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Festivals, fêtes and school events in Aperfield, Greater London
We bring a fish and chip van for your event to Aperfield and nearby, frying fresh at your venue.
- Church fêtes
- Agricultural and country shows
- Charity fundraisers and community events
Planning an event in Aperfield?
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Aperfield
Give us the date, pitch and expected numbers, and we’ll let you know if we are available. We are often asked to cater charity fundraisers and community events and school fairs and sports days, with curry sauce, mushy peas and cod and chips.
In Aperfield, a chip van suits school fairs and street parties. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
- Area
- Aperfield (TN16)
- County
- Greater London
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
What a fish and chip van costs
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, because of:
- Service time
- The day of the week
- The menu and how many choices
- How easy the site is to reach
Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
Details that help
For a quote, it helps to have:
- The venue or postcode
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Your date and serving time
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Aperfield? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with a quote. To contact us, use our quote form.
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Questions from Aperfield
What about parking in Aperfield?
It can be, so tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council suspension. We will plan around it.
What’s the nearest station to Aperfield?
Oxted station, about 4 miles south-west of the centre.
What food do you serve?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Where can the van park?
Not much: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, with a clear way in. If in doubt, send a picture.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. Bins for visitors are worth planning.
What if we only have street parking?
Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Check with your council first.
Can you serve children?
Of course. Sausage and chips is a favourite with children. Tell us how many are coming.
What do you bring?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
Diets, allergies and planning
Most events have a few visitors with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Ensure allergen information is available
- Share last year’s numbers if you have them
- Agree when volunteers will eat
- Let us know about allergy rules on site
Agree a wet-weather pitch on hard standing in case the ground is soft.
Plan vehicle access before visitors arrive.
What the van needs
We’ll agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- What’s available on the pitch
- A level, firm pitch the van can drive onto
- A back-up spot if the ground is soft
Aperfield is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Aperfield
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Chips
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Cold food stalls are fine on a hot day, but hot food is a draw when it’s cool. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Why book our van in Aperfield
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- A quote that spells everything out
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Events in Aperfield and across Greater London
Perfect for your event in Aperfield
Almost every visitor likes fish and chips.
Whatever brings people together, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We regularly serve:
- Sports days
- Community open days
- Festivals
- Food for volunteers
For visitors coming by rail, Oxted station, about 4 miles south-west, is the nearest station.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for each item
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Whether travel is included
- When final numbers are due
What happens on the day
From set-up to the last portion, we look after the food, so you can enjoy your event. Summer fêtes in Aperfield have long light evenings, with sunset about 9:20pm at midsummer, but by late September the light goes at about 7:05pm, so evening trading may need lights.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Preparing for the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Get a quote
Each quote is put together for your event. Start with your date, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Aperfield events: pitches and permissions
Aperfield is about 4 miles east of Warlingham, in Greater London. Around Aperfield, we park wherever there’s level, firm ground, close to your visitors. Aperfield is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our bookings stretch from Aperfield to London (15 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Biggin Hill Primary School, are a natural fit for a fish and chip van. Church fêtes, at churches such as St Mark's Church, are a natural home for a chip van. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Aperfield, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
We cover events in every part of TN16. From Main Road, Haig Road and Lotus Road or anywhere nearby, we can park up and fry there. Nearby, we also serve events in Biggin Hill (1 mile north-west), Berry's Green (1 mile north-east), Single Street (1 mile north-east), Luxted (1 mile north) and Cudham (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as London (15 miles north-west), Whitechapel (15 miles north), Stockwell (13 miles north-west), Orpington (6 miles north-east), Wimbledon (14 miles north-west) and Plaistow (15 miles north).
A little further out are Warlingham Park Hospital (3.4 miles west). The countryside around Aperfield includes West Kent Golf Course nature reserve and Betsom's Hill.
- Nearby schools include Charles Darwin School (0.6 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Old Jail Public House (0.8 miles north-east)
About the food
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
- 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