Buckinghamshire · England
Funeral and wake catering in Hawridge, Buckinghamshire
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Hawridge? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry fresh while your guests queue at the hatch.
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- A tribute meal
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
Planning an event in Hawridge?
About our funeral and wake catering in Hawridge
We work quietly and simply. We arrive at the agreed time, park discreetly and serve when you are ready. Popular choices include haddock and chips, mushy peas and pie and chips, and typical bookings are for memorial gatherings and a tribute meal.
In a small place like Hawridge, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. We cook inside the van, right where your guests are, and the food reaches them hot and crisp.
- Location
- Hawridge (HP5)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Quotes
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Takeaway run or book a van?
Weighing up a takeaway order against booking a van? Consider your numbers and how fresh you want it. We are happy to send a quote so you can compare.
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.
Occasions we serve in Hawridge
There is no kitchen work for anyone.
Almost any gathering works with a fish and chip van. In Hawridge, people book us for events such as:
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Family gatherings after a burial or cremation
- Pub wakes
For family travelling by train, Berkhamsted station is about 3.2 miles away.
Comparing caterers
- What happens if the event is cancelled or moved
- If the price includes VAT
- Exactly what’s included in the price
- Travel, tolls and road charges
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
For warm food after a funeral, fish and chips from a van works well in Hawridge. Larger groups normally cost less per head, since the van and set-up are much the same for any size. Give us your numbers and we’ll quote.
Why book with us
- Served hot, straight from the hatch
- Cod, haddock, sausages and pies
- No surprises in your quote
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
Take a look at how we price or our guide to van hire costs.
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 will explain how it works. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
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.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. Here are a few tips:
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Allow for the service running over
- Name a contact for the day who is not close family
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
When everyone has eaten, we pack up quietly.
A tea table run by a friend is a comfort.
The process
We get there well before service, park the van and get the fryers going. Guests normally gather round the hatch as soon as we open. A wake in Hawridge in late autumn or winter may run into the dark, with sunset about 7:05pm in late September and 3:55pm in December.
- Start with three things: the date, the place and a rough headcount.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for family and friends.
- Once the last portion is out, we pack up and go.
How to prepare
- Get permission for the van from the venue
- Have a level parking spot ready
- Clear the route for the van
Getting a price
Send us the date, the address or HP5 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and you will get a clear price. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
After a funeral in Hawridge
Hawridge is in Buckinghamshire. For wakes in Hawridge, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. Hawridge is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Hawridge to Milton Keynes (21 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. Hawridge is within about 5 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Buckinghamshire takes in HP5, and we can serve your wake anywhere in it. Whether your wake is on Hawridge Common and Hawridge Vale or anywhere nearby, we can park up and fry there. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Bellingdon (1 mile south), Asheridge (1 mile south) and Chartridge (2 miles south). Further out, we also take the van to Aylesbury (9 miles north-west), High Wycombe (10 miles south-west), Chesham (3 miles south), Marlow (14 miles south-west), Amersham (5 miles south) and Beaconsfield (10 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Hawridge Court (0.6 miles south-east) and Chiltern Hospital (4.9 miles south-west). The countryside around Hawridge includes Sands Bank and Pavis Wood.
- Local pubs include The Rose & Crown pub (within half a mile south-east)
What comes out of the fryer
Pie and chips
For a heartier option, there is pie and chips.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips covers anyone who doesn’t want fish, and children love it.
Nearby places to Hawridge
Other occasions in Hawridge
Hawridge questions
Do you come out to small places like Hawridge?
Not at all. We serve villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about lanes, gates and the ground.
What’s the nearest station to Hawridge?
The closest is Berkhamsted station, roughly 3.2 miles away.
What if we don’t know numbers?
It is hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Your funeral director can help.
Is the fish gluten-free?
Standard batter is made with wheat flour, so battered fish contains gluten. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible.
How quickly can you serve everyone?
A short menu and staggered groups keep things moving. Tell us your timings and we’ll advise.
What if timings change?
Of course. We serve when people are ready.
What does the van need?
A level, firm spot it can drive onto, close to where people will eat, with room for a queue at the hatch. Mention any narrow gates or soft ground.
What can guests choose from?
The classics: cod, haddock, chips, sausages and pies, with mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Before you choose a spot
Before the day, we will agree where the van parks. It needs to tick a few simple boxes:
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A short walk from the party
- A clear area by the serving hatch
If you’re unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
On the menu in Hawridge
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Cod and chips
- Gravy
- 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