Hampshire · England
Fish and Chip Van Hire for Penton Corner events
Fried to order and served hot: a fish and chip van in Penton Corner and across Hampshire.
- Christmas parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Garden parties and summer get-togethers
Planning an event in Penton Corner?
Planners, venues and businesses
If you’re planning an event on someone’s behalf, such as a wedding planner, an office manager or a fête committee, we’ll work directly with you and the venue. It saves passing messages back and forth.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we will work through them with you.
How our fish and chip van hire works in Penton Corner
If the van can park there, we can fry there: a drive, a car park, a yard, a showground or a firm lawn in and around Penton Corner. We’re often asked to cater staff lunches and team days and work Christmas parties, serving haddock and chips, mushy peas and sausage and chips.
In a hamlet or village like Penton Corner, a farmyard or a neighbour’s field can make a good pitch. Gates, verges and soft ground are worth mentioning when you enquire. The menu is short on purpose: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Plated meals need a kitchen and a bigger team. A van needs only a level spot and permission to park. Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why Penton Corner hosts choose us
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
Before you choose a spot
We will be honest if a spot won’t work, and help find another. The main points are:
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
Popular choices
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Pie and chips
- Chips
Penton Corner questions
Is Penton Corner too small for a chip van?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
What’s the nearest station to Penton Corner?
Andover station, about 1.6 miles east of the centre.
How long will the queue be?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. We’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you cover Penton Corner?
Yes, we do. Penton Corner is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Is fish and chips enough as a meal?
It can be. A portion of fish, chips and peas is a proper meal.
Do we need to provide anything?
Tell us what’s available at the site when you enquire, and we’ll say what we need.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, including Hampshire. See all areas.
When do you arrive?
We get there in good time to set up. We will agree arrival and serving times with you.
Should I sort the food myself?
A DIY buffet works for small groups. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the event.
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. Booking the van means hot food and no stress.
About the food
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. It’s battered and fried to order, so it’s crisp when it reaches you.
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Places near Penton Corner
What else we do in Penton Corner
Occasions we serve in Penton Corner
Everyone knows what they’re getting, which takes the worry out of feeding a mixed crowd.
These are some of the bookings we take around Penton Corner:
- Community events and fairs
- Garden parties and summer get-togethers
- Work Christmas parties
- Weddings and evening receptions
School fairs and fundraisers, for a school such as Portway Junior School, can book the van as a food stall.
Questions to ask before you book
- A clear list of what’s included
- Whether there’s a minimum
- When payment is due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
Planning a chip van in Penton Corner
Penton Corner is about 2 miles west of Andover, in Hampshire. Give us the address of your event in Penton Corner, and we will plan the route and the parking spot. Penton Corner is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Penton Corner to Southampton (about 21 miles away).
If guests are travelling by rail, the nearest station is Andover station, about 1.6 miles east. For a christening or celebration after a service at a church such as Holy Trinity Church, the van can serve at a hall or home nearby.
Here we cover the SP11 postcode area, and we can serve your event anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Short Lane and Beech Close, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. If your venue is just outside Penton Corner, we also cover Penton Grafton (1 mile north), Penton Mewsey (1 mile north), Red Post Bridge (1 mile south), Foxcotte (1 mile north-east) and Charlton (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (14 miles south-east), Romsey (15 miles south), Hyde (14 miles south-east), Tidworth (6 miles west), Weeke (13 miles south-east) and Stanmore (14 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Andover Museum (2.3 miles east) and Andover War Memorial Hospital (1.5 miles east). The countryside around Penton Corner includes Quarley Hill and Anton Lakes.
- Nearby schools include Harrow Way Community School (1.2 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include White Hart Public House (0.7 miles north)
The process
We take care of the food from arrival to the last chip, so you can get on with your event. In Penton Corner, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, so summer evening events are generally served in daylight. In December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so winter events need lighting by the van.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- 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
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
Ask for a quote
Still finalising the details? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you’re ready: send us your details through our quote form.
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What a fish and chip van costs
There are no hidden charges: the quote reflects:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- How easy the site is to reach
- Cod, haddock or both
- Service time
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is often good value, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. Ask us for a quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Roughly how many people, including children
Send us the date, the address or SP11 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you’ll get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
- 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