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Fish and Chip Van for Events in Telegraph Hill
Fish and chip van for events in Telegraph Hill: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch.
- Crew and volunteer catering
- School fairs and sports days
- Community festivals
A chip van near Telegraph Hill
Fish and chip van for events in Telegraph Hill, cooked to order
Everything is cooked as people come up, so nothing sits waiting. Typical bookings include church fêtes and village fêtes, serving mushy peas, sausage and chips and cod and chips.
In Telegraph Hill, community events include street parties, school fairs and markets. Organisers usually need council permission for public spaces, and we need a pitch the van can reach. You’ll know what’s included before you book: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
- Location
- Telegraph Hill (SE4, SE15, SE14)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Menu
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Diets, allergies and planning
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Give us an idea of numbers
- Agree when volunteers will eat
- Make sure allergen information is available
- Agree who removes waste
If we are feeding volunteers, agree a time that suits the schedule.
A sign at the entrance tells visitors hot food is available.
Perfect for your event in Telegraph Hill
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers, which matters at outdoor events.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. People in Telegraph Hill book the van for occasions like:
- Charity fundraisers and community events
- Horse and dog shows
- Sports days
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
If you’re organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Temple Grove Free School, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser.
Questions to ask before you book
- Allergen information for each item
- Any minimum charge
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- The deposit and payment dates
Questions from Telegraph Hill
Could you trade in Fordham Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Telegraph Hill?
Telegraph Hill has its own station: Brockley station.
Do you need power or water?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Tell us whether there’s power or water nearby and we’ll confirm the rest.
What about visitors who do not eat fish?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
Can you cater for allergies?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Can you trade at our fête or festival?
Yes, where the date suits. Contact us with the details.
What does it cost to hire the van?
We quote for each booking, based on your numbers and timings. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we will reply with a price.
What do you bring?
All the cooking happens in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site.
Running an event in Telegraph Hill
Telegraph Hill is about 1 mile south-west of New Cross, in Greater London. Wherever your event is in the SE4 area, we can fry fresh for your visitors. Telegraph Hill is one of 764 places in Greater London where we bring the van.
Events in parks such as Fordham Park need permission from the council or landowner, and the van needs a firm route onto the pitch. For visitors coming by rail, Brockley station is in Telegraph Hill itself.
This part of Greater London takes in SE4, SE15 and SE14, so your event can be anywhere in it. Whether your event is on Mona Road, Pepys Road and Kitto Road or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. For events just outside Telegraph Hill, we cover Nunhead (1 mile south-west), New Cross (1 mile north-east), Peckham (1 mile north-west), St Johns (1 mile east) and Brockley (1 mile south-east). We also serve nearby towns such as London (3 miles north-west), City of Westminster (6 miles north-west), Marylebone (6 miles north-west), Kensington (7 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Lewisham Shopping Centre (1.4 miles east) and Nunhead (under half a mile west). The countryside around Telegraph Hill includes St. James's Park Lake and New Cross Gate Cutting.
- Local schools include Haberdashers' Hatcham College (within half a mile north) and Southwark Free School (1.3 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Brockley Barge pub (within half a mile south-east)
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
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’s fried on the spot.
What happens on the day
Setting up takes a little while, because the oil has to come up to temperature, so we always arrive well ahead of your serving time. Summer events in Telegraph Hill have daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer and about 7:05pm by late September, so evening trading normally finishes in daylight in high summer. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Tell us what you’re planning and when you’d like to eat.
- We come back with availability and a clear 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.
Getting ready for the day
- Plan a bit of cover near the hatch if rain is likely
- Keep space clear for visitors at the hatch
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
Get a quote
Each quote is put together for your event. Start with your date, and we will check availability right away.
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A closer look at the menu
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger visitors and fish-dodgers.
Planning the van’s spot
Every site is different, so we ask about the spot and the way in when you get in touch. Generally, we look for:
- Details of any power or water on site
- Confirmation the van can trade there
- Space for a queue away from paths
Telegraph Hill is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly.
On the menu in Telegraph Hill
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Chips
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
At a small fête, one good trader may be all you need, with cakes and teas alongside. The date matters too: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. It’s worth asking early.
Why Telegraph Hill hosts choose us
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- A van that becomes part of the event
- A quote that spells everything out
- Events in Telegraph Hill and across Greater London
Take a look at our pricing or what a fish and chip van costs.
How we price a fish and chip van for your event
These are the factors that matter most:
- Numbers
- The minimum booking
- The menu and how many choices
- How long we serve
When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. Our quotes spell it all out.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Expected numbers
- The venue or postcode
- Anything awkward about the way in
- A picture of where the van would go
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A photo of the spot helps too. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
Other occasions in Telegraph Hill
- 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