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Festivals, fêtes and school events in Farthing Street, Greater London
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: a fish and chip van for your event in Farthing Street and the surrounding area.
- Music and food festivals
- Fish and chip supper nights
- Community open days
Planning an event in Farthing Street?
Fish and chip van for events in Farthing Street, fried fresh
When there is hot food, people stay longer, which is good for every other stall. We serve mushy peas, curry sauce and chips, and we’re often booked for festivals and club open days.
Events in Farthing Street range from street parties and school fairs to markets and festivals. Public spaces normally need council permission, and we need a pitch the van can reach. Everything is fried fresh at your event, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
- Where
- Farthing Street (BR6)
- County
- Greater London
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Extras
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Access and parking
- Whether a minimum applies
- Service time
There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
What we need to know
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Allergies and diets you know about
- Roughly how many people, including children
Each quote is put together for your event. Start with your date, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
Farthing Street events: pitches and permissions
Farthing Street is about 4 miles south-west of Orpington, in Greater London. Bookings in Farthing Street come in all shapes and sizes, but the plan is always the same: a level spot for the van, a time to eat and food fried to order. Farthing Street is one of 764 places in Greater London where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Farthing Street to London (about 12 miles away).
Events in parks such as South Park need permission from the council or landowner, and the van needs a firm route onto the pitch. A school like Downe Primary School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day. Within about 6 miles is the Kent Downs National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
We take the van to events all over the BR6 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Farthing Street, New Road Hill and Orange Court Lane, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For events just outside Farthing Street, we cover Downe (1 mile south-east), Leaves Green (1 mile south-west), Hazelwood (1 mile south-east), Keston (1 mile north-west) and Farnborough (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include London (12 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (15 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (14 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-west).
Well-known places in the area include Princess Royal University Hospital (1.4 miles north) and Crofton Roman Villa (2.5 miles north-east). Open spaces near Farthing Street include Betsom's Hill and West Kent Golf Course nature reserve.
- Nearby schools include Darrick Wood School (1.6 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Queens Head pub (0.6 miles south)
For planners, venues and organisers
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will confirm what we can provide.
Hosting at home? Send a picture of where the van would park, and we’ll let you know if the van will fit.
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your event in Farthing Street
What’s the nearest station to Farthing Street?
The closest is Orpington station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
Could you trade in South Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Ask them first.
Do you pay a pitch fee?
Tell us how your event generally works with traders, and we will agree terms.
Can you cook in the rain?
Rain does not stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
Can the van park on grass?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a picture if you can.
Which areas do you serve?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do you do festivals?
Frequently, yes. Send us the date, location and expected numbers.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac visitors when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what’s possible.
Planning for dietary needs
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Display allergens for each stall
- Send us the pitch size and ground conditions
- Have other stalls for special diets
- Agree when volunteers will eat
Plan where the queue forms.
Put the van near the entrance or the tea tent.
How it works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we’ve agreed, and cook and serve without fuss. For an evening event in Farthing Street, sunset is about 8:50pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- We start with a few details about your event.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for your visitors.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Clear the route for the van
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: where the van would park, how to get in, numbers and timings. A picture of the spot helps too. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Planning the van’s spot
Plenty of places work for the van, but there are a few things to check:
- A level, firm pitch the van can drive onto
- Agreement from the site for a catering van
- Somewhere firm if it rains
As a London location, Farthing Street is inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking takes planning: let us know about off-street space or permits.
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Farthing Street
- Chips
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
A chip van compared with other options
For a stall visitors will queue for, a chip van is hard to beat in Farthing Street. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why us?
- A quote that spells everything out
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- The queue at the hatch gets people talking
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
Read our pricing and what a fish and chip van costs.
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. It’s battered and fried to order.
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Nearby places to Farthing Street
Also in Farthing Street
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
- 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