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Fish and Chip Van for Events for Rowfant events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van for your event in Rowfant and the surrounding area.
- Sports tournaments
- Fish and chip supper nights
- Summer fairs
Planning an event in Rowfant?
About our fish and chip van for events in Rowfant
The smell of fish and chips brings a queue to any fête. A chip van gives organisers a hot-food trader that almost everyone wants. On the menu are cod and chips, haddock and chips and sausage and chips, and we’re often booked for fish and chip supper nights and school fairs and sports days.
For a village fête or field event near Rowfant, a chip van brings hot food to a rural site. Ground and access matter, so tell us about them. Everything is fried fresh at your event, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
- Where
- Rowfant (RH10)
- County
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
Your questions about a fish and chip van for your event in Rowfant
What’s the nearest station to Rowfant?
The closest is Three Bridges station, roughly 2.6 miles away.
Can the van go to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, though some venues in protected landscapes have extra rules for vehicles; ask your venue. We will follow the site rules.
Do you pay a pitch fee?
That varies: pitch fee, percentage or minimum. We will agree terms before the day.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Visitors will appreciate cover near the hatch.
Do you cover Rowfant?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Rowfant and across West Sussex. Send us your date to check availability.
Can the van come to our fair?
Send us the event details, dates and pitch information and we’ll let you know if we are available.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
It depends on numbers, the menu and how people arrive. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
Event catering near Rowfant
Rowfant is about 4 miles east of Crawley, in West Sussex. For events in Rowfant, we plan around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Rowfant is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 20 miles away.
School fairs, for a school like Turners Hill CofE Primary School, are a natural fit for a fish and chip van. A summer fête at All Saints Parish Church is the classic setting for a fish and chip van. Within about 7 miles is the High Weald National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
For events in RH10, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. Close by, we cover events in Copthorne (2 miles north-west), Worth (2 miles west), Pound Hill (2 miles west), Maidenbower (2 miles south-west) and Keeper's Corner (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also cover Crawley (4 miles west), Horsham (10 miles west), Haywards Heath (8 miles south), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (4 miles east) and Broadfield (5 miles west).
A little further out are County Mall (3.6 miles west) and Langley Green Hospital (4 miles west). Within reach you will find Hedgecourt Lake.
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About the food
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it is the favourite in much of the south. We batter it and fry it to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Should I sort the food myself?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Rowfant? Fish and chips is a reliable crowd-pleaser. Give us the details and we’ll suggest how it could work.
Planning for dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Let us know about allergy rules on site
- Have other stalls for special diets
- Agree when volunteers will eat
- Plan bins near food stalls
Have a hard-standing back-up pitch in case the ground is soft.
Plan vehicle access before visitors arrive.
Is a fish and chip van right for your event?
For a stall visitors will queue for, a chip van is hard to beat in Rowfant. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We will tell you up front.
Why us?
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Bookings across West Sussex, including Rowfant
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- A clear quote before booking
See our pricing and the cost guide.
The process
Because we cook inside the van, rain doesn’t stop us. Visitors will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. Evening events in Rowfant have light until about 9:20pm at midsummer; after that, the pitch needs good lighting.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Give us a contact for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
Ask for a quote
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Related guides
Before you choose a spot
If a spot isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- A wet-weather pitch on hard standing
- Agreement from the site for a catering van
- 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 will say what we think.
From the hatch
- Chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
Events we cater in Rowfant
It can feed crew and volunteers too.
These are some of the bookings we take around Rowfant:
- Agricultural and country shows
- Summer fairs
- Sports tournaments
- Community open days
For visitors coming by rail, the closest railway station is Three Bridges station, roughly 2.6 miles west of the centre.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- What the price includes, item by item
- How late numbers can change
- How much space the van takes up
- 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