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Fish and Chip Van for Events in Bicknor
Something for almost everyone: fish and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Book a fish and chip van for your event in Bicknor.
- Crew and volunteer catering
- School summer fairs
- Horse and dog shows
Book the van in Bicknor
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Share pitch details
- Agree who removes waste
- Plan something for visitors we can’t cater for
- Ask traders for allergen information to display
Bins near the van help keep the site tidy.
Tables and seating nearby help families eat.
Fish and chip van for events in Bicknor, fried fresh
School fairs and sports days work well with a chip van, once the school agrees where the van goes. For summer fairs and music and food festivals, we’ll put together a menu of haddock and chips, curry sauce and cod and chips.
At a field event near Bicknor, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will be straight with you about what we can do before booking.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Whether a minimum applies
- The number of meals
- The day of the week
- How long we serve
Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
Details that help
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Expected numbers
- Where the van would park
- Your date and serving time
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can use our quote form.
Events we cater in Bicknor
It keeps people on site for longer.
Whatever the occasion in Bicknor, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We are frequently booked for:
- Sports days
- Music and food festivals
- Crew and volunteer catering
- Church fêtes
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St James, are a natural home for a chip van.
Comparing caterers
- When payment is due
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
Is a fish and chip van right for your event?
Cakes and sandwiches are popular, but hot food is a draw when it is cool. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why book our van in Bicknor
- A van that becomes part of the event
- No kitchen needed
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
For planners, venues and organisers
Hosting at home? Send a picture of where the van would park, and we’ll let you know if the van will fit.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Common questions in Bicknor
Is Bicknor too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Bicknor close to London?
Roughly 36 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you need. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we will reply with a price.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
What about visitors who don’t eat fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will be honest about what’s possible.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Tell us about any coeliac visitors and we will explain the options.
What if we only have street parking?
Only where it is legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Ask your council early.
Other occasions in Bicknor
Takeaway run or book a van?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Step by step
We get there well before service, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Visitors usually gather round the hatch once service starts. Summer events in Bicknor have daylight until about 9:15pm at midsummer and about 7:00pm by late September, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-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.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Getting ready for the day
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Give us a contact for the day
- Tell us when you want to eat
Getting a price
Still finalising the details? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
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Running an event in Bicknor
Bicknor is about 4 miles south-west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Whether your event is in the middle of Bicknor or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: fish and chips fried to order, served hot and quoted clearly. We cover 922 places across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 18 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, the nearest station is Hollingbourne station, about 2.8 miles south-west. Within about 3 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
For events in ME9, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. Close by, we cover events in Hucking (1 mile west), Wormshill (1 mile south-east), Broad Street (2 miles south-west), Hollingbourne (2 miles south-west) and Eyhorne Street (3 miles south-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (6 miles west), Ashford (14 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (4 miles north-east), Faversham (9 miles east), Minster (10 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (12 miles west).
A little further out are Leeds Castle (3.7 miles south-west) and KIMS hospital (4.9 miles west). Within reach you will find Detling Hill.
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it is lovely with a pie.
- 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