Live events and broadcasts
- Seaside and period locations
- Lunch at the unit base
- Wrap celebrations
Crew coming by rail can use the station: the closest railway station is Crowborough station, roughly 2.9 miles north-west of the centre.
Questions to ask before you book
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Whether VAT is included
- When payment is due
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- 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