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Wedding fish and chip van in Beacon Hill, Surrey
Bring the chip shop to your wedding in Beacon Hill. The van arrives, the fryers go on and everything is cooked to order, so every portion goes out hot.
- Relaxed, informal receptions
- Garden and marquee receptions
- Engagement celebrations
Fresh fish and chips in Beacon Hill
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
Chips and gravy is a favourite in the north and the Midlands, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Wedding fish and chip van in Beacon Hill, fried fresh
Evening wedding food from a fish and chip van is a favourite. By nine o’clock, guests are hungry again, and hot fish and chips hits the spot. Whether it’s second-day and after-party food and barn and farm weddings, we’ll put together a menu of sausage and chips, haddock and chips and cod and chips and more.
There’s something special about a country wedding near Beacon Hill, and fish and chips at dusk adds to it. Plan a firm back-up spot if the field is wet. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed, with no surprises on the day.
Step by step
Nothing gathers a crowd like the smell of fish and chips. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. At a December wedding in Beacon Hill, it’s dark by about 4:00pm, so the route from the reception to the van needs lighting.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance, 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
- Choose a level, firm spot for the van
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
Getting a price
Thinking about a fish and chip van for your wedding for your wedding in Beacon Hill? Send us the details and we’ll come back with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Planning help
Organising for someone else?
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Tell us what your venue needs and we’ll work through them with you.
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Planning for dietary needs
We take allergies seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ensure we have someone to call on the day
- Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers early
- Talk to us about evening numbers
- Count suppliers working late
Sending tables up in turn keeps the queue short if you have plenty of guests.
Festoon lights by the van look lovely in the evening photos.
Occasions we serve in Beacon Hill
Almost every guest enjoys fish and chips.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Coastal-themed receptions
- Anniversary celebrations
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Evening food for day and evening guests
It is worth telling train travellers that Haslemere station is about 2.9 miles away.
What to look for in a quote
- The van’s size and access needs
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. Ask us for a quote and compare.
Deep-frying for lots of people at home is risky: hot oil and a busy party are a bad combination. A van is designed for exactly this.
Beacon Hill questions
Can the van park in The Flashes?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first, and tell us what they say.
What’s the nearest station to Beacon Hill?
Haslemere station, about 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
How long are you on site?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We confirm all the timings beforehand.
How many evening guests should we cater for?
It depends on how much was served earlier and when the evening food goes out. Most couples plan for most of their evening guests, not all.
What areas do you cover?
We cover London and the South East, Surrey included. Find your area.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
Can you cater for allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Tell us about allergies in advance.
Is grass a problem?
It depends on the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and send a photo if you can.
Weddings in Beacon Hill: venues, ceremonies and travel
Beacon Hill is about 6 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. For a wedding in Beacon Hill, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields in and around Beacon Hill. Beacon Hill is one of 395 places in Surrey we cover. Our bookings stretch from Beacon Hill to Guildford (11 miles away).
The Flashes can make a pretty photo stop, but check its rules for wedding groups first. Couples marrying at local churches such as Church of St Alban frequently hold the reception nearby, with the van parked by the marquee or hall. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 2 miles of Beacon Hill, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Check vehicle access with the venue.
We cover weddings in every part of the GU26 postcode area. Streets in the area include Hill Road, Glen Close and Harlequin Close, and the van can serve a wedding on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Neighbouring places where we serve weddings include Whitmoor Vale (1 mile west), Green Cross (1 mile north-west), Grayshott (1 mile south), Hindhead (1 mile south-east) and Barford (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (15 miles north-east), Camberley (15 miles north), Farnham (6 miles north), Frimley (13 miles north) and Haslemere (3 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Haslemere and District Hospital (3 miles south-east). The countryside around Beacon Hill includes Gibbet Hill and Upper Lake.
- Schools near Beacon Hill include St Edmund's School (1.1 miles south) and Woolmer Hill School (2.2 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fox & Pelican pub (0.9 miles south)
Also near Beacon Hill
Other occasions in Beacon Hill
What a fish and chip van costs
Every booking is priced individually, and the price depends on a few things:
- The minimum booking
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How long we serve
Distance and any road charges make a difference, so it helps to give us the postcode.
What we need to know
We can quote more accurately with a few details. Here’s what to include:
- Dietary needs, with numbers
- Where the event is
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Your date and serving time
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Give us the details of your wedding, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
Space, access and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in when you contact us. Generally, we look for:
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Beacon Hill
- Mushy peas
- Curry sauce
- Sausage and chips
- Evening fish and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod 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