Fish and Chip Van for Events in Sandown

A chip van compared with other options

At a small fête, one good trader may be all you need, with cakes and teas alongside. The date matters too: peak summer weekends and Christmas party Fridays book up first. It is worth asking early.

Why book with us

• Bookings across the Isle of Wight, including Sandown
• Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
• Classic food your visitors already know
• Works on wet days as well as sunny ones

Take a look at our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.

For event organisers in Sandown

If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It saves passing messages back and forth.

If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.

DIY versus a fish and chip van

Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is normally the easier option.

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.

Fairs, fêtes and events in Sandown

Sandown is about 10 miles south of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. Wherever your event is in the PO36 area, we’ll come to your venue, home or workplace. We serve all 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Sandown to Southampton (about 21 miles away).

If visitors are coming by train, Sandown station serves Sandown directly. For a church fête or fundraiser, at a church such as Christ Church, a chip van adds hot food to the cakes and tombola. With the sea within about a mile, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.

We serve events across PO36 and PO37 and the streets around it. We can serve an event on streets such as High Street, Nunwell Street and Park Rise or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. You will find Sandown on the A3055 and A3056, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van. If your venue is just outside Sandown, we also cover Lake (1 mile south-west), Yaverland (1 mile north-east), Adgestone (1 mile north), Alverstone (1 mile north-west) and Morton (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south-west), East Cowes (9 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north). Being one of the Isle of Wight’s larger places, Sandown has lots of places where the van can park. Some remote sites need extra planning, so ask early about your event.

Well-known places in the area include National Poo Museum (under half a mile south) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.6 miles south-west). Open spaces near Sandown include Alverstone Mead and Brading Down.

• Local schools include Sandown Bay Academy (under half a mile north-west) and Broadlea Primary School (0.9 miles south-west)
• Pubs nearby include The Old Comical pub (under half a mile east)