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Festivals, fêtes and school events in The Sands, Surrey
We bring a fish and chip van for your event to The Sands and nearby, frying fresh at your venue.
- Sports club events and race days
- School summer fairs
- Charity fundraisers and community events
Book the van in The Sands
How our fish and chip van for events works in The Sands
A hot-food van gives families a reason to stay longer. Whether it’s charity fundraisers and community events and music and food festivals, we’ll put together a menu of chips, sausage and chips and haddock and chips for your guests.
Rural events near The Sands can be a long way from anywhere to eat, so a chip van is a welcome sight. Everything is fried fresh at your event, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and handed over as soon as it’s ready.
A closer look at the menu
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and children love it.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it is the favourite in much of the south. It is battered and fried to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Common questions in The Sands
What’s the nearest station to The Sands?
Farnham station, about 2.3 miles west of the centre.
Is The Sands close to London?
About 34 miles from central London.
Can the van come to The Sands?
Yes. We cover London and the South East, including The Sands. For a quote, use our quote form.
Do you have allergen information?
Tell us about allergies when you book, and we’ll give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
What happens if it rains?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. Visitors will appreciate cover near the hatch.
What do we need to supply?
A suitable spot for the van and permission to park there. Tell us whether there is power or water nearby and we will confirm the rest.
Can you come to a school event?
Yes, with the school’s permission for the van on site. Tell us the date and where the van would park.
Do you pay a pitch fee?
Tell us how your event normally works with traders, and we will find something that works.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Frying for a crowd at home isn’t a good idea: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. Leave the frying to a van built for it.
Not sure whether to order in or book a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Allergies and dietary needs
Most events have a few visitors with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Ask traders for allergen information to display
- Tell us expected visitor numbers
- Agree the terms in writing
- Share any nut or allergy policies
If we are feeding volunteers, agree a time that suits the schedule.
Plan vehicle access before visitors arrive.
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Whether a minimum applies
- How easy the site is to reach
- The length of service
Larger groups normally cost less per head, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
What to tell us
To speed things up, tell us:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Your date and serving time
- A picture of where the van would go
- Expected numbers
To get a price, fill in our quote form. Tell us about your event in The Sands, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Planners, venues and businesses
Planners and coordinators can contact us directly, and we’ll keep everyone informed on the day.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will confirm what we can provide.
The process
If the plan changes on the day, a quick word is all it takes: we can start a little later or slow the pace to suit your event. For an evening event in The Sands, sunset is about 8:55pm in late May and 9:20pm in late June; after dark, we need a lit pitch.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- 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.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
How to prepare
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
- Clear the route for the van
How to get a price
The more you tell us, the more accurate the quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, use our quote form.
Planning help
Nearby places to The Sands
More for events in The Sands
Why choose fish and chip van for events in The Sands?
We keep cooking in the rain.
In The Sands and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Popular bookings include:
- Village fêtes and summer fairs
- Church fêtes
- Community festivals
- Feeding event crew
If your event is in Crooksbury Hill, the organiser will need the landowner’s permission for vehicles and traders.
Comparing caterers
- Allergen information for each item
- Any minimum charge
- The deadline for final numbers
- The van’s size and access needs
Running an event in The Sands
The Sands is about 2 miles east of Farnham, in Surrey. For an event in The Sands, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. The Sands is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 8 miles away.
Church fêtes, at churches such as The Church of the Good Shepherd, are a natural home for a chip van. If you are organising a summer fair or sports day for a school such as South Farnham School, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. Within about 7 miles is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where events may have extra rules on vehicles and waste; we work to the site rules.
Anywhere in GU10, we can bring the van to you. Your event could be at a house on The Green, Binton Lane and Botany Hill or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. Nearby, we also serve events in Runfold (1 mile west), Sandy Cross (1 mile north), Compton (1 mile west), Seale (1 mile north-east) and Tongham (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Guildford (8 miles east), Woking (10 miles north-east), Camberley (9 miles north), Frimley (7 miles north), Haslemere (9 miles south) and Cranleigh (12 miles south-east).
A little further out are Seale and Tongham (0.9 miles north-east) and Ash Museum (2.8 miles north). The countryside around The Sands includes Culverswell Hill and Runfold Wood.
What the van needs
If a spot isn’t suitable, we’ll tell you, and help find another. What matters most:
- Agreement from the site for a catering van
- Details of any power or water on site
- Firm, level ground for the pitch
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Curry sauce
- Chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage 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