Hampshire · England
Festivals, fêtes and school events in Butlocks Heath, Hampshire
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your event in Butlocks Heath and across Hampshire.
- Crew and volunteer catering
- Music and food festivals
- School fairs and sports days
Planning an event in Butlocks Heath?
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Butlocks Heath
A van suits shows and field events, as long as there is a firm route onto the pitch. Typical bookings include crew and volunteer catering and community festivals, serving sausage and chips, cod and chips and curry sauce.
For a village fête or field event near Butlocks Heath, we can bring hot food to a field. Tell us about the ground and the way in. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your event, so the batter is still crisp when it is handed over.
Butlocks Heath: your questions answered
Is Butlocks Heath close to London?
Roughly 69 miles from the centre of London.
Can you come to a school fair in Butlocks Heath?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, close to where people will eat, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Can you trade at our fête or festival?
Yes, where the date suits. Get in touch with the details.
What food do you serve?
Chip-shop favourites: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
How do you charge at fêtes?
We will talk it through when you send the details, and we will find something that works.
When should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays and Christmas party Fridays. Ask about your date even if it is soon.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Frying for a crowd at home is not a good idea: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. A van is designed for exactly this.
Occasions we serve in Butlocks Heath
Hot food keeps families around for longer.
These are some of the bookings we take:
- Charity fundraisers and community events
- Country shows
- Sports tournaments
- School fairs and sports days
If your event is in Westwood Woodland Park, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for vehicles and traders.
Comparing caterers
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- The deposit and payment dates
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
About the food
Sausage and chips
For anyone who does not fancy fish, there’s sausage and chips, and children love it.
Cod and chips
For many people, cod and chips is the definitive version. Fried to order in the van, it goes out hot and crisp.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Offer a choice of traders where you can
- Tell us expected visitor numbers
- Set a time for helpers’ food
- Send us the pitch size and ground conditions
At the end, we pack down and leave the pitch clean.
Let visitors know there’s a chip van.
Running an event in Butlocks Heath
Butlocks Heath is about 3 miles north-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. For events in Butlocks Heath, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We cover all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages.
If visitors are coming by train, Butlocks Heath has its own station, Netley station. PTAs at schools such as Netley Abbey Infant School frequently want one reliable hot-food stall. Within about 7 miles is the New Forest National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules. The coast is within about 2 miles of Butlocks Heath, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and fish and chips sells well by the sea.
Wherever your event is in SO31, we can fry fresh for your visitors. Streets in the area include Woolston Road, Old School Close and The Grove, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. We also bring the van to events in Netley (1 mile south-west), Hound (1 mile south), Old Netley (1 mile north-east), Lowford (1 mile north-east) and Bursledon (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (6 miles east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Westquay (3.4 miles north-west) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.2 miles east). Open spaces near Butlocks Heath include Mercury Marshes.
- Nearby schools include The Hamble School (0.7 miles south-east) and Grove Park Business and Enterprise College (1 mile north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Prince Consort Public House (0.8 miles south-west)
Why choose a fish and chip van in Butlocks Heath?
Cakes and sandwiches are popular, but hot food brings people in on cooler days. 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 Butlocks Heath hosts choose us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Rain does not stop the fryers
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- All the chip-shop extras
Take a look at our prices page or what a fish and chip van costs.
What happens on the day
Changes on the day are fine: we’ll adjust start times and pace to suit your event. Evening events in Butlocks Heath have light until about 9:25pm at midsummer; 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.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We trade from the hatch all event, frying to order.
- We pack down at the end and leave the pitch clean.
How to prepare
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
How to get a price
Still finalising the details? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will quote on that. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
Planning help
How we price a fish and chip van for your event
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- The number of meals
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether a minimum applies
- How long we serve
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- The address or venue name
- The spot you have in mind for the van
To get a price, use our quote form. Give us the details of your event, and we will check the date and send a price.
More for events in Butlocks Heath
For event organisers in Butlocks Heath
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Butlocks Heath? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
Hosting at home? Send a picture of where the van would park, and we’ll tell you honestly whether it works.
- 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