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Fish and Chip Van for Events for Hockenden events
Bring the chip shop to your event in Hockenden. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Club open days
- Community festivals
- Sports days
Planning an event in Hockenden?
About our fish and chip van for events in Hockenden
Organisers can book us as a trader, or to feed crew and volunteers. Typical bookings include sports tournaments and village fêtes and summer fairs, with chips, haddock and chips and cod and chips.
For a village fête or field event near Hockenden, we can bring hot food to a field. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. We cook inside the van, right where your visitors are, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
Allergies and dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. We suggest:
- Share last year’s numbers if you have them
- Make sure allergen information is available
- Offer a choice of traders where you can
- Send us the pitch size and ground conditions
Mark out the queue area away from walkways, especially near rides and games.
Tables and seating nearby help families eat.
A closer look at the menu
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce and it is on the menu.
Gravy
A pot of gravy turns chips into comfort food.
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your event in Hockenden
Do you trade at school fairs around Hockenden?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Send us the date and where the van would go.
Is Hockenden too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s on the menu?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who doesn’t want fish. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
Is grass a problem?
That depends on the weather and the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a picture if you can.
Do you cover Hockenden?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Hockenden and across Kent. Send us your date to check availability.
Does the batter contain gluten?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac visitors when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will confirm what we need.
How much does a fish and chip van for your event cost in Hockenden?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your event and we will send a quote.
How it works
There’s very little for you to do on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your event. The frying and serving are down to us. December events in Hockenden lose the light at about 3:55pm, so pitches need lighting; spring events have light until about 8:50pm by late May.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for your visitors.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Keep space clear for visitors at the hatch
Ask for a quote
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Cakes and sandwiches are popular, but hot food is a draw when it is cool. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why Hockenden hosts choose us
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- Events in Hockenden and across Kent
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Should I sort the food myself?
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is generally the easier option.
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the event.
Places near Hockenden
Also in Hockenden
Who books fish and chip van for events in Hockenden?
It suits almost every visitor, from families to older visitors.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Typical bookings include:
- Fish and chip supper nights
- School fairs and sports days
- Food for volunteers
- Sports tournaments
An event in Foots Cray Meadows means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, normally the council.
Before booking anyone
- Any minimum charge
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- When payment is due
What the van needs
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Vehicle access before the gates open and after they close
- Confirmation the van can trade there
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue that does not block walkways
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
On the menu in Hockenden
- Cod and chips
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Chips
- Mushy peas
Event catering near Hockenden
Hockenden is about 2 miles north-east of Orpington, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Hockenden, and we will plan access and set-up. We serve 922 places across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Hockenden to London (about 13 miles away).
For anyone arriving by train, Swanley station is about 1 mile away. School fairs, for a school like Horizon Primary Academy, are a natural fit for a fish and chip van. Events in and around the Kent Downs National Landscape, within about 5 miles of Hockenden, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Wherever your event is in BR8, we can fry fresh for your visitors. Nearby, we also serve events in Upper Ruxley (1 mile north-west), Stonehill Green (1 mile north-east), Ruxley (1 mile north-west), Puddledock (2 miles north-east) and Hextable (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Dartford (4 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (8 miles south), Gravesend (10 miles east), Tonbridge (15 miles south), Northfleet (9 miles east) and Kings Hill (14 miles south-east).
Nearby you’ll also find London Borough of Bromley Museum (2.6 miles south-west) and Eynsford Castle (3.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Hockenden includes The Warren and Summer Hill.
- Local schools include Orchards Academy (0.9 miles south-east)
- 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