Hampshire · England
Funeral and Wake Catering in Butlocks Heath
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, fish and chips for the wake makes the food a highlight of your wake in Butlocks Heath.
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
- Wakes at home
A chip van near Butlocks Heath
Common questions in Butlocks Heath
Which station is closest to Butlocks Heath?
Netley station, in Butlocks Heath itself.
Can the van go to venues in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We will follow the site rules.
Can you park on the road outside?
Only in a legal space, or with the council’s permission. Check with your council first.
Can the van come to Butlocks Heath?
Yes, we do. We serve events in Butlocks Heath and across Hampshire. Tell us your date and we’ll check availability.
Can you cater a wake at short notice?
We understand the timescales, so send us the date and we will answer straight away.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We pack up and leave the pitch tidy when service is finished. Let us know about bins for guests.
Can the van park on grass?
It depends on the ground. Let us know what the ground is like, and we’ll advise.
Do you fry it on site?
Yes. The fryers are in the van, so it is fried on the spot, rather than made in advance.
Funeral and wake catering in Butlocks Heath, fried fresh
Services often run over, so we stay flexible. We’re frequently asked to cater remembering a loved one’s favourite food and gatherings at home after a funeral, serving pie and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas.
Near Butlocks Heath, wakes are frequently at home or in the hall. Let us know about access. We serve from the hatch, so every portion is hot, and the queue keeps moving.
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A chip van compared with other options
A pub or venue may cater a wake themselves. A van works at home or at a hall. A chip van often compares well with a plated meal, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We’ll send you a quote.
Why Butlocks Heath hosts choose us
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- We cover Butlocks Heath and the whole of Hampshire
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- A quote that spells everything out
See how we price or the cost guide.
Prices and what affects them
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Peak dates such as summer Saturdays
- Service time
- How easy the site is to reach
- How many people are eating
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your wake is.
Details that help
When you get in touch, it helps to tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- Where the van would park
- Where the event is
- A picture of the parking spot
Send us the date, the address or SO31 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just fill in our quote form.
Should I sort the food myself?
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For anything more than a handful of people, a van is normally the easier option.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. Large orders are slow, and the food cools in the bags. A van solves that by cooking on site.
Organising for someone else?
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Planning for dietary needs
With a bit of planning, dietary needs are easier to handle. Here are a few tips:
- Name a contact for the day who isn’t close family
- Plan seating for older guests
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Allow a little extra
We start when you give the word.
Napkins and bins near the van keep things tidy.
Space, access and the venue
We’ll be honest if a spot will not work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- Permission from the venue or landowner for the van
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we’ll advise.
From the hatch
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
After a funeral in Butlocks Heath
Butlocks Heath is about 3 miles north-east of Hythe, in Hampshire. We cover Butlocks Heath as standard, so your wake just needs a date, a spot for the van and a serving time. Butlocks Heath is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we bring the van.
If relatives are coming by rail, there’s a station right in Butlocks Heath: Netley station. Butlocks Heath is within about 7 miles of the New Forest National Park, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access. The coast is within about 2 miles of Butlocks Heath.
Here we cover the SO31 postcode area. Streets in the area include Woolston Road, Old School Close and The Grove, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. If your venue is just outside Butlocks Heath, we also cover Netley (1 mile south-west), Hound (1 mile south), Old Netley (1 mile north-east), Lowford (1 mile north-east) and Bursledon (1 mile north-east). We also serve nearby towns such as Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (6 miles north), Fareham (6 miles east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
A little further out are Westquay (3.4 miles north-west) and Bursledon Brickworks Industrial Museum (2.2 miles east). Within reach you will find Mercury Marshes.
- Local schools include The Hamble School (0.7 miles south-east) and Grove Park Business and Enterprise College (1 mile north-west)
- Pubs nearby include Prince Consort Public House (0.8 miles south-west)
How the day works
Changes on the day are fine: we can start a little later or slow the pace to suit your wake. Sunset in Butlocks Heath is about 7:10pm in late September and about 4:00pm in December; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- It starts with the date, where the wake is and roughly how many.
- You get an access check and a quote, without fuss.
- Timings allow for the service and travel from it.
- We park discreetly and fry fresh as people arrive.
- Afterwards we pack up quietly and leave the spot tidy.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
- Plan where the queue will stand
Getting a price
Every quote is worked out for your event. Start with your date, and we will check availability straight away.
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Events we cater in Butlocks Heath
It takes one job off a very long list at a difficult time.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. People in Butlocks Heath book the van for occasions like:
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Wakes at venues
- Celebrations of life
For a service at a church like Church of St Mary, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
Before booking anyone
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- 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