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Wedding Fish and Chip Van in Elham
A menu everybody knows: fish and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side. Book a fish and chip van for your wedding in Elham.
- Laid-back receptions
- Seaside-themed weddings
- Pre-wedding get-togethers
Fresh fish and chips in Elham
A chip van compared with other options
Bacon rolls and pizza are popular evening choices too. Fish and chips stands out because it’s a proper hot meal that guests remember. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is normally the best value.
Why us?
- A menu almost everyone likes
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Bookings across Kent, including Elham
- Everything cooked to order at your event
How our wedding fish and chip van works in Elham
We agree timings with you and your venue, so service fits around the first dance, the cake and the band. We are often asked to cater rustic farm weddings and informal weddings, with curry sauce, mushy peas and haddock and chips.
Rural weddings around Elham have a magic of their own, and fish and chips at dusk adds to it. Plan access and a back-up spot in case of rain. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it’s ready.
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Elham questions
Is Elham close to London?
About 57 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
What’s the nearest station to Elham?
The closest is Sandling station, roughly 4.7 miles away.
Do you clear up afterwards?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
How much space do you need?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, with room for a queue at the hatch. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac guests when you enquire, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
Do you do evening food for weddings?
Yes, that’s what most couples book us for. We’ll agree a serving time around your running order.
Is there a non-fish option?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Is grass a problem?
Normally, if it is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Planners, venues and businesses
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Parks, greens and streets generally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
What affects the price in Elham
Each booking is quoted on its own, and the price depends on a few things:
- Whether a minimum applies
- How easy the site is to reach
- How far we travel
- The length of service
A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, as there’s no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We will send you a quote.
What to tell us
These details help us quote quickly:
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Dietary needs, with numbers
Most quotes start with a few simple details: date, address, numbers and serving time. You can use our quote form.
Weddings in Elham: venues, ceremonies and travel
Elham is about 5 miles north-west of Folkestone, in Kent. For weddings in Elham, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass. Elham is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 9 miles away.
Among the historic houses close to Elham are Acrise Place (1.4 miles south-east). If your reception is at a historic house or estate, ask early about its rules on caterers and vehicles. If you want countryside in your photos, Cheriton Hill isn’t far. With the Kent Downs National Landscape within about a mile, there are country venues, barns and gardens nearby. Ask your venue about vehicle access for the van. With the coast within about 6 miles, fish and chips suits a seaside-style wedding. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
We serve weddings across CT4 and the streets around it. That could mean a wedding at a home on High Street, Pound Lane and Vicarage Lane, wherever the van can park. We also bring the van to weddings in Swingfield Minnis (2 miles east), Densole (3 miles south-east), Selsted (3 miles east), Breach (3 miles north-east) and Lodge Lees (3 miles north-east). Further out, we also take the van to Ashford (11 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north), Dover (8 miles east), Folkestone (5 miles south-east), Whitstable (14 miles north) and Deal (13 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Royal Victoria Hospital (5.3 miles south-east) and Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (3.7 miles south). The countryside around Elham includes Cheriton Hill.
- Local pubs include The King's Arms (within half a mile north-east)
Perfect for your wedding in Elham
It is often good value next to the wedding breakfast.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Elham, people book us for occasions like:
- Seaside-themed weddings
- Garden and marquee receptions
- Anniversary celebrations
- Engagement celebrations
For guests travelling by train, Sandling station is about 4.7 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- The deadline for final numbers
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- How allergens are handled
- When payment is due
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Include the band, photographer and venue staff
- Check your venue’s rules on outside caterers early
- Have a back-up for guests with special diets
- Have bins ready for paper and trays
If speeches or dances run over, we simply start a little later.
Festoon lights by the van look lovely in the evening photos.
What happens on the day
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, which we agree with you beforehand. Golden-hour photos in Elham at midsummer come around 9:15pm, so the van can serve before or after your sunset photos. Sunset is around 8:45pm in late May and 7:00pm in late September.
- Send us your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive in good time to set up.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
Preparing for the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Ask for a quote
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just use our quote form.
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Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van cooks in front of your guests instead.
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal, especially in winter.
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there’s pie 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