Hampshire · England
Wedding fish and chip van in Hursley, Hampshire
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 Hursley.
- Barn and farm weddings
- Coastal-themed receptions
- Engagement parties
Planning an event in Hursley?
How our wedding fish and chip van works in Hursley
It’s relaxed and a little bit fun: guests in their wedding best queuing for fish and chips makes for memorable photos. For engagement parties and evening wedding food, we can cook mushy peas, haddock and chips and curry sauce for your guests.
Rural weddings around Hursley have a magic of their own, 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, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
Hursley questions
Which station is closest to Hursley?
Shawford station, about 2.7 miles east of the centre.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of All Saints: can you come?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is generally elsewhere. Send us the address.
Do you fry it on site?
It is. The fryers are in the van, so food is cooked there and then, rather than made in advance.
Do you take everything away?
The pitch is left as we found it. Bins for guests are worth planning.
Is grass a problem?
Usually, if it is firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are very welcome. Let us know numbers, and we will plan for them.
What’s on the menu?
Fish and chips, of course, with sausages and pies for anyone who does not want fish. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
When should we book?
As soon as you have a date. Popular dates book up first, so it pays to ask early.
What else we do in Hursley
Space, access and the venue
If a spot is not suitable, we’ll tell you, and suggest an alternative. What matters most:
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- Flat, firm ground for the van
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
What we serve
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Curry sauce
- Evening fish and chips
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
Why choose a fish and chip van in Hursley?
Some venue evening menus are light. Fish and chips fills people up. Dates make a difference: peak summer weekends and Christmas party Fridays book up first. Ask about your date early.
What you get with us
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- We cover Hursley and the whole of Hampshire
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
Take a look at how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
The process
When we arrive, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Then everything is fried to order, timed around your wedding. In Hursley, midsummer sunset is about 9:25pm, and by late September it’s nearer 7:10pm, 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 4:00pm in December, plan lighting by the van.
- We start with your date, venue, numbers and running order.
- You get a check on the date and venue, and a quote.
- Timings are agreed with you and the venue coordinator.
- We set up during the reception and start frying at the agreed time.
- We pack up when service is finished, leaving the pitch tidy.
How to prepare
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Give us a contact for the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Getting a price
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. To ask for one, send us your details through our quote form.
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Prices and what affects them
There’s nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Whether a minimum applies
- Cod, haddock or both
- How easy the site is to reach
There is no one-size-fits-all price for a fish and chip van. A one-hour staff lunch is a different job from serving all afternoon at a fête. We set everything out in your quote.
What to tell us
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what to include:
- A picture of where the van would go
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Any dietary needs and allergies
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. A photo of the spot helps too. To send your details, send us your details through our quote form.
Should I sort the food myself?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
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’s fried on the spot.
Getting married in Hursley?
Hursley is about 3 miles north of Chandler's Ford, in Hampshire. Whether your wedding is in the middle of Hursley or on the outskirts, we offer the same service: fresh frying, hot food from the hatch and a clear price. Hursley is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 7 miles away.
Wedding photographers in the area often head for Flexford Nature Reserve. After a ceremony at a church like Church of All Saints, many couples move to a marquee or hall nearby, which is where the van comes in.
We take the van to weddings all over SO21 and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Sussex Close, Heathcote Place and Port Lane, and the van can serve a wedding on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Neighbouring places where we serve weddings include Ladwell (1 mile south), Oliver's Battery (2 miles north-east), Compton (2 miles east), Otterbourne (2 miles south-east) and South Down (2 miles east). Within a short drive, we also cover Winchester (4 miles north-east), Eastleigh (4 miles south-east), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north), Totton (9 miles south-west) and Chandler's Ford (3 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Winchester Castle (3.9 miles north-east) and Royal Hampshire County Hospital (3.6 miles north-east). Open spaces near Hursley include Twyford Down and Flexford Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Thornden School (2.5 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The King's Head pub (less than half a mile south)
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies are taken seriously. Help us by following these steps:
- Include the band, photographer and venue staff
- Not every evening guest eats: ask us how many to plan for
- Ensure we have someone to call on the day
- Have bins ready for paper and trays
We arrive and set up without getting in the way, so we’re ready at the agreed time.
Have napkins handy: fish and chips is finger food after dark.
A closer look at the menu
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger guests and fish-dodgers.
Occasions we serve in Hursley
It’s frequently good value next to the wedding breakfast.
In Hursley and nearby, the van turns up at all sorts of events. Some of the most common are:
- Day-after gatherings
- Marquee and garden weddings
- Relaxed, informal receptions
- Barn and farm weddings
It is worth telling train travellers that Shawford station is about 2.7 miles away.
Questions to ask before you book
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether there’s a minimum
- How many hours the van serves
- The deadline for final numbers
- 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