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Wedding Fish and Chip Van for Moulsecoomb events
Wedding fish and chip van in Moulsecoomb: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Relaxed, informal receptions
- Rustic farm weddings
- Evening food for day and evening guests
Book the van in Moulsecoomb
For planners, venues and organisers
For repeat bookings, such as regular staff lunches or annual fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can hold the date.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we’ll explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
How our wedding fish and chip van works in Moulsecoomb
Timings are planned with you and the venue, so service fits around the first dance, the cake and the band. We are frequently asked to cater weddings with a seaside feel and barn and farm weddings, with sausage and chips, haddock and chips and cod and chips.
In Moulsecoomb, a local ceremony and a marquee reception is a lovely, personal choice. We park close by for evening food. Tell us about access to the field or garden. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
- Where
- Moulsecoomb (BN2, BN1)
- County
- Brighton and Hove
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
Moulsecoomb: your questions answered
How far is Moulsecoomb from London?
About 45 miles from central London.
Can you serve after a service at St. Andrew's?
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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers and timings. Tell us your date and rough numbers and we will reply with a price.
Do you take everything away?
We clear the van’s area after service. Let us know about bins for guests.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Tell us about coeliac guests when you enquire, and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Children are very welcome. Tell us how many children, and we’ll plan for them.
What time will you serve?
At the time you choose. Most couples go for just after the first dance.
How long does set-up take?
That depends on your numbers and timings. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
What a fish and chip van costs
These are the factors that matter most:
- Whether a minimum applies
- The day of the week
- How many people are eating
- Cod, haddock or both
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. We quote for each booking individually.
Getting an accurate quote
The more we know about your wedding, the better we can plan. Please include:
- Where the event is
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the van would park
- Any dietary needs and allergies
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. For a quote, fill in our quote form.
Step by step
On the day, we park up on the agreed spot, set up and heat the fryers. Then everything is fried to order, timed around your wedding. Golden-hour photos in Moulsecoomb at midsummer come around 9:15pm, which helps us time evening food around your photos. Sunset is around 8:50pm in late May and 7:05pm in late September.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Getting ready for the day
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Clear the route for the van
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
Getting a price
Still finalising the details? No problem: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. To start, fill in our quote form.
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About the food
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. It is the traditional favourite in Scotland and much of the north.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
A second sit-down meal in the evening is expensive and formal. A van keeps it relaxed. The date matters too: summer Saturdays and December Fridays are the busiest days of the year. Ask about your date early.
What you get with us
- The classic sides: peas, curry sauce and gravy
- No kitchen, no crockery, no washing up
- Hot food handed straight over
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Take a look at our pricing or our guide to van hire costs.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Plan bins by the hatch
- Cater for most, not all, of the evening guest list
- Plan something for guests we cannot cater for
- Make sure we have someone to call on the day
Remember the band, photographer and venue staff in your numbers.
Napkins or wet wipes by the van are a kindness to anyone in their wedding best.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Events we cater in Moulsecoomb
It suits barn, marquee and garden weddings, where there is room to park the van close by.
The van suits big events and small ones. Common bookings include:
- Garden and marquee receptions
- Second-day and after-party food
- Anniversary celebrations
- Barn weddings
Bevendean Down nearby makes a lovely backdrop for photos.
Before you book anyone
- When final numbers are due
- The deposit and payment dates
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Any travel, parking or access charges
Planning wedding fish and chips in Moulsecoomb
Moulsecoomb is about 1 mile north-east of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. For weddings in Moulsecoomb, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields. We take the van to all 30 towns and villages across Brighton and Hove.
Within reach of Moulsecoomb are historic houses such as Preston Manor & Gardens (1.8 miles west) and Royal Pavilion (2.1 miles south-west). Grand venues like these normally set rules for outside caterers, so ask before you book. Planning photos in Wild Park? It is worth checking the park’s rules first. The South Downs National Park is within about 6 miles of Moulsecoomb, with plenty of rural wedding settings. Ask your venue about vehicle access for the van. With the coast within about 3 miles, fish and chips suits a seaside-style wedding. We will think about shelter from sea breezes.
Wherever your wedding is in BN2 and BN1, we can bring the van to you. From Natal Road, Lewes Road and The Avenue or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. Other places close to Moulsecoomb we cover include Bevendean (1 mile south-east), Hollingdean (1 mile west), Hollingbury (1 mile north-west), Brighton (1 mile south-west) and Hanover (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Brighton and Hove (4 miles west), Hove (3 miles west), Aldrington (4 miles west), Hangleton (4 miles west), Saltdean (4 miles south-east) and West Blatchington (3 miles west).
A little further out are Churchill Square (2.3 miles south-west) and Clayton Castle (4.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Bevendean Down and Newmarket Hill.
- Schools near Moulsecoomb include Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (1.2 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Bevy pub (under half a mile south-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include University of Sussex Library (1.5 miles north-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