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Festivals, fêtes and school events in Brook Street, Kent
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your event in Brook Street and the surrounding area.
- School fairs and sports days
- Fundraisers
- Sports tournaments
Fresh fish and chips in Brook Street
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
One good hot-food van can be enough at a smaller event. Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. It’s worth asking early.
Why book with us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen needed
- We cover Brook Street and the whole of Kent
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Brook Street
Give us the date, pitch and expected numbers, and we’ll let you know if we are available. Typical bookings include country shows and sports club events and race days, with curry sauce, chips and mushy peas.
A fête near Brook Street might be on a field with no mains power; tell us what’s available and we’ll plan around it. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what we can do.
How the day works
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Visitors normally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. For an evening event in Brook Street, sunset is about 8:45pm in late May and 9:15pm in late June; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- Organisers send us the event, the dates and the pitch details.
- We confirm availability, our pitch needs and anything the event asks for.
- We set up before the gates open.
- We trade from the hatch all event, frying to order.
- We pack down at the end and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Ask for a quote
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: send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
For planners, venues and organisers
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Brook Street events: pitches and permissions
Brook Street is about 7 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Bookings in Brook Street come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Brook Street is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Brook Street to Canterbury (about 20 miles away).
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Parish Church of All Saints, a chip van adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Appledore (Kent) station, roughly 3.6 miles south-east of the centre.
We take the van to events all over TN26 and the streets around it. Nearby, we also serve events in Brattle (1 mile east), Woodchurch (1 mile north-east), Shirkoak (2 miles north), Leigh Green (2 miles west) and Reading Street (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (7 miles north-east), Hythe (14 miles east), Tenterden (3 miles west), Park Wood (15 miles north-west), Kennington (9 miles north-east) and New Romney (10 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Woodchurch Village Life Museum (0.9 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Orlestone Forest.
- Pubs nearby include Stonebridge Inn (0.7 miles east)
A closer look at the menu
Mushy peas
Mushy peas are made from dried marrowfat peas, soaked and cooked until soft. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your event in Brook Street
Can you come to a school fair in Brook Street?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Send us the date and where the van would go.
Do you come out to small places like Brook Street?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you need power or water?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there is power or water nearby and we will take it from there.
Do you trade at schools?
Yes. We will need a safe route onto the site away from children.
How big a pitch do you need?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, and room for a queue. Mention any power or water.
Do we need to provide equipment?
Everything is cooked in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we will confirm what we need.
Do you come to Brook Street?
We do. Brook Street is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Do you do festivals?
Tell us the date and pitch details and we will check.
Space, access and the venue
We’ll be honest if a spot won’t work. The main points are:
- Details of any power or water on site
- A wet-weather pitch on hard standing
- A clear route onto the pitch
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise before booking.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- Chips
Nearby places to Brook Street
More for events in Brook Street
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Share last year’s numbers if you have them
- Send us the pitch size and ground conditions
- Agree when volunteers will eat
- Agree the terms in writing
Put bins near the queue.
A sign at the entrance tells visitors hot food is available.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. A van is designed for exactly this.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Who books fish and chip van for events in Brook Street?
We keep cooking in the rain, which matters at outdoor events.
The van suits big events and small ones. Typical bookings include:
- Food for volunteers
- Community open days
- Sports tournaments
- Festivals
PTAs at schools such as Woodchurch Church of England Primary School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- How allergens are handled
- If the price includes VAT
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- 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