Hampshire · England
Festivals, fêtes and school events in Walhampton, Hampshire
Bring the chip shop to your event in Walhampton. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits waiting in a tray.
- Church fêtes
- Music and food festivals
- Club open days
Planning an event in Walhampton?
Fish and chip van for events in Walhampton, cooked to order
Food is fried to order, so it is hot and crisp. For community festivals and horse and dog shows, we can cook mushy peas, curry sauce and sausage and chips.
At a field event near Walhampton, power and water may be limited; tell us what’s available and we will plan around it. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Perfect for your event in Walhampton
It can feed crew and volunteers too.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Country shows
- Food for volunteers
- Club open days
- Music and food festivals
A school like Lymington Church of England Infant School can book the van for a fair, fun run or sports day.
Questions to ask before booking
- A clear list of what’s included
- Any minimum charge
- VAT, if it applies
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
Planning the van’s spot
Every site is different, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. In general, we need:
- The landowner’s or organiser’s permission for the van
- Details of any power or water on site
- A hard-standing or firm grass pitch
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Popular choices
- Haddock and chips
- Chips
- Cod and chips
- Curry sauce
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is typically the easier option.
The menu, dish by dish
Sausage and chips
For anyone who does not fancy fish, there’s sausage and chips, and children love it.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it is on the menu.
Is a fish and chip van right for your event?
Cold food stalls are fine on a hot day, but hot food is a draw when it’s cool. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A short service and a long afternoon’s trading are very different bookings. Your quote spells it all out.
Why book our van in Walhampton
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Something for visitors to gather round
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
FAQs for Walhampton
Do you trade at school fairs around Walhampton?
Yes, with the school’s permission. Send us the date and where the van would go.
What about events near the coast?
Yes, of course. Wind doesn’t affect the fryers, but plan a sheltered spot for the queue.
How fast is service?
Keeping choices simple and sending people up in groups helps. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
What are the terms for events?
We’ll talk it through when you send the details, and we’ll agree terms.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes, always. We fry to order in the van at your venue, and serve straight from the hatch.
What do you bring?
All the cooking happens in the van. Let us know what’s available at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Can you cater for allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item.
Can you serve children?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we’ll include them in the plan.
More for events in Walhampton
How the day works
We do not cook ahead. Each portion is battered and fried as it’s ordered, so it is as fresh as from any chip shop. Evening events in Walhampton have light until about 9:25pm 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.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Preparing for the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Ask for a quote
We only need a few details to quote: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Prices and what affects them
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Service time
- The day of the week
- How many people are eating
- Parking and the way in
The cost per head normally falls as numbers rise, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Tell us your numbers for an accurate price.
Details that help
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The venue or postcode
- A photo of the parking spot
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where you’d like the van to go
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Planners, venues and businesses
Wedding planners and venue coordinators are welcome to contact us directly, and we will keep you updated on arrival and serving times.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Community events around Walhampton
Walhampton is about 1 mile east of Lymington, in Hampshire. We take a fish and chip van for your event to homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Walhampton. Walhampton is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our bookings stretch from Walhampton to Southampton (about 12 miles away).
Church fêtes, at churches such as United Reform Church, are a natural home for a chip van. For visitors coming by rail, Walhampton has its own station, Lymington Town station. Events in and around the New Forest National Park, within about 5 miles of Walhampton, frequently have rules about vehicles, ground and waste; we’ll follow the site’s requirements. With the sea within about a mile, we plan shelter from the wind for coastal events.
Here we cover the SO41 postcode area, so your event can be anywhere in it. Your event could be at a house on Undershore Road and Walhampton Hill or the roads around them, as long as there is somewhere for the van. Nearby, we also serve events in Lymington (1 mile west), Portmore (1 mile north), Warborne (1 mile north), Pennington (1 mile south-west) and Pilley (2 miles north). We also serve nearby towns such as Totton (11 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Hythe (9 miles north-east), New Milton (6 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west) and Locks Heath (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (0.8 miles north-west) and Yarmouth Castle (4 miles south). Open spaces near Walhampton include Boldre Foreshore.
- Local schools include Southlands School (1 mile north) and Priestlands School (1.1 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Ferryman pub (less than half a mile north)
- 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