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Fish and Chip Van for Events in Barfrestone
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, a fish and chip van for your event turns food into part of your event in Barfrestone.
- Fish and chip supper nights
- Sports club events and race days
- Community open days
Planning an event in Barfrestone?
What a fish and chip van costs
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Access and parking
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- How long we serve
- Numbers
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Getting an accurate quote
For a quote, it helps to have:
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Allergies and diets you know about
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Barfrestone? Send us the details and we will reply with a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Fish and chip van for events in Barfrestone, cooked to order
We trade at village fêtes, school fairs, sports days, festivals and shows. We serve chips, curry sauce and sausage and chips, and we are often booked for festivals and school summer fairs.
For a village fête or field event near Barfrestone, a chip van brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. We plan the timings around your day, whether that’s a first dance, a lunch break or a service time.
Barfrestone: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Barfrestone?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Do you come out to small places like Barfrestone?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can you come to a school event?
Yes, once the school agrees where the van goes. Send us the date and the spot.
What if we only have street parking?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is generally easier; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
What if the weather’s bad?
We carry on in the rain, because the fryers are inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for visitors.
How do you charge at fêtes?
We will talk it through when you send the details, and we’ll find something that works.
Which areas do you serve?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Barfrestone.
Occasions we serve in Barfrestone
It keeps people on site.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Barfrestone, people book us for occasions like:
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Fundraisers
- Country shows
- School summer fairs
A school like Eythorne Elvington Community Primary School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Questions to ask before booking
- The deadline for final numbers
- The cancellation terms
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- The service time, and the cost of running over
Looking after everyone
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Make sure allergen information is available
- Tell us about any school or event allergy policies
- Agree who removes waste
- Have other stalls for special diets
Have a hard-standing back-up pitch in case the ground is soft.
A spot near the entrance or main ring works well.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the event.
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.
Barfrestone events: pitches and permissions
Barfrestone is about 5 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Anywhere in CT15, we can fry fresh for your visitors. We cover 922 places in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Barfrestone to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, Shepherds Well station is about 1.3 miles away. Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St Nicholas, are a natural home for a chip van. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Barfrestone, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
This part of Kent takes in CT15. We also bring the van to events in Frogham (1 mile north-west), Elvington (1 mile east), Nonington (1 mile north-west), Snowdown (2 miles north-west) and Woolage Village (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (14 miles north-east), Dover (5 miles south-east), Folkestone (9 miles south), Ramsgate (12 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (14 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Buckland Hospital (5.5 miles south-east).
Also near Barfrestone
Also in Barfrestone
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Cold food stalls are fine on a hot day, but hot food brings people in on cooler days. A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why us?
- Something for visitors to gather round
- No surprises in your quote
- Classic food your visitors already know
- We cover Barfrestone and the whole of Kent
Read our pricing or our guide to van hire costs.
What the van needs
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Information about power and water
- Firm, level ground for the pitch
- Confirmation the van can trade there
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before you book.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Chips
- Sausage and chips
How it works
There’s very little for you to do on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your event. The frying and serving are down to us. For an evening event in Barfrestone, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Preparing for the day
- Make sure the van can get in
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Let us know the serving time
Get a quote
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning help
What comes out of the fryer
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
- 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