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Festivals, fêtes and school events in Hinchley Wood, Surrey
Looking for a fish and chip van for your event in Hinchley Wood? We bring the van to you and fry fresh while your visitors queue at the hatch.
- Charity fundraisers and community events
- Agricultural and country shows
- Sports tournaments
Fish and chip van for events in Hinchley Wood
Fish and chip van for events in Hinchley Wood, fried fresh
Fêtes, school fairs, festivals and shows all suit a chip van, from small community events to bigger crowds. We serve haddock and chips, curry sauce and mushy peas, and we’re regularly asked to cater food for volunteers and village fêtes.
For events in a place like Hinchley Wood, one hot-food trader most people like makes life easy. Fish and chips does exactly that. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Common questions in Hinchley Wood
Which station is closest to Hinchley Wood?
Hinchley Wood has its own station: Hinchley Wood station.
Can the van park in Stokes Field?
Only if the landowner, typically the council, allows it. Check with them first.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we will advise.
Where can the van park?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your visitors, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Do you bring everything you need?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac visitors in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
What if the weather’s bad?
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers: the cooking is inside the van. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
Do you need power or water?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Tell us whether there is power or water nearby and we will confirm the rest.
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Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Share any nut or allergy policies
- Display allergens for each stall
- Plan crew and volunteer food times
- Agree how we’ll be paid: pitch fee, share of takings or minimum
Crew food is served at the agreed time.
Pre-selling meal tickets helps us plan.
Should I sort the food myself?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
How it works
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your visitors, which we agree with you beforehand. In Hinchley Wood, a midsummer event stays light until about 9:20pm, but by late September the light goes at about 7:05pm, so evening trading may need lights.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- 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
- Clear the route for the van
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
Get a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Perfect for your event in Hinchley Wood
A chip van is reliably one of the busiest pitches.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- School fairs and sports days
- Church fêtes
- Festivals
- Charity fundraisers and community events
If your event is in Stokes Field, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for vehicles and traders.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- When final numbers are due
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
What a fish and chip van costs
Two events with the same numbers can cost different amounts, depending on:
- Any minimum charge
- How easy the site is to reach
- The length of service
- The day of the week
Fish and chip van prices depend on the booking. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. We set everything out in your quote.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Your date and serving time
- The venue or postcode
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Roughly how many people, including children
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can send us your details through our quote form.
The menu, dish by dish
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
Planning the van’s spot
If a spot isn’t suitable, we will tell you. The main points are:
- The landowner’s or organiser’s permission for the van
- A hard-standing or firm grass pitch
- Information about power and water
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
Why choose a fish and chip van in Hinchley Wood?
For a stall visitors will queue for, a fish and chip van is a great choice in Hinchley Wood. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Why Hinchley Wood hosts choose us
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Events in Hinchley Wood and across Surrey
- No kitchen needed
See how we price or the cost guide.
Event catering near Hinchley Wood
Hinchley Wood is about 2 miles south-west of Surbiton, in Surrey. We take a fish and chip van for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Hinchley Wood and the surrounding area. Hinchley Wood is one of 395 places in Surrey where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Hinchley Wood to London (about 13 miles away).
For visitors coming by rail, there’s a station right in Hinchley Wood: Hinchley Wood station. Running a fête for a church like Hinchley Wood Church? A chip van draws people in.
We serve events across KT10 and KT7. Local streets include Dorchester Close, Meadow Close and Manor Drive; an event on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Neighbouring places where we serve events include Weston Green (1 mile north-west), Thames Ditton (1 mile north), Ditton Hill (1 mile east), Long Ditton (1 mile north-east) and Claygate (1 mile south). We also serve nearby towns such as Guildford (14 miles south-west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (4 miles south-east), Horley (15 miles south-east), Redhill (12 miles south-east) and Ewell (4 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Municipal Borough of Surbiton (1.7 miles east) and Tolworth Hospital (2 miles east). Within reach you will find The Lake and The Wood.
- Nearby schools include Hinchley Wood School (less than half a mile north-east) and Shrewsbury House School (1.3 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound pub (0.6 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