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Fish and Chip Van for Events for Birchgrove events
Treat your visitors to fresh fish and chips at your event in Birchgrove. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Feeding event crew
- Sports club events and race days
- Charity fundraisers and community events
Fish and chip van for events for Birchgrove events
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Organising a club, school or community event in Birchgrove? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
About our fish and chip van for events in Birchgrove
We can trade to the public or feed your volunteers. For festivals and sports days, we can cook sausage and chips, mushy peas and haddock and chips and more.
A fête near Birchgrove might be on a field with no mains power; let us know and we will plan for it. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your event, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
- Area
- Birchgrove (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
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. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why us?
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Events in Birchgrove and across West Sussex
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- No kitchen needed
Birchgrove: your questions answered
Is Birchgrove too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
How far is Birchgrove from London?
About 31 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you trade at schools?
We do. We’ll agree access before the children arrive.
How long does set-up take?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Do we need to provide anything?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there is power or water nearby and we’ll confirm the rest.
Do you do festivals?
Tell us the date and pitch details and we’ll check.
What can visitors choose from?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who does not want fish. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
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.
How the day works
We take care of the food from arrival to the last chip, so you can enjoy your event. At midsummer, events in Birchgrove stay light until about 9:20pm, so evening trading generally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for your visitors.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
Ask for a quote
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A photo of the spot helps too. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
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Why choose fish and chip van for events in Birchgrove?
Hot food keeps families around.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Sports club events and race days
- Church fêtes
- School summer fairs
- Agricultural and country shows
Church fêtes, at churches such as Chelwood Gate Church, are a natural home for a chip van.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- How much space the van takes up
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- The deposit and payment dates
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Agree who removes waste
- Tell us about the pitch
- Tell us about any school or event allergy policies
- Plan crew and volunteer food times
When the event closes, we pack up.
Pre-selling meal tickets helps us plan.
What affects the price in Birchgrove
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- The date and time of year
- Your choice of menu
- How easy the site is to reach
- Distance and any road charges
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
What to tell us
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people, including children
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Any dietary needs and allergies
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in Birchgrove, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Food your guests will love
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
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. A van fries it right there, so it’s crisp.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
Fairs, fêtes and events in Birchgrove
Birchgrove is about 5 miles south of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Birchgrove is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Birchgrove is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex we cover. Our bookings stretch from Birchgrove to Brighton (16 miles away).
Within about 4 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Here we cover the RH17 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Close by, we cover events in Chelwood Gate (1 mile east), Chelwood Common (1 mile south-east), Danehill (1 mile south), Horsted Keynes (2 miles south-west) and Wych Cross (2 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Crawley (9 miles north-west), Horsham (14 miles west), Haywards Heath (5 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (8 miles south-west), East Grinstead (5 miles north) and Broadfield (9 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Heaven Farm Museum (2.3 miles south) and Waterbury Castle (1.7 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Brickfield Meadow.
- 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