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Funeral and wake catering in Boundstone, Surrey
Funeral and wake catering in Boundstone: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, and served hot from the hatch.
- Memorial gatherings
- Wakes at venues
- Remembrance gatherings
Planning an event in Boundstone?
For event organisers in Boundstone
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
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.
Funeral and wake catering in Boundstone, fried fresh
Someone else can make the booking for you. We’re frequently asked to cater gatherings at home after a funeral and a favourite meal in someone’s memory, with pie and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
In Boundstone, the hall is often where people gather, and its car park suits the van. Everything is fried fresh at your wake, not cooked earlier and kept warm, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
Planning for dietary needs
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Keep the serving time flexible
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
A friend or the funeral director can be our contact.
Photos or a memory book give people something to share.
What comes out of the fryer
Haddock and chips
Haddock has loyal fans: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Boundstone: your questions answered
We’re gathering after a service at St Timothy: can you come?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you’ll gather.
Is Boundstone close to London?
Roughly 38 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you have a kids’ option?
Yes. Children generally love sausage and chips. Tell us how many are coming.
Can the wake be at home?
Frequently, yes. Tell us about parking at the house.
How long are you on site?
It depends on numbers and the service time. We agree arrival, serving and finishing times with you before the day.
Can you cook in the rain?
The weather does not stop the van, because the fryers are inside. Very soft ground can be a problem, so plan a back-up spot on a hard surface.
What if we don’t know numbers?
It’s hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Funeral directors can advise from experience.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Not as standard: the batter contains wheat. Let us know and we will tell you what we can do.
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
Many wakes have sandwiches and cake. Hot food can be more welcome. Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, since getting the van there costs the same however many eat. We’ll tell you up front.
Why book our van in Boundstone
- No kitchen needed
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- All the chip-shop extras
- A menu almost everyone likes
Wake catering near Boundstone
Boundstone is about 2 miles south-west of Farnham, in Surrey. Wakes in Boundstone are planned around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. We serve 395 places in Surrey. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 11 miles away.
If the funeral is at a church such as St Timothy, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Boundstone is within about 7 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
This part of Surrey takes in GU10, so your wake can be anywhere in it. From Jubilee Lane, Vine Way and Vine Lane or a nearby road, we’ll bring the van to you. Close by, we cover wakes in Shortheath (1 mile north), Wrecclesham (1 mile north-west), Rowledge (1 mile south-west), Holt Pound (1 mile west) and Batt's Corner (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Guildford (11 miles east), Woking (13 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (9 miles north), Haslemere (8 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (15 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Farnham Castle (2 miles north) and Museum of Farnham (1.6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Culverswell Hill and Farnham Heath.
- Nearby schools include Edgeborough School (0.8 miles south-east) and Weydon School (0.9 miles north)
- Local pubs include The Royal Oak Public House (0.6 miles north-west)
Occasions we serve in Boundstone
There is little waste, because food is cooked to order.
A fish and chip van suits almost any gathering. In Boundstone, people book us for events such as:
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Small family memorials
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
For anyone coming to the funeral by train, Farnham station, about 1.7 miles north-east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- VAT, if it applies
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- What the price includes, item by item
Prices and what affects them
There’s nothing hidden: the price is based on:
- Distance and any road charges
- Whether a minimum applies
- Access and parking
- How long we serve
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.
Details that help
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Try to include:
- Where the event is
- Your date and serving time
- Where you’d like the van to go
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. When you’re ready, send us your details through our quote form.
Towns and villages near Boundstone
What else we do in Boundstone
Space, access and the venue
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We need:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- Confirmation that the van can park there
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Boundstone
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
The process
You’ll know we are ready when the smell of frying drifts over. After that, it is a steady flow to the hatch. In winter, it is dark in Boundstone by about 4:00pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. In summer, there is daylight until about 9:20pm.
- 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.
- Fish goes into the batter and straight into the fryer, to order.
- Service is straight from the hatch, then we pack up.
How to prepare
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Tell us when you want to eat
- Ensure the van can get in
Getting a price
Not sure of numbers yet? No problem: tell us the basics about your wake, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. Start when you are ready: fill in our quote form.
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- 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