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Wedding Fish and Chip Van for Great Lea Common events
Planning a fish and chip van for your wedding in Great Lea Common? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Evening food for day and evening guests
- Coastal-themed receptions
- Second-day and after-party food
Planning an event in Great Lea Common?
DIY versus a fish and chip van
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and you get to enjoy the day.
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.
Wedding fish and chip van in Great Lea Common, cooked to order
We park close to the reception, and guests wander out to the hatch. It turns evening food into part of the celebration. We serve sausage and chips, mushy peas and haddock and chips, and we are often booked for vow renewal parties and barn and farm weddings.
There is something special about a country wedding near Great Lea Common, and fish and chips at dusk adds to it. Plan a firm back-up spot if the field is wet. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
- Location
- Great Lea Common (RG7)
- County
- West Berkshire
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
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Allergies and dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. A few tips:
- Give us a contact for the day who is not the couple
- Have bins ready for paper and trays
- Flag coeliac guests early
- Not every evening guest eats: ask us how many to plan for
Sending tables up in turn keeps the queue short.
Festoon lights by the van look lovely in the evening photos.
Great Lea Common: your questions answered
We’re gathering after a service at St Paul's Church: can you come?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Is Great Lea Common close to London?
About 39 miles from central London, and well within our area.
Will the van be in our photos?
Many couples love having it in the photos. If not, ask your venue to park it out of the main photo spots.
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. Send us any allergies in writing.
Do you do anything other than fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Let us know about any other dietary needs and we’ll be honest about what’s possible.
Is the food cooked at the event?
It is. We cook inside the van, so food is cooked there and then, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
Do you clear up afterwards?
The pitch is left as we found it. It helps to have bins near the hatch.
What time will you serve?
Whenever suits your day. Most couples go for just after the first dance.
How we price a fish and chip van for your wedding
We’ll give you a clear quote. The main things that affect it are:
- How far we travel
- Service time
- Any minimum charge
- Access and parking
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Where the van would park
- Anything awkward about the way in
- Allergies and diets you know about
Send us the date, the address or RG7 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. Just send us your details through our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We need:
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- A short walk from the party
- A clear way in, with no low branches, cables or narrow gates
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
On the menu in Great Lea Common
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Evening fish and chips
- Curry sauce
- Haddock and chips
Organising for someone else?
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll work through them with you.
A closer look at the menu
Gravy
Gravy brings a bit of warmth to the meal, especially in winter.
Cod and chips
Cod has big, soft white flakes and a mild flavour, and it is the favourite in much of the south. It is battered and fried to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
Perfect for your wedding in Great Lea Common
Rain doesn’t stop the fryers, which is reassuring for an outdoor wedding.
Here are some of the occasions we serve around Great Lea Common:
- Evening food for day and evening guests
- Weddings in a marquee or garden
- Weddings with a seaside feel
- Laid-back receptions
Planning photos in Pearman's Copse? It is worth checking the park’s rules first.
Before you book anyone
- The van’s size and access needs
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
The process
You do not need to do much on the day: show us the spot, tell us when to start, and enjoy your wedding. The frying and serving are down to us. For a summer wedding in Great Lea Common, the sun sets at about 9:25pm in late June and about 7:10pm in late September, which means evening fish and chips is often served in daylight in June and July. For autumn and winter weddings, when it is dark by about 3:55pm in December, plan lighting by the van.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for your guests.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Preparing for the day
- Give us a contact for the day
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Clear the route for the van
Ask for a quote
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we will firm it up nearer the time. To start, use our quote form.
Related guides
Weddings in Great Lea Common: venues, ceremonies and travel
Great Lea Common is about 3 miles south of Reading, in West Berkshire. Around Great Lea Common, we park wherever there is level, firm ground. Great Lea Common is one of 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire where we bring the van.
Nearby historic houses include Stratfield Saye House (4.3 miles south). Grand venues like these usually set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. Guests coming by rail will want to know that Reading Green Park station is about 1.5 miles away.
Wherever your wedding is in RG7, we can fry fresh for your guests. Neighbouring places where we serve weddings include Three Mile Cross (1 mile south-east), Whitley Wood (1 mile north-east), Ryeish Green (1 mile south-east), Green Park (1 mile north-west) and Shinfield (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (15 miles west), Thatcham (12 miles west), Burghfield Common (4 miles west), Speenhamland (15 miles west), Calcot (4 miles north-west) and Shaw (14 miles west).
A little further out are Berkshire Medical Heritage Centre Museum (3 miles north) and Royal Berkshire Hospital (2.9 miles north). Within reach you will find Fobney Island Wetland Reserve and Longwater.
- Schools near Great Lea Common include Ryeish Green School (0.8 miles south-east) and Geoffrey Field Junior School (1.1 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Six Bells pub (0.9 miles east)
- 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