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Funeral and Wake Catering for Bepton Common events
Hot, crisp and cooked while you wait: fish and chips for the wake in Bepton Common and across West Sussex.
- Remembrance gatherings
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
Book the van in Bepton Common
How we price fish and chips for the wake
There is nothing hidden: the quote reflects:
- Numbers
- Distance and any road charges
- Cod, haddock or both
- Service time
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, along with distance and access to the site. Every booking gets its own quote.
Getting an accurate quote
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- The venue or postcode
- Where you’d like the van to go
- Access details such as gates and narrow lanes
To get a price, use our quote form. Tell us about your wake in Bepton Common, and we’ll come back with availability and a quote.
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Bepton Common
Some families choose it because it was a loved one’s favourite. We’re often asked to cater gatherings after scattering ashes and memorial events and anniversaries, with haddock and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
In rural Bepton Common, home or the hall is usual. We cook inside the van, right where your guests are, so the batter is still crisp when it is handed over.
- Location
- Bepton Common (GU29)
- Region
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Cod, haddock, chips, sausages, pies
- Sides
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quotes
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Towns and villages near Bepton Common
What else we do in Bepton Common
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Many venues set rules for catering vans: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
Events we cater in Bepton Common
It needs no kitchen at the hall or home.
Big or small, the van works the same way. Common bookings include:
- Gatherings after the committal
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
Families holding a service at Roman Catholic Church of Divine Motherhood frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the van can park.
Comparing caterers
- VAT, if it applies
- How many hours the van serves
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How late numbers can change
Planning for dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Choose a friend to be our contact
- Ensure older relatives can sit
- Ask a friend to run a tea table
Give us a contact for the day who is not a close family member.
Napkins and bins near the van keep things tidy.
After a funeral in Bepton Common
Bepton Common is about 8 miles east of Petersfield, in West Sussex. For wakes in Bepton Common, the van can park on drives, in car parks and yards, and on firm lawns and fields in and around Bepton Common. We serve all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 20 miles away.
Bepton Common is within about 2 miles of the South Downs National Park; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Here we cover the GU29 postcode area. Whether your wake is on Bepton Road and Severals Road or a nearby road, we’ll bring the van to you. For wakes just outside Bepton Common, we cover Midhurst (1 mile north-east), Cocking Causeway (1 mile south-east), Minsted (1 mile west), West Lavington (1 mile east) and Stedham (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also take the van to Bognor Regis (13 miles south), Chichester (10 miles south), Littlehampton (15 miles south-east), Emsworth (12 miles south-west), Storrington (14 miles east) and Billingshurst (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Midhurst Community Hospital (1.4 miles north-east) and Midhurst Museum (1 mile north-east). Green spaces nearby include Levin Down and Iping and Stedham Commons.
- Schools near Bepton Common include St Margaret's Convent (0.9 miles north-east) and Midhurst Rother College (1.2 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Royal Oak Public House (0.8 miles east)
Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
Making food yourself for a wake is a lot to take on. A van takes that off your hands. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Why book our van in Bepton Common
- A clear quote before you book
- Events in Bepton Common and across West Sussex
- A menu almost everyone likes
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
Take a look at our pricing and the cost guide.
Should I sort the food myself?
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and you get to enjoy the day.
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We’re happy to send a quote so you can compare.
Step by step
Your timings come first. If the day runs behind, we simply start frying a little later, so nothing is cooked before it is needed. In Bepton Common, it is dark by about 7:05pm in late September and 4:00pm in December.
- First, tell us about your wake.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- Timings and the van’s spot are agreed in advance.
- On the day, we park up and fry fresh for family and friends.
- Everything goes out hot from the hatch, and we pack up afterwards.
Getting ready for the day
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
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FAQs for Bepton Common
Do you come out to small places like Bepton Common?
No, we come to small places too. Let us know about access and parking.
Is Bepton Common close to London?
About 46 miles from central London.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. Everything is fried fresh in the van, and serve straight from the hatch.
Where can the van park?
Level, firm ground the van can reach, close to where people will eat, and space for a queue. Tell us about gates, lanes and soft ground.
What if the weather’s bad?
The weather doesn’t stop the van, because the cooking happens inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
Can you come to the house?
Yes, if there is somewhere level and firm to park the van close to the house.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
What areas do you cover?
London and South East England: Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire, Berkshire, Bucks, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight, including Bepton Common.
Food your guests will love
Pie and chips
Pie and chips gives people a filling alternative to fish, perfect with gravy.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
- 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