Oxfordshire · England
Festivals, fêtes and school events in Berrick Salome, Oxfordshire
Treat your visitors to fresh fish and chips at your event in Berrick Salome. We park up, heat the fryers and cook to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Sports days
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Agricultural and country shows
Book the van in Berrick Salome
A chip van compared with other options
Compared with a barbecue run by volunteers, a chip van frees your helpers. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
What you get with us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- No kitchen needed
- No surprises in your quote
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
Fish and chip van for events in Berrick Salome, fried fresh
Send us the event details and the pitch information, and we’ll let you know if we’re available. We’re frequently asked to cater village fêtes and summer fairs and community festivals, serving sausage and chips, curry sauce and haddock and chips.
For a village fête or field event near Berrick Salome, we can bring hot food to a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. You’ll know what’s included before you book: the date, the service time and the menu.
- Location
- Berrick Salome (OX10)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Working with your venue
Organising a club, school or community event in Berrick Salome? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we’ll take it from there.
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
Step by step
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, which we agree with you beforehand. In Berrick Salome, a midsummer event stays light until about 9:25pm, while a late-September show is dark by about 7:10pm, so evening trading may need lights.
- It starts with your event and pitch details.
- We confirm availability, our pitch needs and anything the event asks for.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We cook fresh and serve through the day.
- We clear the pitch when the event closes.
Preparing for the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Getting a price
Still finalising the details? That’s fine: tell us the basics about your event, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. To start, send us your details through our quote form.
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Looking after everyone
Nearly every event has some special diets. To look after them:
- Tell us expected visitor numbers
- Agree who removes waste
- Set a time for helpers’ food
- Tell us about any school or event allergy policies
If we’re feeding volunteers, agree a time that suits the schedule.
Plan vehicle access before visitors arrive.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your visitors instead.
Berrick Salome: your questions answered
Do you come out to small places like Berrick Salome?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Can the van go to venues in the Chilterns 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.
Can the van come to Berrick Salome?
We do. Berrick Salome is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
Can you cater for helpers?
We can. Tell us how many and when, and we will quote.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
No, not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do before booking.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It is worth planning some cover for the queue.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
What does the van need?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your visitors, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Also near Berrick Salome
What else we do in Berrick Salome
Events we cater in Berrick Salome
It suits almost every visitor, from families to older visitors.
We’re booked for all kinds of occasions in Berrick Salome and nearby. Popular bookings include:
- Club open days
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- School fairs and sports days
- Feeding event crew
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Helen, a chip van adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Questions to ask before you book
- The cancellation terms
- Any minimum charge
- How many hours the van serves
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Community events around Berrick Salome
Berrick Salome is about 7 miles east of Didcot, in Oxfordshire. Berrick Salome is well within our area, so your event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. We cover all 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our bookings stretch from Berrick Salome to Oxford (9 miles away).
Within about 7 miles is the Chilterns National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in OX10, we can fry fresh for your visitors, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Neighbouring places where we serve events include Great Holcombe (1 mile north-west), Warborough (1 mile west), Newington (2 miles north), Benson (2 miles south) and Shillingford (2 miles south-west). Further out, we also take the van to Oxford (9 miles north-west), Didcot (7 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (8 miles west), Thame (9 miles north-east), Wantage (14 miles west) and Henley-on-Thames (12 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Wallingford Castle (3 miles south) and Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum (1.7 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Ewelme Watercress Beds and Wittenham Clumps.
- Pubs nearby include The Chequers pub (less than half a mile south-east)
About the food
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s what most people in the south ask for. We batter it and fry it to order.
Where the van can park in Berrick Salome
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- Somewhere firm if it rains
- Information about power and water
- The landowner’s or organiser’s permission for the van
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- 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