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Funeral and Wake Catering in Allington
Looking for fish and chips for the wake in Allington? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- Family meals after the service
- Anniversary memorials
- Village hall wakes
Book the van in Allington
About our funeral and wake catering in Allington
Sometimes fish and chips was the favourite meal of the person being remembered. Typical bookings include gatherings at home after a funeral and wakes at venues, with sausage and chips, gravy and cod and chips.
Around Allington, wakes are frequently at the village hall, a pub or home. Let us know where the van can go. The menu is short on purpose: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
The menu, dish by dish
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it’s lovely with a pie.
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.
Planners, venues and businesses
Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. Ask the council or landowner early.
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For a simple, comforting meal at a wake, fish and chips from a van works well. Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. Ask us for a quote.
Why book our van in Allington
- Quick service from the hatch
- No kitchen needed
- Fish and chips fried fresh on site
- Events in Allington and across Kent
Wake catering near Allington
Allington is about 2 miles north-west of Maidstone, in Kent. For wakes in Allington, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We serve events right across the region, from Allington to Canterbury (25 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as St. Nicholas' Church, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Allington is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
We take the van to wakes all over ME16, ME20 and ME14. Local streets include Wyatt Road, Beaver Road and Godwin Road; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Close by, we cover wakes in Aylesford (1 mile north-west), Fant (1 mile south), Ditton (2 miles west), East Farleigh (2 miles south) and Kettle Corner (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Sittingbourne (11 miles east), Sevenoaks (13 miles west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (14 miles south-west), Gravesend (11 miles north-west), Tonbridge (11 miles south-west) and Northfleet (12 miles north-west).
A little further out are Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Museum (1.3 miles south-east) and Fremlin Walk (1.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Allington include Burham Down and Boxley Hills.
- Nearby schools include The Maplesden Noakes School (0.7 miles south-east) and St. Simon Stock Catholic School (0.9 miles south)
- Nearby, you’ll find Malta Inn (0.8 miles north-east)
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 wake. Sunset in Allington is about 7:00pm in late September and about 3:50pm in December; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- You, or your funeral director, tell us the date, the place and rough numbers.
- We check the spot for the van and send a quote.
- Timings allow for the service and travel from it.
- On the day we set up quietly and serve when guests are ready.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
Preparing for the day
- Think about a gazebo by the van in case of rain
- Clear the route for the van
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
How to get a price
Thinking about fish and chips for the wake for your wake in Allington? Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll come back with a quote. Just send us your details through our quote form.
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Allington: your questions answered
How far is Allington from London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can the van park in Whatman Park?
Only if the landowner, generally the council, allows it. Check with them first.
What if the weather’s bad?
We cook inside the van, so rain does not stop us. It’s worth planning some cover for the queue.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
It depends on numbers, the menu, how long we serve and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
Do we need to provide equipment?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item.
What if the service runs late?
We plan for delays. We’ll agree a serving time and stay flexible.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only where it’s legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Ask your council early.
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What else we do in Allington
What affects the price in Allington
We will give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- The length of service
- The number of meals
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Your choice of menu
Larger groups typically cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Getting an accurate quote
Here’s what makes a quick, accurate quote possible:
- Your date and serving time
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- A photo of the parking spot
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you actually need. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
What the van needs
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. A good spot ticks these boxes:
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- Confirmation that the van can park there
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
Who books funeral and wake catering in Allington?
It needs no kitchen at the hall or home.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Allington book the van for occasions like:
- Life celebrations
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
- Pub wakes
For family travelling by train, Barming station, about 0.8 miles west, is the nearest station.
What to look for in a quote
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- What happens if plans change
- The van’s size and access needs
- The deadline for final numbers
Should I sort the food myself?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. 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 is 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.
- 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