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Fish and Chip Van Hire for Stroude events
We bring a fish and chip van across Stroude and Surrey, cooking to order on site and serving from the hatch.
- Care home visits
- Fêtes, fairs and school events
- Garden parties and summer get-togethers
Fish and chip van hire for Stroude events
Should I sort the food myself?
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.
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 generally the easier option.
Fish and chip van hire in Stroude, fried fresh
A fish and chip van works almost anywhere the van can park: a drive, a car park, a yard, a showground or a firm lawn. Whether it is milestone birthday parties and staff lunches and team days, we will put together a menu of sausage and chips, curry sauce and haddock and chips and more.
In a small place like Stroude, the van frequently parks on a farm track, a field or a drive. Country lanes and long drives are fine if we know about them, and firm ground matters more than anything. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
If you run the same event each year, tell us your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Fewer choices mean faster service
- Put allergy details in writing
- Give us separate numbers for children
- Ask about allergies on your invitation or sign-up form
It helps to have bins and napkins by the van for everyone.
Tables or benches nearby help people eat comfortably.
Occasions we serve in Stroude
On a grey day, hot fish and chips wins, and the van keeps frying whatever the weather.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Stroude, people book us for occasions like:
- Weddings and evening receptions
- Garden parties and summer get-togethers
- Care home visits
- Work Christmas parties
For anyone arriving by rail, the closest railway station is Virginia Water station, roughly 0.7 miles south of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- What happens if plans change
- How allergens are handled
- VAT, if it applies
- Whether there is a minimum
Before you choose a spot
If a spot is not suitable, we’ll tell you. The main points are:
- A short walk from the party
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- Flat, firm ground for the van
Not sure about the spot? Send us a photo and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we serve
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Curry sauce
- Chips
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
Stroude: venues, parking and local tips
Stroude is about 1 mile south of Egham, in Surrey. Stroude is well within our area, so your event just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Stroude is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Stroude to Guildford (about 11 miles away).
If you had Riverside Walk in mind, ask the council or landowner first: vans cannot simply park up and serve in a public park. For a christening or celebration after a service at a church such as Christ Church, the van can serve at a hall or home nearby.
Here we cover the GU25 and TW20 postcode area. Streets in the area include Edgell Close, Stroude Road and Whitehall Farm Lane, and the van can serve an event on any of them with a suitable parking spot. If your venue is just outside Stroude, we also cover Virginia Water (1 mile south-west), Thorpe Green (1 mile south-east), Thorpe (1 mile east), Egham (1 mile north) and Englefield Green (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Guildford (11 miles south), Woking (7 miles south), Camberley (9 miles south-west), Epsom (13 miles south-east), Ewell (14 miles east) and Walton-on-Thames (7 miles east).
A little further out are St. Peter's Hospital (2.7 miles south-east) and Spelthorne Museum (2.4 miles north-east). Open spaces near Stroude include St Ann's Lake and St Ann's Hill.
- Nearby schools include The American School In England (1.1 miles east) and The Magna Carta School (1.9 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include Rose And Crown Public House (0.7 miles south-east)
The menu, dish by dish
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan.
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Nearby places to Stroude
Also in Stroude
How it works
We need time before service to bring the fryers up to heat, so we’re there in good time before you want to eat. By late September, sunset in Stroude is around 7:05pm, and in December it’s nearer 3:55pm. For anything after that, plan lights for the queue.
- You share 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.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we are done.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Share the timings for the day
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or GU25 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, use our quote form.
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Stroude: your questions answered
Could you trade in Riverside Walk?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you come out to small places like Stroude?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and parking.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes. We cook inside the van, so it is fried on the spot, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
Can fish and chips be the only food?
It’s a full meal on its own. Many hosts add their own desserts or cake.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we’ll say what we need.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Stroude.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Typically, if it’s firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Why choose a fish and chip van in Stroude?
A big takeaway order arrives late and lukewarm. A van fries on the spot, so it’s crisp when it is handed over. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Why book our van in Stroude
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- We cover Stroude and the whole of Surrey
- Hot food handed straight over
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Read how we price and the cost guide.
- 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