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Fish and Chip Van for Events for Hardham events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your event in Hardham and across West Sussex.
- Church fêtes
- Charity fundraisers and community events
- Music and food festivals
Fish and chip van for events in Hardham
Hardham: your questions answered
Can you come to a school fair in Hardham?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Send us the date and where the van would go.
Is Hardham close to London?
Roughly 42 miles from the centre of London.
What are the terms for events?
That varies: pitch fee, percentage or minimum. We’ll agree terms before the day.
What happens if it rains?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we’ll plan service around it.
What areas do you cover?
London and the South East: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Hardham.
What does the pitch need?
Tell us the pitch size and ground, and we’ll confirm.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
About our fish and chip van for events in Hardham
When there is hot food, people stay longer, which is good for every other stall. Typical bookings include feeding event crew and school fairs and sports days, with sausage and chips, curry sauce and cod and chips.
Near Hardham, events may be far from shops and cafés, so fish and chips goes down well. Everything we need comes with the van, and we pack up and leave the spot as we found it.
- Location
- Hardham (RH20)
- County
- West Sussex
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
What comes out of the fryer
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it is what most people in the south ask for. It’s battered and fried to order.
Curry sauce
Some people won’t eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
Organising for someone else?
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep you updated on arrival and serving times.
What affects the price in Hardham
We’ll give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- Whether a minimum applies
- How far we travel
- The date and time of year
- Parking and the way in
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
What to tell us
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A picture of where the van would go
- Expected numbers
Still finalising the details? That is fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you’re ready: use our quote form.
Nearby places to Hardham
Other occasions in Hardham
Why choose a fish and chip van in Hardham?
Compared with a barbecue run by volunteers, a chip van frees your helpers. Distance and any road charges make a difference, so tell us exactly where your event is.
Why us?
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- A clear quote before booking
Who books fish and chip van for events in Hardham?
Almost every visitor likes fish and chips, from families to older visitors.
Here are some of the occasions we serve:
- Community festivals
- Fundraisers
- Sports club events and race days
- School fairs and sports days
If visitors are coming by train, Pulborough station, about 0.7 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
Before booking anyone
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When payment is due
- How many hours the van serves
- What happens if plans change
The process
We take care of the food from arrival to the last chip, so you can enjoy your event. December events in Hardham lose the light at about 4:00pm, so pitches need lighting; spring events have light until about 8:50pm by late May.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Clear the route for the van
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or RH20 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Agree how we’ll be paid: pitch fee, share of takings or minimum
- Plan something for visitors we cannot cater for
- Tell us expected visitor numbers
- Send us the pitch size and ground conditions
At the end, we pack down and leave the pitch clean.
A clear route for the van before the gates open avoids problems.
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
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.
DIY food keeps costs down, but the host spends the event serving. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
Hardham events: pitches and permissions
Hardham is about 10 miles north of Littlehampton, in West Sussex. Bookings in Hardham come in all shapes and sizes, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Hardham to Brighton (19 miles away).
If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as St James' CofE Primary School, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. A summer fête at St Botolph's Church is the classic setting for a fish and chip van. Within about 3 miles is the South Downs National Park, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
We serve events across the RH20 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Hardham, we also cover Coldwaltham (1 mile south-west), Pulborough (1 mile north-east), Watersfield (2 miles south-west), Fittleworth (2 miles north-west) and Lower Horncroft (2 miles west). Further out, we also take the van to Horsham (12 miles north-east), Worthing (10 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (13 miles south-west), Chichester (13 miles south-west), Littlehampton (10 miles south) and Shoreham-by-Sea (14 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Amberley Museum (3.6 miles south) and Coates Castle (2.8 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Bignor Hill and Amberley Wildbrooks RSPB Reserve.
- Local pubs include The White Hart Public House (0.7 miles north-west)
- 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