Brighton and Hove · England
Fish and Chip Van for Events for Carlton Hill events
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Carlton Hill? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your visitors queue at the hatch.
- Sports days
- Community festivals
- Feeding event crew
Planning an event in Carlton Hill?
Fish and chip van for events in Carlton Hill, cooked to order
The smell of fish and chips brings a queue to any fête. Organisers get a trader almost everyone is happy to queue for. For music and food festivals and horse and dog shows, we will put together a menu of haddock and chips, mushy peas and curry sauce and more.
Summer fairs around Carlton Hill are often run by volunteers, so a self-sufficient van helps. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
- Where
- Carlton Hill (BN2, BN1, BN50)
- Area hub
- Brighton and Hove
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Looking after everyone
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Agree when volunteers will eat
- Ask traders for allergen information to display
- Agree how we’ll be paid: pitch fee, share of takings or minimum
- Plan something for visitors we can’t cater for
Plan where the queue forms, especially near rides and games.
A clear route for the van before the gates open avoids problems.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Carlton Hill?
Compared with a barbecue run by volunteers, a chip van frees your helpers. Most vans have a minimum charge, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Why book with us
- Quick service from the hatch
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Read our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Should I sort the food myself?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is normally simpler.
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 is crisp.
What the van needs
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Firm, level ground for the pitch
- A queue area clear of rides and games
- Agreement from the site for a catering van
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
What we serve
- Chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
Who books fish and chip van for events in Carlton Hill?
A chip van is reliably one of the busiest pitches.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Common bookings include:
- Charity fundraisers and community events
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Sports tournaments
- Agricultural and country shows
If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Brighton station, roughly 0.5 miles north-west of the centre.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- VAT, if it applies
- The cancellation terms
What happens on the day
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. We agree arrival and serving times in advance, park on the agreed spot, and get on with frying and serving. At midsummer, events in Carlton Hill stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your visitors.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
Before we arrive
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Getting a price
Thinking about a fish and chip van for your event for your event in Carlton Hill? Send us the details and we will come back with a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Working with your venue
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep everyone informed on the day.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Common questions in Carlton Hill
What’s the nearest station to Carlton Hill?
Brighton station, about 0.5 miles north-west of the centre.
Can the van park in Queen's Park?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we’ll confirm what we need.
Do you trade at schools?
Yes. We’ll agree access before the children arrive.
Is grass a problem?
Generally, if it is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Do you take everything away?
We clear the van’s area after service. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Do you pay a pitch fee?
Tell us how your event normally works with traders, and we’ll find something that works.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
Other occasions in Carlton Hill
What affects the price in Carlton Hill
Here’s what makes the biggest difference to the price:
- Your choice of menu
- Any minimum charge
- How far we travel
- Numbers
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What we need to know
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- The venue or postcode
- Where the van would park
- Rough numbers for adults and children
- Anything awkward about the way in
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
Carlton Hill events: pitches and permissions
Carlton Hill is about 1 mile south of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Give us the address of your event in Carlton Hill, and we will plan access and set-up. We cover 30 places in Brighton and Hove, from the larger towns to small villages.
Church fêtes, at churches such as Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, are a natural home for a chip van. An event in Queen's Park means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, generally the council. Events in and around the South Downs National Park, within about 7 miles of Carlton Hill, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements. The coast is within about a mile of Carlton Hill, so for seaside events we plan a sheltered pitch, and fish and chips sells well by the sea.
For events in BN2, BN1 and BN50, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many visitors. That could mean an event at a home on New Road, North Road and Brills Lane or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Carlton Hill sits on or near the A259, so getting the van to your event is simple. We also bring the van to events in Hanover (1 mile north), Brighton (1 mile north), West Hill (1 mile north-west), Kemptown (1 mile south-east) and Seven Dials (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Brighton and Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (3 miles west), Hangleton (3 miles north-west), Patcham (3 miles north), Westdene (3 miles north-west) and Saltdean (4 miles east). Carlton Hill is one of the larger places we cover in Brighton and Hove, with lots of choice for events.
A little further out are Sussex Eye Hospital (0.7 miles south-east) and Churchill Square (0.6 miles west). The countryside around Carlton Hill includes Whitehawk Hill and Newmarket Hill.
- Nearby schools include Academy of Creative Training (less than half a mile south) and Brighton Girls (0.9 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find Devonshire Arms (under half a mile east)
- 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