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Fish and Chip Van for Events in Fordcombe
Looking for a fish and chip van for your event in Fordcombe? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your visitors queue at the hatch.
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Community open days
Fresh fish and chips in Fordcombe
Looking after everyone
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Here’s how:
- Tell us about any school or event allergy policies
- Tell us expected visitor numbers
- Have other stalls for special diets
- Display allergens for each stall
Have a hard-standing back-up pitch in case the ground is soft.
Pre-selling meal tickets helps us plan.
Fish and chip van for events in Fordcombe, cooked to order
When there’s hot food, people stay longer. We serve cod and chips, chips and haddock and chips, and we are regularly asked to cater church fêtes and charity fundraisers and community events.
At a fête or show near Fordcombe, a chip van brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. Timings are planned around your event, whether that’s a first dance, a lunch break or a service time.
Organising for someone else?
Organising a club, school or community event in Fordcombe? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Tell us about the event and we will take it from there.
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you are a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It keeps things simple.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a reliable crowd-pleaser, a chip van is hard to beat. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Why us?
- A van that becomes part of the event
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
Events we cater in Fordcombe
A chip van is reliably one of the busiest pitches at any fête.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Village fêtes
- Church fêtes and fish and chip suppers
- Horse and dog shows
- Music and food festivals
Church fêtes, at churches such as Church of St Peter, are a natural home for a chip van.
Questions to ask before booking
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if plans change
- How many hours the van serves
What the van needs
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. Generally, we look for:
- A hard-standing or firm grass pitch
- A queue area clear of rides and games
- A clear route onto the pitch
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly before you book.
On the menu in Fordcombe
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your event in Fordcombe
Do you trade at school fairs around Fordcombe?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Send us the date and where the van would go.
Is Fordcombe close to London?
Roughly 27 miles from the centre of London.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Can you cook in the rain?
The weather does not stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Do you do school fairs and sports days?
Yes. We will need a safe route onto the site away from children.
What do you need on the pitch?
Send us the pitch details, and we will confirm.
How long does set-up take?
We get there in good time to set up. 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?
It depends on the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a picture if you can.
What happens on the day
Here’s how the day generally runs: the van arrives and we set up, the fryers heat up, and food goes out hot at the agreed time. Summer events in Fordcombe have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, which helps evening trading. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- You send us the event details and pitch information.
- You get our pitch needs and a quick answer on availability.
- On the day, we arrive and set up our pitch.
- We trade from the hatch all event, frying to order.
- We clear the pitch when the event closes.
Getting ready for the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Give us a contact for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
Getting a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- The day of the week
- Whether a minimum applies
- How long we serve
- Cod, haddock or both
A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Details that help
To speed things up, tell us:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the parking spot
- Where the van would park
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Fordcombe? Tell us what you have in mind and we will reply with a clear price. To contact us, use our quote form.
Fordcombe events: pitches and permissions
Fordcombe is about 4 miles west of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We serve events at drives, car parks, yards and venues around Fordcombe and nearby villages. We cover all 922 towns and villages across Kent. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 25 miles away.
For anyone arriving by train, Ashurst Kent station is about 1.4 miles away. School fairs, for a school like Fordcombe Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a fish and chip van. Within about 7 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
This part of Kent takes in TN3. Streets in the area include Spring Hill, St Peters Row and Chafford Lane, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. For events just outside Fordcombe, we cover Walter's Green (1 mile north-west), Stone Cross (1 mile south), Ashurst (1 mile south-west), Teasley Mead (1 mile west) and Penshurst (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Sevenoaks (10 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles east), Tonbridge (6 miles north-east), Kings Hill (13 miles north-east), Paddock Wood (10 miles east) and Southborough (4 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Bolebroke Castle (3.4 miles south-west) and Kent and Sussex Hospital (3.6 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Broadwater Warren RSPB Reserve and Barden Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find Chafford Arms (less than half a mile east)
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
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 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