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Funeral and wake catering in Goose Green, Kent
Fried to order and served hot: fish and chips for the wake in Goose Green and the surrounding area.
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
- Pub wakes
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
Funeral and wake catering for Goose Green events
Funeral and wake catering in Goose Green, cooked to order
After a funeral, people want somewhere to gather and something comforting to eat. For many families, fish and chips is exactly that. For small family memorials and pub wakes, we can cook pie and chips, cod and chips and gravy for your guests.
In rural Goose Green, home or the hall is usual, with the van in the yard or car park. The fryers are in the van, so the cooking happens right there at your wake, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
How the day works
Because we cook inside the van, rain doesn’t stop us. Guests will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. In Goose Green, it is dark by about 7:00pm in late September and 3:55pm in December.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- We come back with availability and a clear price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks, and how it gets in.
- Batter, fish and chips all go into the fryer as people come up.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Preparing for the day
- Let us know the serving time
- Let us know who to talk to on the day
- Check the venue or landowner is happy for the van to park
Get a quote
Every quote is worked out for your event. Give us your date first, and we’ll confirm whether we’re available that day.
Planning help
Why choose funeral and wake catering in Goose Green?
It takes one job off a very long list at a difficult time.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We’re often booked for:
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Gatherings after the committal
- Pub wakes
- Village hall wakes
For a service at a church like Church of St Dunstan, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests.
Before you book anyone
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- Any travel, parking or access charges
- When payment is due
- How much space the van takes up
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
Compared with a buffet, a van gives everyone a hot meal, which helps when numbers are hard to predict. Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. We quote for each booking individually.
Why Goose Green hosts choose us
- Hot food handed straight over
- Fried fresh, not kept warm
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- A clear quote before you book
See our pricing or the cost guide.
Also near Goose Green
Also in Goose Green
Space, access and the venue
Before the day, we’ll agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
- Somewhere close to where people will eat
- 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
- Sausage and chips
- Mushy peas
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Pie and chips
After a funeral in Goose Green
Goose Green is about 4 miles north-east of Tonbridge, in Kent. People in Goose Green book us for all sorts of reasons, but it always starts the same way: somewhere to park, a time to serve and fresh frying. We cover 922 places in Kent. Our bookings stretch from Goose Green to London (27 miles away).
Relatives arriving by train should know that Yalding station is about 2.5 miles away.
Wherever your wake is in TN11, we can fry fresh for your guests. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Hadlow (1 mile south-west), West Peckham (1 mile north), Peckham Bush (1 mile south-east), Swanton (2 miles north) and Golden Green (2 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Maidstone (8 miles east), Sevenoaks (8 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (8 miles south-west), Gravesend (14 miles north), Tonbridge (4 miles south-west) and Northfleet (14 miles north).
Well-known places in the area include Tonbridge Castle (4.4 miles south-west) and Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (5.3 miles south-west).
- Nearby schools include Hadlow College (1.3 miles south-west) and Hadlow Rural Community School (1.4 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Harrow pub (0.6 miles south-west)
For event organisers in Goose Green
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Sending people up in groups helps.
If your event is in a public place, such as a park or a street, check what permission you need first. Ask the council or landowner early.
Cannot we just order from the chip shop?
Collecting fish and chips for a crowd yourself is possible, but it is hard work. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
Some hosts try a takeaway order. The problem is timing: big orders take a long time, and the food is cooling while it travels. A van cooks in front of your guests instead.
Food your guests will love
Sausage and chips
A sausage and chips is the chip-shop classic for younger guests and fish-dodgers.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion, so we bring it along.
Questions from Goose Green
Which station is closest to Goose Green?
The closest is Yalding station, roughly 2.5 miles away.
We’re gathering after a service at Church of St Dunstan: 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 normally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
How do you handle allergies?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
Is grass a problem?
Often, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Can you come to the house?
Often, yes. Send us a photo of the drive or the road outside.
What if the weather’s bad?
The weather does not stop the van, because the fryers are inside. Soft ground after heavy rain is the bigger issue, so have a hard-surface spot in mind.
Do you come to Goose Green?
We do. Goose Green is one of the places we cover. Send us your date to check availability.
What does it cost to hire the van?
We quote for each booking, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time for a clear quote.
Looking after everyone
Dietary needs are easiest to plan with some notice. Our advice:
- Build in time for delays
- Ask the venue about the van
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Name a contact for the day who is not close family
Allow time for travel from the service, crematorium or burial ground when choosing a serving time.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
- 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