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Funeral and Wake Catering in Earlswood
We bring fish and chips for the wake across Earlswood and Surrey, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Anniversary memorials
Fresh fish and chips in Earlswood
About our funeral and wake catering in Earlswood
The wake can be at home, at a village hall or club, or at a venue with space outside. We serve gravy, pie and chips and haddock and chips, and we’re regularly asked to cater remembering a loved one’s favourite food and small family memorials.
In Earlswood, the hall or the family home is a natural choice. Tell us about parking for the van. Let us know about allergies and dietary needs in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what we can do.
What happens on the day
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, near your guests, and we agree exactly where before the day. Sunset in Earlswood is about 7:05pm in late September and about 3:55pm in December; ensure older guests have a well-lit route to the van.
- Send us 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.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
Get a quote
Most quotes start with a few simple details: the date, where the van would park, roughly how many people and when you’d like to eat. You can fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Towns and villages near Earlswood
What else we do in Earlswood
How we price fish and chips for the wake
The price comes down to a few factors:
- Parking and the way in
- Service time
- The day of the week
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Most vans have a minimum charge, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. Ask us what applies to your wake.
What we need to know
A few details help us give you an accurate quote. Here’s what’s useful:
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- A photo of the space and the way in
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Allergies and diets you know about
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and we will reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
A fish and chip van or other catering?
Preparing food yourself adds to a hard day. We do the cooking. A chip van frequently compares well with a plated meal, as there is no kitchen to hire and nothing to wash up. We’ll send you a quote.
What you get with us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- A clear quote before you book
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- All the chip-shop extras
Take a look at how we price or what a fish and chip van costs.
Arranging a wake in Earlswood
Earlswood is about 1 mile south of Redhill, in Surrey. Wakes in Earlswood are planned around your venue and timings: a quote, a parking spot and fresh frying on the day. Earlswood is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from Earlswood to Guildford (17 miles away).
Relatives driving in can use the A23 to reach Earlswood. For a service at a church like Hooley Mission Hall, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 7 miles of Earlswood, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
For wakes in RH1 and RH2, we just need to know where the van can park and roughly how many guests. From Brook Road, Ifold Road and Emlyn Road or anywhere nearby, we can park up and fry there. You will find Earlswood on the A23, which makes the journey straightforward. For wakes just outside Earlswood, we cover Meadvale (1 mile west), Redhill (1 mile north), South Earlswood (1 mile south), South Nutfield (2 miles east) and Holmethorpe (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Epsom (9 miles north-west), Horley (3 miles south), Ewell (9 miles north-west), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Caterham (5 miles north-east) and Dorking (7 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Belfry (0.9 miles north) and Surrey Fire Museum (1.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Colley Hill and Reigate Heath.
- Schools near Earlswood include Dunottar School (0.6 miles north-west) and Reigate School (1 mile west)
- Local pubs include The Flying Scud pub (under half a mile west)
For planners, venues and organisers
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.
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.
Common questions in Earlswood
Is Earlswood close to London?
Roughly 19 miles from the centre of London.
Can the van park in Earlswood Common?
Only with permission from the park’s owner, generally the council. Check with them first, and tell us what they say.
Do you take everything away?
We clear the van’s area after service. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
How long will the queue be?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Give us your numbers and service window, and we will plan to keep the queue moving.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will give you the allergen information.
Can the wake be at home?
Yes, if there’s somewhere level and firm to park the van close to the house.
Is the food cooked at the event?
Yes, always. We fry to order in the van at your venue, and serve straight from the hatch.
Is there something for children?
Children are very welcome. Tell us how many children, and we’ll plan for them.
Diets, allergies and planning
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Try these:
- Plan for a few extra people
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Plan seating for older guests
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
Seats for older guests near the hall or house help.
Napkins and bins near the van keep things tidy.
Takeaway run or book a van?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Think about numbers, timing and how hot you want the food. Ask us for a quote and compare.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. Long waits and a drive home mean food arrives lukewarm and soggy. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
The menu, dish by dish
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, perfect with chips or a sausage.
Mushy peas
Proper mushy peas start with dried marrowfat peas. They’re the side most people expect.
Events we cater in Earlswood
Nothing is wasted on an uncertain number of guests.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Gatherings after the committal
- Village hall wakes
- Life celebrations
If relatives are coming by rail, Earlswood (Surrey) station is in Earlswood itself.
Questions to ask before booking
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- The van’s size and access needs
- The minimum number of meals or minimum spend
- How allergens are handled
- 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