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Fish and Chip Van for Events in Egerton
We bring a fish and chip van for your event across Egerton and Kent, cooking to order on site.
- Food for volunteers
- Festivals
- Summer fairs
Planning an event in Egerton?
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Egerton
Send us the event details and the pitch information, and we’ll let you know if we are available. We serve haddock and chips, cod and chips and mushy peas, and typical bookings are for food for volunteers and charity fundraisers and community events.
At a fête or show near Egerton, a chip van brings hot food to a rural site. Tell us about the ground and the way in. Timings are planned around your event, whether that is a first dance, a lunch break or a service time.
Is a fish and chip van right for your event?
For a stall visitors will queue for, a fish and chip van is a great choice in Egerton. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why Egerton hosts choose us
- A clear quote before you book
- A menu almost everyone likes
- All the chip-shop extras
- Something for visitors to gather round
Take a look at how we price and what a fish and chip van costs.
Why choose fish and chip van for events in Egerton?
A chip van is reliably one of the busiest pitches.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- School summer fairs
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Agricultural and country shows
- Feeding event crew
For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St James, a chip van adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
What to look for in a quote
- The deadline for final numbers
- When payment is due
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Planning for dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer. To make it work smoothly:
- Settle the pitch terms early
- Agree who removes waste
- Offer a choice of traders where you can
- Let us know about allergy rules on site
Mark out the queue area away from walkways, especially near rides and games.
Pre-selling meal tickets helps us plan.
Other occasions in Egerton
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, whether you are a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
Running an event in Egerton
Egerton is about 7 miles north-west of Ashford, in Kent. We cover Egerton as standard, so your event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Egerton is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Egerton to Canterbury (16 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, Pluckley station, about 2.7 miles south, is the nearest station. A school like Egerton Church of England Primary School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 7 miles of Egerton, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in TN27, we can fry fresh for your visitors. From The Street, Stevens Close and New Road or a nearby road, we can park up and fry there. Close by, we cover events in Mundy Bois (1 mile south), Newland Green (1 mile south-west), Egerton Forstal (1 mile south-west), Pembles Cross (1 mile west) and Potter's Forstal (1 mile west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (7 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north), Faversham (11 miles north-east), Kings Hill (15 miles west) and Davington (11 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Coldbridge Castle (1.5 miles west).
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Access that avoids crowds
- Space for a queue away from paths
- A back-up spot if the ground is soft
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly before booking.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
How it works
Service is quick: food goes from the fryer to the hatch. Afterwards we pack up. At midsummer, events in Egerton stay light until about 9:15pm, so evening trading usually finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:50pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Ensure the van can get in
Getting a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That is fine: tell us the basics about your event, and we’ll quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
Planning help
FAQs for Egerton
How far is Egerton from London?
About 41 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Do you come out to small places like Egerton?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is there something for children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many children, and we will plan for them.
How far ahead should we book?
The sooner the better. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes, always. Everything is fried fresh in the van, and serve straight from the hatch.
What do we need to supply?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Mention any power or water available and we’ll confirm the rest.
Do you trade at schools?
We do. We will need a safe route onto the site away from children.
What food do you serve?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
What a fish and chip van costs
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- How easy the site is to reach
- Distance and any road charges
- Any minimum charge
- The menu and how many choices
Most vans have a minimum charge, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Getting an accurate quote
To speed things up, tell us:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Anything awkward about the way in
- The venue or postcode
- Where you’d like the van to go
Getting a quote is simple: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We will come back with a clear quote.
Takeaway run or book a van?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is usually the easier option.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your visitors instead.
- 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