Hampshire · England
Festivals, fêtes and school events in Emery Down, Hampshire
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your event in Emery Down and the surrounding area.
- School summer fairs
- Community festivals
- Crew and volunteer catering
Fresh fish and chips in Emery Down
Fish and chip van for events in Emery Down, cooked to order
Organisers can book us as a trader, or to feed crew and volunteers, or both. We are frequently asked to cater fundraisers and feeding event crew, with curry sauce, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
Rural events near Emery Down can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so fish and chips goes down well. Everything is fried fresh at your event, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
Events we cater in Emery Down
Almost every visitor likes fish and chips, from families to older visitors.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Community festivals
- Agricultural and country shows
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Club open days
Church fêtes, at churches such as Christ Church, are a natural home for a chip van.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- The van’s size and access needs
- The deposit and payment dates
- Exactly what’s included in the price
Places near Emery Down
What else we do in Emery Down
Working with your venue
Organising a club, school or community event in Emery Down? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
The process
Because we cook inside the van, rain doesn’t stop us. It’s worth thinking about cover for the queue, though. For an evening event in Emery Down, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:25pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
Before we arrive
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Keep space clear for visitors at the hatch
- Have a level parking spot ready
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A photo of the spot helps too. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Community events around Emery Down
Emery Down is about 5 miles south-west of Totton, in Hampshire. We take a fish and chip van for your event to drives, car parks, yards and venues around Emery Down. We take the van to 683 places across Hampshire. We serve events right across the region, from Emery Down to Southampton (9 miles away).
A school like St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day. If visitors are coming by train, the closest railway station is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 2.9 miles north-east of the centre. Within about a mile is the New Forest National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Here we cover the SO43 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Garden Close, Northerwood Avenue and Silver Street, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Other places close to Emery Down we cover include Lyndhurst (1 mile east), Balmerlawn (3 miles south), Ashurst (4 miles north-east), Brockenhurst (4 miles south) and Colbury (4 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Eastleigh (12 miles north-east), Totton (5 miles north-east), Chandler's Ford (12 miles north-east), Hedge End (13 miles east), Lymington (8 miles south) and Romsey (10 miles north-east).
A little further out are Ashurst Hospital (3.1 miles north-east) and National Dairy Museum (3.9 miles east). The countryside around Emery Down includes Copythorne Common.
- Local pubs include The Swan Inn (under half a mile south)
DIY versus a fish and chip van
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the event.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
About the food
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is especially welcome on a cold day.
Questions from Emery Down
Which station is closest to Emery Down?
The closest is Ashurst New Forest station, roughly 2.9 miles away.
Do you come out to small places like Emery Down?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Do you bring everything you need?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. We’ll agree arrival and serving times with you so food is ready when you want it.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Usually, if it’s firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
What about visitors who do not eat fish?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Which areas do you serve?
We cover London and the South East, Hampshire included. Find your area.
A chip van compared with other options
One good hot-food van can be enough at a smaller event. Most vans have a minimum charge, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Why us?
- No kitchen needed
- Quick service from the hatch
- A clear quote before booking
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
What affects the price in Emery Down
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Whether a minimum applies
- Cod, haddock or both
- The number of meals
- Distance and any road charges
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- The venue or postcode
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Roughly how many people, including children
Send us the date, the address or SO43 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Arrange bins and waste collection
- Offer a choice of traders where you can
- Share pitch details
- Agree the terms in writing
Agree a wet-weather pitch on hard standing in case the ground is soft.
A sign at the entrance tells visitors hot food is available.
- 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