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Festivals, fêtes and school events in Cuddington, Surrey
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Cuddington? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your visitors queue at the hatch.
- Music and food festivals
- Food for volunteers
- School fairs and sports days
A chip van near Cuddington
Cuddington questions
Which station is closest to Cuddington?
The closest is Cheam station, roughly 0.7 miles away.
Can you come to a school fair in Cuddington?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What does it cost to hire the van?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do you trade at schools?
Yes, once the school agrees where the van goes. Send us the date and the spot.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You just need a suitable spot and permission.
How big a pitch do you need?
Tell us the pitch size and ground, and we’ll check it works.
What about visitors who do not eat fish?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
How long does set-up take?
We get there in good time to set up. We will agree arrival and serving times with you.
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Cuddington
We trade at village fêtes, school fairs, sports days, festivals and shows, from small community events to bigger crowds. We are often asked to cater crew and volunteer catering and school fairs and sports days, with chips, curry sauce and sausage and chips.
At a field event near Cuddington, power and water may be limited; let us know and we’ll plan for it. Everything is fried fresh at your event, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
Organising for someone else?
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Cuddington? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a stall visitors will queue for, a chip van is hard to beat. The cost per head usually falls as numbers rise, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Why book with us
- A menu almost everyone likes
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- No surprises in your quote
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
Food your guests will love
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it is hot, crisp and generous.
Haddock and chips
Haddock has a slightly sweeter flavour and a firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Running an event in Cuddington
Cuddington is about 1 mile east of Ewell, in Surrey. Across the KT17 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. We cover all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. Our bookings stretch from Cuddington to London (11 miles away).
An event in Nonsuch Park means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, generally the council. For visitors coming by rail, the nearest station is Cheam station, about 0.7 miles east. Within about 8 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in KT17, SM3 and SM2, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can serve an event on streets such as The Avenue, London Road and Roberts Close, wherever the van can park. We also bring the van to events in Stoneleigh (1 mile north-west), Ewell (1 mile west), Cheam (1 mile south-east), North Cheam (1 mile north-east) and North Looe (2 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Woking (15 miles west), Horley (13 miles south), Redhill (9 miles south), Egham (14 miles west), Reigate (8 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (8 miles west).
Nearby you will also find The Ashley Centre (2.4 miles south-west) and Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam (1.4 miles east). Open spaces near Cuddington include Belmont Pastures.
- Schools near Cuddington include St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School (0.5 miles east) and Ewell Castle School (0.8 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Station pub (0.8 miles north-west)
Takeaway run or book a van?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
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.
Planning for dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible. To make it work smoothly:
- Let us know about allergy rules on site
- Have other stalls for special diets
- Share pitch details
- Ask traders for allergen information to display
Crew food is served at the agreed time.
A clear route for the van before the gates open avoids problems.
Nearby places to Cuddington
Other occasions in Cuddington
What a fish and chip van costs
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- Cod, haddock or both
- Any minimum charge
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- How easy the site is to reach
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
What we need to know
To speed things up, tell us:
- Anything awkward about the way in
- Roughly how many people, including children
- A picture of the parking spot
- Your date and serving time
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Cuddington? Send us the details and we will come back with a quote. Just use our quote form.
The process
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, set up and bring the oil up to temperature. Your visitors can wander over to the hatch as soon as we open. At midsummer, events in Cuddington 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.
- Organisers send us the event, the dates and the 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.
Preparing for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Get a quote
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, fill in our quote form.
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Occasions we serve in Cuddington
Rain does not stop the fryers.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Cuddington, people book us for events such as:
- Festivals
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Community open days
A summer fête at Church of St Dunstan is the classic setting for a fish and chip van.
Comparing caterers
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- How much space the van takes up
- When final numbers are due
- The deposit and payment dates
- 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