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Funeral and Wake Catering for High Brooms events
We bring fish and chips for the wake to High Brooms and nearby, frying fresh at your venue.
- Gatherings after scattering ashes
- Wakes at home
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
Funeral and wake catering for High Brooms events
About our funeral and wake catering in High Brooms
Funerals are often arranged at short notice, so get in touch as soon as you can. We are often asked to cater a tribute meal and gatherings at a village hall or club, with gravy, haddock and chips and sausage and chips.
In High Brooms, the hall is often where people gather, and its car park suits the van. We keep the menu short: fewer choices means fresher food and shorter queues.
Working with your venue
Many venues set rules for catering vans: where a van can park, access times and the paperwork they want. Send us your venue’s requirements and we’ll confirm what we can provide.
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.
What affects the price in High Brooms
We will give you a clear quote. What affects it most:
- Distance and any road charges
- The number of meals
- Whether a minimum applies
- Cod, haddock or both
Cost depends on numbers, menu and service time, plus travel and access. Every booking gets its own quote.
What we need to know
The more we know about your wake, the better we can plan. Please include:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- Your date and serving time
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of where the van would go
We only need a few details to quote: date, address, numbers and serving time. To send them, fill in our quote form.
Events we cater in High Brooms
There’s little waste, because food is cooked to order.
If you’re planning any of these, we can help:
- Memorial gatherings
- Village hall wakes
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Pub wakes
After a service at St Matthew's Church, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone.
What your quote should include
- The deposit and payment dates
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- What happens if plans change
- Whether travel is included
What happens on the day
A typical booking goes like this: the van arrives and we set up, the fryers heat up, and food goes out hot at the agreed time. In autumn and winter, it is dark early in High Brooms; plan a lit path from the door to the van.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- The van’s spot is fixed in advance.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
How to prepare
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Confirm numbers and dietary needs before the day
Get a quote
Every quote is worked out for your event. Start with your date, and we will confirm whether we’re available that day.
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Takeaway run or book a van?
Ordering in from a local chip shop is an option. 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.
You could do a chip-shop run for everyone yourself, but it rarely works for a crowd. By the time you’ve queued, paid and driven back, the batter has gone soft. With a van, it is fried on the spot.
What comes out of the fryer
Pie and chips
Pie and chips is hearty and filling, and it’s a favourite in colder months.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
Space, access and the venue
No two venues are the same, so we ask about the spot and the way in before we confirm. In general, we need:
- Space for people to queue at the hatch
- A spot near your guests
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we will tell you honestly.
From the hatch
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
Allergies and dietary needs
Tell us about dietary needs and allergies early, and we’ll be straight with you about what’s possible. To get it right:
- Ensure older relatives can sit
- Use the funeral director’s experience on numbers
- Arrange tea and coffee separately
- Mention allergies you know about
Ensure older relatives can sit to eat.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
High Brooms: your questions answered
Is High Brooms close to London?
Roughly 29 miles from the centre of London, and we cover it as standard.
Do you come to venues in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. Some venues there have rules about vehicles and ground, so check with yours. We’ll work to whatever the site needs.
Is there a non-fish option?
We serve sausages and pies as well as fish. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Can you serve children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Tell us how many children, and we will plan for them.
What if we only have street parking?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is normally easier; for the street, check the council’s rules.
How long are you on site?
We arrive well before service to park and heat the fryers. We will agree arrival and serving times with you so food is ready when you want it.
How fast is service?
That depends on numbers, menu and timing. Tell us your numbers and how long you have for food, and we will plan service around it.
Is grass a problem?
Frequently, if the ground is firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Nearby places to High Brooms
Other occasions in High Brooms
High Brooms: halls, homes and travel
High Brooms is about 1 mile north-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. We cover High Brooms as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. We serve 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 28 miles away.
For family travelling by train, there’s a station right in High Brooms: High Brooms station. High Brooms is within about 7 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
This part of Kent takes in TN2, TN4 and TN1, so your wake can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Oak Road, Brook Road and Caley Road; a wake on any of them works well with a drive or nearby car park. Neighbouring places where we serve wakes include Southborough (1 mile north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (1 mile south-west), Hawkenbury (2 miles south), Stockland Green (2 miles west) and Bidborough (2 miles north-west). We also serve nearby towns such as Maidstone (14 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (10 miles north-west), Tonbridge (3 miles north), Kings Hill (10 miles north-east), Foley Park (14 miles north-east) and Paddock Wood (5 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Kent and Sussex Hospital (1.2 miles south-west) and Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery (1.2 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Schools near High Brooms include Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys (0.7 miles west) and St Gregory's Catholic School (0.8 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Longbow Court pub (within half a mile north-west)
- 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