Oxfordshire · England
Funeral and Wake Catering for Godstow events
We bring fish and chips for the wake to Godstow and nearby, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Family meals after the service
Funeral and wake catering for Godstow events
About our funeral and wake catering in Godstow
Your funeral director or a family friend can deal with us directly. We’re often asked to cater gatherings after the committal and memorial events and anniversaries, with sausage and chips, cod and chips and haddock and chips.
In a small place like Godstow, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. Every portion is cooked to order on the day, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet, and handed over as soon as it is ready.
- Location
- Godstow (OX2)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- On the menu
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- Sides
- Gravy, mushy peas, curry sauce
- Quote
- Contact us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people.
Pie and chips
A pie and chips is proper comfort food, and it is especially welcome on a cold day.
Nearby places to Godstow
What else we do in Godstow
Allergies and dietary needs
We need to know about dietary needs and allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer. To get it right:
- Ask a friend to run a tea table
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Build in time for delays
Seats for older guests near the hall or house help.
A tea table run by a friend is a comfort.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
For a small group, making your own food can work. For larger numbers, or when you want hot food, a van takes the pressure off, and nobody has to miss the wake.
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it’s hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. A van fries it right there, so it is crisp.
Working with your venue
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 are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
Venues frequently have their own rules about outside caterers and vehicles: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we will work through them with you.
The process
The van needs a level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, which we agree with you beforehand. In summer, a wake in Godstow has light until about 9:25pm, while winter afternoons darken by about 3:55pm.
- You, or your funeral director, tell us the date, the place and rough numbers.
- We check where the van can park and send a clear price.
- We agree a time to arrive and when food should be ready, allowing for the service running over.
- On the day we set up quietly and serve when guests are ready.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
How to prepare
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Share the timings for the day
- Give us your final numbers and allergies
How to get a price
We quote for each event separately, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, use our quote form.
Planning help
After a funeral in Godstow
Godstow is about 3 miles south of Kidlington, in Oxfordshire. We park up at drives, car parks, yards and venues around Godstow and nearby villages. Godstow is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we bring the van.
If the funeral is at a church such as Church of All Saints, a hall or home nearby keeps the journey to the wake short.
Wakes anywhere in OX2 start with a parking spot for the van and roughly how many guests. For wakes just outside Godstow, we cover Wolvercote (1 mile north-east), Binsey (1 mile south), Sunnymead (1 mile east), Summertown (1 mile east) and North Oxford (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Oxford (4 miles south-east), Didcot (12 miles south), Bicester (10 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (7 miles south), Witney (8 miles west) and Carterton (13 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Radcliffe Infirmary (2.1 miles south-east) and Clarendon Shopping Centre (2.6 miles south-east). Within reach you’ll find Hook Meadow and The Trap Grounds and Harcourt Hill.
- Nearby schools include St Edward's School (1.3 miles east) and Oxford Academy (1.6 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Trout Inn (within half a mile west)
- Local facilities include St Hugh's College Main Building Including Library (1.8 miles south-east)
Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Godstow
Which station is closest to Godstow?
Oxford Parkway station, about 1.9 miles north-east of the centre.
How far is Godstow from London?
Roughly 55 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Can the van park on grass?
Usually, if it’s firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
What if we only have street parking?
Only where it’s legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Check with your council first.
What does it cost to hire the van?
The price depends on numbers, menu, service time and travel. Send us the details for a quote.
What can guests choose from?
Proper fish and chips, plus sausage or pie and chips. Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy go on the side.
Do we need to provide equipment?
We bring the van and everything we need to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Do you need power or water?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we’ll confirm what we need.
What affects the price in Godstow
These are the factors that matter most:
- Access and parking
- Cod, haddock or both
- Any minimum charge
- The length of service
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.
Details that help
These details help us quote quickly:
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
- Roughly how many people, including children
- A picture of where the van would go
- Where you’d like the van to go
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat, and we will reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
A chip van compared with other options
For warm food after a funeral, a chip van is a gentle choice in Godstow. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Why book with us
- A clear quote before booking
- We cover Godstow and the whole of Oxfordshire
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
Take a look at our pricing or the cost guide.
Events we cater in Godstow
There’s little waste, because food is cooked to order.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
- Family meals after the service
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Wakes at church halls and clubs
If relatives are coming by rail, the nearest station is Oxford Parkway station, about 1.9 miles north-east.
Comparing caterers
- Whether travel is included
- The deposit and payment dates
- What the price includes, item by item
- The cancellation terms
- 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