West Berkshire · England
Funeral and Wake Catering in Chieveley
Fried to order and served hot: fish and chips for the wake in Chieveley and the surrounding area.
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Celebrations of life
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
Fresh fish and chips in Chieveley
Looking after everyone
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Ensure older relatives can sit
- Plan for a few extra people
- Mention allergies you know about
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
We serve when people are ready, not to a rigid schedule.
A table of photos helps people talk.
Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Chieveley
Food is fried to order, so it is hot when people arrive, after a long, cold day. On the menu are pie and chips, sausage and chips and haddock and chips, and we’re often booked for a wake at the family home and gatherings at a village hall or club.
In rural Chieveley, home or the hall is usual. We cook inside the van, right where your guests are, so the batter is still crisp when it’s handed over.
- Area
- Chieveley (RG20)
- Region
- West Berkshire
- Menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Extras
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Last updated
- 24 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
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.
Cod and chips
Cod is the classic: mild, white and flaky, and it’s the favourite in much of the south. It’s battered and fried to order, so it is crisp when it reaches you.
What a fish and chip van costs
The price comes down to a few factors:
- The minimum booking
- Numbers
- Cod, haddock or both
- How far we travel
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. Ask us what applies to your wake.
What to tell us
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Roughly how many people, including children
- Where the event is
- A photo of the parking spot
- The spot you have in mind for the van
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. Start when you are ready: use our quote form.
Working with your venue
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
For warm food after a funeral, fish and chips from a van works well in Chieveley. When you compare quotes, check what each one includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why us?
- A clear quote before you book
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- Works on wet days as well as sunny ones
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
Arranging a wake in Chieveley
Chieveley is about 5 miles north of Newbury, in West Berkshire. We park up at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in Chieveley. Chieveley is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Chieveley to Reading (15 miles away).
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of St Mary, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short. Chieveley is within about 6 miles of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
For wakes in RG20, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many guests. Local streets include High Street, East Lane and Sowbury Park; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. For wakes just outside Chieveley, we cover Downend (1 mile north), North Heath (1 mile west), World's End (2 miles north-east), Winterbourne (2 miles south-west) and Peasemore (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Newbury (5 miles south), Thatcham (5 miles south-east), Burghfield Common (12 miles east), Speenhamland (4 miles south), Hungerford (9 miles west) and Calcot (12 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Donnington Castle (3.2 miles south) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (4.1 miles south). Open spaces near Chieveley include Snelsmore Common.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Wheatsheaf pub (under half a mile south)
Chieveley: your questions answered
Which station is closest to Chieveley?
The closest is Newbury Racecourse station, roughly 4.5 miles away.
Is Chieveley close to London?
About 53 miles from central London.
Can you cater a wake at short notice?
Get in touch as soon as you can. We will let you know quickly.
How fast is service?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. We’ll talk it through when we quote.
Do you clear up afterwards?
The pitch is left as we found it. Bins for guests are worth planning.
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.
What food do you serve?
Fish and chips, of course, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
What do you bring?
Everything is cooked in the van. Tell us about power, water and bins at the site and we’ll confirm what we need.
Nearby places to Chieveley
Other occasions in Chieveley
Perfect for your wake in Chieveley
It needs no kitchen at the hall or home.
These are some of the bookings we take:
- Wakes at home
- Village hall wakes
- Memorial gatherings
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
For family travelling by train, Newbury Racecourse station is about 4.5 miles away.
What your quote should include
- If the price includes VAT
- What the price includes, item by item
- When final numbers are due
- What they can offer for dietary needs
What happens on the day
We need time before service to bring the fryers up to heat, so we are there in good time before you want to eat. In winter, it is dark in Chieveley by about 4:00pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Tell us what you are planning and when you’d like to eat.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- We leave the spot as we found it.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Leave room in front of the hatch for a queue
How to get a price
To get a price, send us your details through our quote form. Tell us about your wake in Chieveley, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
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Where the van can park in Chieveley
Plenty of places work for the van, but a few things matter:
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A spot near your guests
- Lighting nearby for evening events
If you’re unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Gravy
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- 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