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Festivals, fêtes and school events in Chilworth, Surrey
Treat your visitors to fresh fish and chips at your event in Chilworth. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Food for volunteers
- Community open days
- Sports tournaments
Fish and chip van for events for Chilworth events
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is usually simpler.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Chilworth
A hot-food van gives families a reason to stay longer. For country shows and fish and chip supper nights, we’ll put together a menu of sausage and chips, mushy peas and chips for your guests.
At a field event near Chilworth, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Diets, allergies and planning
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Display allergens for each stall
- Have other stalls for special diets
- Arrange bins and waste collection
- Agree how we’ll be paid: pitch fee, share of takings or minimum
Plan where the queue forms, especially near rides and games.
Plan vehicle access before visitors arrive.
Chilworth questions
Which station is closest to Chilworth?
Chilworth station, in Chilworth itself.
Could you trade in Shalford Mill?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Who clears up?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Where do you take the van?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, and space for a queue. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
Is grass a problem?
It depends on the ground. Tell us about it when you enquire, and send a photo if you can.
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Perfect for your event in Chilworth
It needs little from volunteers, because we bring what we need.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Chilworth, people book us for occasions like:
- Fish and chip supper nights
- Sports club events and race days
- Horse and dog shows
- Community festivals
An event in Shalford Mill means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, generally the council.
What to look for in a quote
- The cancellation terms
- The deposit and payment dates
- Whether there’s a minimum
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Working with your venue
If you are organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we will work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
The menu, dish by dish
Curry sauce
The chip shop’s own curry sauce is mild and a little sweet, great with chips and sausages.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
Where the van can park in Chilworth
We will be honest if a spot won’t work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Agreement from the site for a catering van
- A hard-standing or firm grass pitch
- A back-up spot if the ground is soft
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
The process
The first sign we’ve arrived is normally the smell, about the time the first visitors wander across. After that, it is a steady flow to the hatch. At midsummer, events in Chilworth stay light until about 9:20pm, which helps evening trading. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, the pitch needs lighting.
- It starts with your event and pitch details.
- We confirm the date, what we need on the pitch and any documents.
- We arrive at the agreed time and set up on the pitch.
- We trade from the hatch all event, frying to order.
- At the end, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy.
Getting ready for the day
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Clear the route for the van
Ask for a quote
Each quote is put together for your event. Start with your date, and we will check availability straight away.
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Chilworth events: pitches and permissions
Chilworth is about 3 miles south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Events in Chilworth are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. We serve all 395 towns and villages across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
A school like Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day. Running a fête for a church like Church of St Thomas? A chip van draws people in. Events in and around the Surrey Hills National Landscape, within about 3 miles of Chilworth, often have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we work to the site rules.
Events anywhere in GU4 start with a parking spot for the van and roughly how many visitors. Streets in the area include Old Manor Gardens, Redwood Grove and Blacksmith Lane, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. You’ll find Chilworth on the A248, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van. We also bring the van to events in Blackheath (1 mile south-east), East Shalford (1 mile west), Shalford (1 mile west), Broadford (2 miles west) and Abbotswood (2 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (3 miles north-west), Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (12 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (11 miles west) and Ewell (15 miles north-east).
A little further out are Guildford House (2.2 miles north-west) and Guildford Castle (2.1 miles north-west). Within reach you will find Silent Pool and St Martha's Hill.
- Nearby schools include St Peter's Catholic School (2.2 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include The Percy Arms (less than half a mile east)
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Distance and any road charges
- The number of meals
- Any minimum charge
If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we’ll suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is usually the best value.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Where the van would park
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Your date and serving time
- The address or venue name
Send us the date, the address or GU4 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
- 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