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Food truck hire in Knockholt, Kent
From the first guest in the queue to the last, a food truck at your event, serving Mexican street food from the hatch makes the serving truck part of your event in Knockholt.
- Back-garden parties
- Private outdoor parties
- Christenings and family parties
Planning an event in Knockholt?
How our food truck hire works in Knockholt
When you hire our food truck, it serves your guests and nobody else. It’s a private booking, not public trading, so we plan the menu and service times around you. It works well for staff appreciation days and parties in venue grounds, serving loaded nachos, quesadillas and burritos.
In a small place like Knockholt, a hired food truck might park in a garden, paddock or field. Tell us about narrow lanes, gates and long drives. Soft ground after rain is worth mentioning too. Guests are served from our food truck or trailer, or from a serving table nearby, and we plan service so the queue keeps moving.
Working with your venue
Planning an event for a club, school or charity in Knockholt? Service from a truck or trailer is quick, even for a crowd, and the menu can suit most diets. Tell us about the event and we will suggest a menu.
For repeat events, such as annual staff parties or seasonal fairs, let us know your dates early, so we can plan ahead.
Why choose food truck hire in Knockholt?
A hog roast suits meat eaters well, but a Mexican menu covers vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free guests more easily. There’s no one-size-fits-all price for food truck hire. A short lunch service for a team is a different job from a full wedding day. Contact us for a quote.
Why us?
- Menus chosen with you
- Every guest catered for, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free included
- We cover Knockholt and the whole of Kent
- Quoted for your event
Read how we price or the cost guide.
Space, access and the venue
If a space is not suitable, we’ll tell you. What matters most:
- Level, solid ground for the vehicle
- Room for guests to gather at the hatch
- Somewhere for guests to sit or stand and eat
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
Hiring our taco truck near Knockholt
Knockholt is about 4 miles north-west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Give us the address of your event in Knockholt, and we will plan the journey and set-up. We serve in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, wherever the truck or trailer can get in. We cater right across the region, from Knockholt to Croydon (about 10 miles away).
Nearby historic houses include Down House (2.7 miles north-west) and Quebec House (3.2 miles south-west). If you’re hiring a historic venue, check early whether it allows a catering vehicle on site. Roughly 16 miles separate Knockholt from central London, which can suit a team day out of the city with a hired food truck. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Knockholt, with country venues and gardens where a hired food truck could serve. Some venues in protected landscapes have rules on vehicles, so check with yours.
Anywhere in TN14, we can bring food truck hire to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can cater an event on streets such as Main Road and Blueberry Lane. If your venue is just outside Knockholt, we also cover Knockholt Pound (1 mile north-east), Halstead (2 miles north-east), Sepham Heath (2 miles north-east), Pratt's Bottom (2 miles north) and Twitton (3 miles east). We also cater in nearby towns such as Dartford (11 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (4 miles south-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (11 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Orpington Hospital (3.6 miles north) and Otford Heritage Centre (3.9 miles east). Open spaces near Knockholt include Betsom's Hill and Downe Bank.
- Local pubs include The Three Horseshoes pub (0.9 miles north-east)
Who books food truck hire in Knockholt?
The truck becomes the place guests gather, and the hatch draws people over.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Christenings and family parties
- Big birthdays
- Staff summer parties
- Private parties in fields and grounds
Colleagues or friends without a car may like to know that Knockholt station is about 2.7 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- The caterer’s food hygiene rating
- What the price includes, item by item
- How long the service runs
- The venue requirements
Dietary needs and planning tips
Every guest is catered for, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan included. To make it work smoothly:
- Put anyone with a severe allergy in touch with us
- Look into parking permissions if the truck can’t go off-road
- Measure gates and look for low branches on the way in
- Add a dietary question to the invitation
We can serve through rain, though a marquee or gazebo helps guests stay dry.
Our Mexican drinks bar, with margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas can be added to the booking, with licensing checked with you.
Your questions about food truck hire in Knockholt
Can you bring a truck or trailer to venues in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles, ground and catering, so check with yours. We’ll follow the site rules.
Which station should guests use for Knockholt?
Guests can use Knockholt station, about 2.7 miles north-east of Knockholt.
How much space do you need?
Access and level ground matter most: a level spot to park, space for guests to queue and a little room for a serving table. Send us a photo and tell us about gates, slopes and soft ground.
How is the food prepared?
Food is cooked to order in our truck or trailer, or served from a build-your-own taco bar. Fillings are slow-cooked beforehand and finished on site.
Do you do margaritas?
Yes, we do. Our drinks bar can be booked on its own or with food. For alcohol, we will go through the licensing with you and your venue.
Do you offer a bar with the truck?
Our Mexican drinks bar can be added to a truck booking, with margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas. We will talk licensing through with you.
How is private hire different from festival trading?
A private hire is booked and quoted for you, so we do not serve passers-by. Organisers wanting us to trade at their event can see our festival page.
Do you have gluten-free options?
Yes, gluten-free options are available, using corn tortillas. Tell us about any coeliac guests before the event so we can talk through how their food is prepared.
About the menu
Tacos from the hatch
Tacos are quick to serve and easy to eat standing up, and corn tortillas suit gluten-free guests.
Burritos
Rice, beans, a filling and salsa wrapped in a big tortilla.
DIY taco night versus a caterer
A DIY taco night works well for a small group. For big numbers or lots of diets, a caterer makes life easier, with allergen information for every dish.
Plenty of people try a DIY taco night at home. The usual problems are cold tortillas, running out of a popular filling and a host stuck at the stove. If you’d rather enjoy the party, let us serve.
The process
We need a level, firm spot we can drive the truck or trailer onto, with power and water arrangements agreed beforehand. Send us a photo of the space if you are unsure. A hired food truck at a summer event in Knockholt can serve in daylight until about 9:20pm at midsummer, and by late September sunset is about 7:05pm. For winter events, dark by about 3:55pm, plan lighting where guests queue at the hatch.
- Tell us the date, the location, rough numbers and any diets.
- We suggest a menu for the hatch and quote for it.
- Where the truck or trailer will stand, the route in, and power and water are all agreed in advance.
- On the day we drive in, set up and serve to order from the hatch.
- Once guests are fed, we clear our area and head off.
How to prepare
- Send us final numbers and dietary needs in good time
- Find out what power and water are available
- Get the venue’s permission for us to park and serve
Get a quote
Send us the date, your venue or TN14 postcode and guest numbers, plus any dietary needs, and we will reply with a menu suggestion and a quote. Just drop us a line using the enquiry form.
Planning help
Nearby places to Knockholt
What else we do in Knockholt
- Served from our truck or trailer at your venue, garden or event
- Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options, with allergen information
- Tacos and taco bars, burritos, bowls, nachos and quesadillas
- Mexican drinks bar: margaritas, Mexican beer and aguas frescas