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Funeral and Wake Catering in Bessels Green
Funeral and wake catering in Bessels Green: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, and served hot from the hatch.
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Anniversary memorials
- Pub wakes
A chip van near Bessels Green
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Bessels Green
The wake can be at home, at a village hall or club, or at a venue with space outside. For small family memorials and a favourite meal in someone’s memory, we can cook mushy peas, haddock and chips and pie and chips and more.
In rural Bessels Green, home or the hall is usual, with the van in the yard or car park. Everything is fried fresh at your wake, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and served the moment it comes out of the fryer.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Questions from Bessels Green
Is Bessels Green close to London?
Roughly 19 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can the van park in Montreal Park?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, usually the council. Ask them first.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. The sides are mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy.
Do you serve wakes at home?
Yes, if there’s somewhere level and firm to park the van close to the house.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes, always. We fry to order in the van at your venue, then handed over hot from the hatch.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Give us your numbers and service window, and we will plan service around it.
Can a friend deal with you?
Yes, that is common.
Is there a non-fish option?
Yes: sausages and pies, with chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Planners, venues and businesses
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
Venues often have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: parking spots, arrival times and documents. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will confirm what we can provide.
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Why fried-to-order beats a buffet
A sit-down meal can feel formal. Fish and chips lets people mingle. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
What you get with us
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Nothing for you to cook or clear
- A quote that spells everything out
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
Read how we price and our guide to van hire costs.
Wake catering near Bessels Green
Bessels Green is about 1 mile west of Sevenoaks, in Kent. Wakes in Bessels Green are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. We take the van to 922 places across Kent. Our bookings stretch from Bessels Green to London (about 19 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Chapel of the Good Shepherd, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Bessels Green, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
For wakes in TN13 and TN14, we just need to know where the van can park and a serving time. From High Street, Witches Lane and Cranmer Road or a nearby road, we will bring the van to you. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Chipstead (1 mile north-west), Riverhead (1 mile north-east), Kippington (1 mile south-east), Dunton Green (1 mile north-east) and Sevenoaks (1 mile east). We also serve nearby towns such as Dartford (12 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south-east), Gravesend (14 miles north-east), Tonbridge (8 miles south-east), Northfleet (13 miles north-east) and Swanley (8 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Kemsing Castle Bank (3.6 miles north-east) and Sevenoaks Hospital (1.7 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Betsom's Hill and Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Local schools include Trinity School (0.8 miles north-east) and New Beacon School (1.4 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The King's Head Public House (within half a mile west)
About the food
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
Haddock and chips
Some people swear by haddock: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Ask us about offering haddock alongside or instead of cod.
Why choose funeral and wake catering in Bessels Green?
For some families, it was a favourite meal.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Bessels Green, people book us for events such as:
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Life celebrations
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, the nearest station is Sevenoaks station, about 1 mile east.
Comparing caterers
- Whether there is a minimum
- When payment is due
- When final numbers are due
- How long service runs, and what happens if you overrun
Step by step
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, with chips cooked in batches as the queue moves. Summer evenings in Bessels Green stay light until about 9:20pm, but in December it’s dark by about 3:55pm, so plan lighting near the door.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check the route in and send a price.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
How to prepare
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Plan where the queue will stand
- Clear the route for the van
Ask for a quote
Send us the date, the address or TN13 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
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What affects the price in Bessels Green
Each booking is quoted on its own, based on a few main things:
- How long we serve
- The day of the week
- Numbers
- How far we travel
The cost per head generally falls as numbers rise, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Details that help
Good planning starts with a few facts. Please include:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- A picture of where the van would go
- Where the event is
Each quote is put together for your wake. Give us your date first, and we’ll confirm whether we are available that day.
Space, access and the venue
A good parking spot makes the whole thing easier. We look for:
- Lighting nearby for evening events
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
What we serve
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- 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