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Fish and Chip Van for Events for Hersham events
We bring a fish and chip van for your event across Hersham and Surrey, cooking to order on site.
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Church fêtes
- Music and food festivals
Book the van in Hersham
About our fish and chip van for events in Hersham
Give us the date, pitch and expected numbers, and we’ll let you know if we are available. On the menu are cod and chips, haddock and chips and sausage and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater club open days and food for volunteers.
Summer fairs around Hersham are frequently run by volunteers, so a self-sufficient van helps. We plan the timings around your day, so the food is ready when you want to eat.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: big pans of hot oil, children and garden parties don’t mix. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
What else we do in Hersham
Prices and what affects them
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- The menu and how many choices
- Access and parking
- The minimum booking
The price depends on numbers, the menu and how long we serve, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Details that help
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- Your date and serving time
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Hersham? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Running an event in Hersham
Hersham is about 1 mile south of Walton-on-Thames, in Surrey. Across the KT12 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. We cover all 395 towns and villages across Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Hersham to Guildford (11 miles away).
PTAs at schools such as Bell Farm Primary School often want one reliable hot-food stall. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Church of St Peter, a chip van adds hot food to the cakes and tombola.
Here we cover the KT12 postcode area, and we can serve your event anywhere in it. That could mean an event at a home on Police Station Road, Queensway South and Queensway, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. You will find Hersham on the A244, which makes the journey straightforward. Neighbouring places where we serve events include Burwood Park (1 mile south-west), Walton-on-Thames (1 mile north), Whiteley Village (2 miles south-west), St George's Hill (2 miles west) and Weybridge (2 miles west). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (11 miles south-west), Woking (8 miles south-west), Camberley (14 miles west), Epsom (6 miles east), Redhill (14 miles south-east) and Ewell (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (1.6 miles north-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.8 miles east). Within reach you will find Claremont Lake and Jubilee Wood.
- Nearby schools include Three Rivers Academy (less than half a mile north)
- Nearby, you will find The Barley Mow Public House (less than half a mile east)
Hersham: your questions answered
How far is Hersham from London?
About 16 miles from central London.
Do you trade at school fairs around Hersham?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
What about visitors who do not eat fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we will tell you what we can offer.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
What are the terms for events?
It depends on the event: pitch fee, percentage or minimum. We will agree it in writing.
Do you come to Hersham?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Hersham and across Surrey. Send us your date to check availability.
Can the van park on the street?
Only where it’s legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Check with your council first.
What if the weather’s bad?
The weather doesn’t stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Hersham? A fish and chip van draws people in and almost everyone likes it. Give us the details and we will suggest how it could work.
Hosting at home? Send us a picture of the drive or the spot and the way in, and we will tell you honestly whether it works.
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Make sure allergen information is available
- Set a time for helpers’ food
- Tell us about the pitch
- Give us an idea of numbers
Plan where the queue forms, especially near rides and games.
A clear route for the van before the gates open avoids problems.
A closer look at the menu
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It’s the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a stall visitors will queue for, a fish and chip van is a great choice. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why book with us
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- All the chip-shop extras
- A van that becomes part of the event
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Occasions we serve in Hersham
Organisers book a chip van because it is one of the most popular stalls.
Whatever the occasion in Hersham, fish and chips from the hatch goes down well. We are frequently booked for:
- School fairs and sports days
- Charity fundraisers and community events
- Food for volunteers
- Village fêtes
If your event is in West End Common, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for vehicles and traders.
Questions to ask before you book
- How allergens are handled
- Any minimum charge
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Step by step
We arrive in good time before you want to eat, park the van and get the fryers going. Visitors generally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. December events in Hersham lose the light at about 3:55pm, so we need a lit pitch; spring events have light until about 8:55pm by late May.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we’ll confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for your visitors.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Getting ready for the day
- Keep space clear for visitors at the hatch
- Let us know the serving time
- Name one person we can call on the day
Get a quote
Send us the date, the address or KT12 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- 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