Oxfordshire · England
Festivals, fêtes and school events in Sibford Gower, Oxfordshire
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Sibford Gower? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Agricultural and country shows
- Sports tournaments
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
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Sibford Gower questions
Can you come to a school fair in Sibford Gower?
Yes, if the school is happy for the van on site. Tell us the date and pitch details.
How far is Sibford Gower from London?
About 70 miles from central London.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Tell us about your event and we will send a quote.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so food is cooked there and then, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we’ll confirm what we need.
Do you have allergen information?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. We will talk it through when we quote.
Can you trade at our fête or festival?
Yes, where the date suits. Send us the date, location and expected numbers.
Fish and chip van for events for your event in Sibford Gower
Everything is cooked as people come up, so nothing sits waiting. Typical bookings include fish and chip supper nights and sports days, serving curry sauce, chips and cod and chips.
At a field event near Sibford Gower, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. Tell us about dietary needs and allergies when you enquire, and we will be straight with you about what we can do.
- Location
- Sibford Gower (OX15)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Contact us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Event catering near Sibford Gower
Sibford Gower is about 6 miles west of Banbury, in Oxfordshire. Around Sibford Gower, we park wherever there’s level, firm ground. Sibford Gower is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Sibford Gower to Oxford (about 23 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Sibford Gower Endowed Primary School, are a natural fit for a fish and chip van.
We take the van to events all over the OX15 postcode area. We can serve an event on streets such as Main Street, Colony Road and Pound Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Other places close to Sibford Gower we cover include Burdrop (1 mile east), Sibford Ferris (1 mile south-east), Swalcliffe (2 miles east), Epwell (2 miles north) and Shutford (3 miles north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Banbury (6 miles east), Chipping Norton (7 miles south), Neithrop (5 miles east), Grimsbury (7 miles east), Ruscote (5 miles east) and Woodstock (14 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Broughton Castle (4 miles east). Within reach you will find Castle Hill and Woodford Bottom and Lamb's Pool.
- Local schools include Sibford School (0.6 miles south-east)
Why choose a fish and chip van in Sibford Gower?
For a reliable crowd-pleaser, a chip van is hard to beat. Dates make a difference: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. It’s worth asking early.
Why book with us
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Classic food your visitors already know
- We cover Sibford Gower and the whole of Oxfordshire
Read how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
What comes out of the fryer
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the classic side with fish and chips.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you’re organising for someone else, whether you’re a planner, a facilities manager or an organiser, we are happy to deal with you and the venue directly. It keeps things simple.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Prices and what affects them
These are the factors that matter most:
- How far we travel
- Service time
- The menu and how many choices
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
Most vans have a minimum charge, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. Ask us what applies to your event.
Details that help
You do not need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of where the van would go
- Your date and serving time
- Expected numbers
Still finalising the details? No problem: tell us the basics about your event, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
Looking after everyone
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Plan bins near food stalls
- Share pitch details
- Plan crew and volunteer food times
- Have other stalls for special diets
Crew food is served at the agreed time.
Pre-selling meal tickets helps us plan.
Events we cater in Sibford Gower
Hot food keeps families around.
These are some of the bookings we take:
- Sports days
- Church fêtes
- Music and food festivals
- Sports tournaments
Running a fête for a church like Church of Holy Trinity? A chip van draws people in.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- How much space the van takes up
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- What the price includes, item by item
Places near Sibford Gower
What else we do in Sibford Gower
The process
It is a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, set up where we have agreed, and cook and serve without fuss. Evening events in Sibford Gower have light until about 9:30pm at midsummer; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
Get a quote
Planning a fish and chip van for your event in Sibford Gower? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with a quote. To get in touch, use our quote form.
Planning help
Planning the van’s spot
We will agree the van’s spot with you before the day. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- Information about power and water
- A hard-standing or firm grass pitch
- The landowner’s or organiser’s permission for the van
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think before you book.
From the hatch
- Chips
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- Cod and chips
- 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