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Food truck and market stall · Thornwick

Fried chicken and bao from a 1970s VW bus.

Gochu Bus is run by Hana Seo-Whitcombe and Joel Whitcombe. We fry gochujang chicken and steam bao at the hatch, at markets, breweries, office car parks and festivals.

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Mint VW bus with its serving hatch open under a striped awning and chilli pennants

The weekly rota

Where we are this week

Our regular pitches, week by week. If an organiser cancels, we post it here and on Instagram before the day.

  1. Tuesday

    Market

    Makers’ Market, Wharf Street

    11:00 to 16:00Wharf Street car park, Thornwick QX2 1DN

  2. Wednesday

    Office lunch

    Harbour Court office lunch

    12:00 to 14:00Harbour Court car park, Thornwick QX2 6RT

  3. Thursday

    Market

    Lockkeeper’s Yard night market

    17:00 to 21:00Lockkeeper’s Yard, Thornwick QX2 7HB

  4. Friday

    Brewery

    Quayside Taproom

    18:00 to 23:00Quayside Road, Thornwick QX2 3EG

  5. Saturday

    Market

    Abbey Meadows Saturday market

    10:00 to 22:00Abbey Meadows, Thornwick QX2 9PL

  6. Sunday

    Market

    Mill Lane farmers’ market

    09:00 to 14:00Mill Lane, Thornwick QX2 8JT

  7. No pitches are set for this week yet. Call 07700 900 731 and we will tell you where to find us.

Start here

Three to start with

Most people come for the chicken and the bao. The full menu, with tags for spicy, vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free dishes, is on the menu page.

  • Chicken

    Gochu fried chicken, five pieces

    Double-fried, glazed in gochujang, sesame and spring onion

    £9.00

  • Bao

    Chicken bao

    Fried chicken, pickled cucumber, gochujang mayo

    £7.50

  • Sides

    Kimchi fries

    Crisp fries, kimchi, gochujang mayo, spring onion

    £5.50

  • The menu is being updated. Ask us at the hatch what is on.
See the whole menu

Click and collect

Pre-order for collection at the pitch

Call, text or email with the pitch, the time you will collect and what you want. We reply to confirm, and you pay at the hatch.

Pre-orders close at 10:00 on the day. Order before then for that day’s pitch.

Pre-order for collection
  1. Choose your pitchPick the day and place from this week’s rota.
  2. Pick a collection timeAny time in that pitch’s trading hours.
  3. Send your orderCall, text or email each dish and how many before 10:00.

Catering and private hire

Book the bus for your event

The bus comes to weddings, private parties, office lunches and festival stalls. Sample menus run from £14 to £19 a head.

Ask about the bus
  • Weddings, birthdays and private parties
  • Office lunches and staff events
  • Festival stalls and market catering
  • Plates handed through the hatch, no dishes to wash

Order before 10:00 on the day.

Send your pitch, collection time and order by call, text or email. We reply to confirm.

Pre-order for collection Call or text 07700 900 731