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Fish and Chip Van for Events for Highgate events
Treat your visitors to fresh fish and chips at your event in Highgate. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Sports club events and race days
- Feeding event crew
- Agricultural and country shows
Fish and chip van for events in Highgate
Why choose a fish and chip van in Highgate?
Cakes and sandwiches are popular, but hot food is a draw when it’s cool. Most vans have a minimum charge, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Why book with us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- No surprises in your quote
- All the chip-shop extras
- Hot food handed straight over
Take a look at how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Highgate
A hot-food van gives families a reason to stay longer, which is good for every other stall. Popular choices include mushy peas, haddock and chips and chips, and typical bookings are for community open days and school fairs and sports days.
In Highgate, community events include street parties, school fairs and markets. Public spaces typically need council permission, and the van needs a pitch it can reach. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer before booking.
- Area
- Highgate (N6, N19, NW5)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Nearby places to Highgate
What else we do in Highgate
Highgate: your questions answered
Do you trade at school fairs around Highgate?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Send us the date and where the van would go.
What’s the nearest station to Highgate?
Upper Holloway station, about 0.9 miles south-east of the centre.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
How far ahead should we book?
Early, particularly for summer Saturdays and Christmas party Fridays. Ask about your date even if it’s soon.
Do you take everything away?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
Can you cater for allergies?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Running an event in Highgate
Highgate is about 2 miles north-east of Hampstead, in Greater London. Highgate is well within our area, so your event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Highgate is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
A school like St Michael's Church of England Primary School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day. An event in Whittington Park means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, normally the council.
This part of Greater London takes in N6, N19 and NW5. Local streets include Wood Lane, Grange Road and Talbot Road; an event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Close by, we cover events in Upper Holloway (1 mile south-east), Dartmouth Park (1 mile south), Lissenden Gardens (1 mile south), Crouch End (1 mile north-east) and Tufnell Park (1 mile south-east). Larger places within reach include London (5 miles south-east), City of Westminster (4 miles south), Marylebone (4 miles south), Kensington (6 miles south-west), St Pancras (3 miles south) and Shoreditch (4 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find The Mall Wood Green (2.2 miles north-east) and Kenwood House (1 mile west). Open spaces near Highgate include Darland's Lake and Parkland Walk.
- Schools near Highgate include St Aloysius RC College (within half a mile south-east) and Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine (0.5 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Angel Inn (under half a mile south-west)
- Other local spots include Hornsey (1.2 miles north-east)
Food your guests will love
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger visitors and fish-dodgers.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Planners, venues and businesses
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
If you’re organising for someone else, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’re happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
What affects the price in Highgate
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- The day of the week
- How long we serve
- Any minimum charge
- The menu and how many choices
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We will send you a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but it helps to know:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Where the event is
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Rough numbers for adults and children
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Highgate? Send us the details and we’ll reply with a clear price. To get in touch, use our quote form.
Step by step
The first sign we’ve arrived is usually the smell. After that, it is a steady flow to the hatch. Summer fêtes in Highgate have long light evenings, with sunset about 9:20pm at midsummer, but by late September the light goes at about 7:05pm.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
How to prepare
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Details of any power or water on site
- A back-up spot if the ground is soft
- Access that avoids crowds
Highgate is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: let us know about off-street space or permits.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Takeaway run or book a van?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is usually simpler.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your visitors instead.
Looking after everyone
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Agree how we’ll be paid: pitch fee, share of takings or minimum
- Share pitch details
- Agree who removes waste
- Set a time for helpers’ food
At the end, we pack down and leave the pitch clean.
A few benches near the van 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