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Funeral and Wake Catering in Highleigh
We bring fish and chips for the wake across Highleigh and West Sussex, frying fresh at your venue and serving from the hatch.
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Remembering a loved one’s favourite food
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
Planning an event in Highleigh?
Can’t we just order from the chip shop?
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.
Ordering from a local shop? Call ahead and collect at the last minute. For a crowd, a van is generally simpler.
About our funeral and wake catering in Highleigh
Your funeral director or a family friend can deal with us directly. Typical bookings include life celebrations and wakes at venues, with haddock and chips, sausage and chips and gravy.
For a wake near Highleigh, a farmhouse or village hall often works well. Your quote spells out what’s included: serving times, the menu and anything else agreed.
- Where
- Highleigh (PO20)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- From the fryer
- Fish and chips, sausages, pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Price
- Ask us for a quote
- Page updated
- 24 October 2026
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Some people swear by haddock: a firmer flake and a sweeter taste. Tell us if you’d like to offer it.
Mushy peas
No fish and chips is complete without mushy peas for many people, and they’re on the menu.
Nearby places to Highleigh
Also in Highleigh
Your questions about fish and chips for the wake in Highleigh
Can you serve after a service at St Mary Our Lady Sidlesham?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Churches rarely have space for a catering van, so the food is typically elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Is Highleigh close to London?
About 59 miles from central London, and we cover it as standard.
Where can the van park?
Not much: a drive, a car park, a yard or a firm lawn, that the van can reach easily. If in doubt, send a picture.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we will give you the allergen information and what we can offer.
What do we need to supply?
Tell us what’s available at the site in your enquiry, and we will say what we need.
Can someone else arrange it?
Of course. We are happy to deal with the funeral director or a family friend.
Can the van come to Highleigh?
Yes. We take the van across London and the South East, and Highleigh is within our area and the rest of West Sussex. For a quote, send us your details through our quote form.
Can you come to the house?
Yes, if there is somewhere level and firm to park the van close to the house.
For planners, venues and organisers
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we will talk you through the process. We are happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
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.
The process
From set-up to the last portion, we look after the food, so you can get on with your wake. Summer evenings in Highleigh stay light until about 9:20pm, but in December it is dark by about 4:00pm.
- First, tell us about your wake.
- You get an availability check and a clear quote.
- We agree timings, access and the parking spot.
- We cook to order on the day for family and friends.
- We serve from the hatch, then leave the pitch tidy.
Before we arrive
- Send us final numbers and any allergies in good time
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Arrange somewhere dry for the queue
Getting a price
Each quote is put together for your wake. Give us your date first, and we will check availability straight away.
Planning help
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Let someone else talk to us on the day
- Let us know of any allergies
- Confirm the van can park at the hall
- Plan for a few extra people
Make sure older relatives can sit to eat.
A table of photos helps people talk.
Before you choose a spot
The right spot keeps everyone safe and the service smooth. We need:
- Room in front of the hatch for a queue
- Confirmation that the van can park there
- A level hardstanding, drive or firm lawn
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise before booking.
What we serve
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Pie and chips
Who books funeral and wake catering in Highleigh?
It takes one job off a very long list at a difficult time.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Celebrations of life
- Village hall wakes
- Remembrance gatherings
- Wakes at venues
Relatives arriving by train should know that the closest railway station is Chichester station, roughly 3.9 miles north of the centre.
What to look for in a quote
- What they can offer for dietary needs
- The cancellation terms
- The deposit and payment dates
- Any minimum charge
What affects the price in Highleigh
These are the factors that matter most:
- The date and time of year
- The minimum booking
- How easy the site is to reach
- Distance and any road charges
Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest a menu and timing to match. Keeping the menu short is typically the best value.
Details that help
When you contact us, it helps to tell us:
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- A picture of the space and the way in
- The date and when you’d like to eat
- Where the event is
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Give us the details of your wake, and we’ll check the date and send a price.
Arranging a wake in Highleigh
Highleigh is about 3 miles north of Selsey, in West Sussex. Highleigh is well within our area, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. Highleigh is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 28 miles away.
For a service at a church like St Mary Our Lady Sidlesham, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. The coast is within about 4 miles of Highleigh, and for many families fish and chips brings back memories of the seaside.
Wherever your wake is in PO20, we can fry fresh for your guests, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Critchel's Lane, Highleigh Road and Green Lane, and the van can serve a wake on any of them with a suitable parking spot. Neighbouring places where we serve wakes include Almodington (1 mile west), Birdham (2 miles north-west), Somerley (2 miles west), Earnley (2 miles west) and Shipton Green (3 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also cover Bognor Regis (5 miles east), Chichester (4 miles north), Selsey (3 miles south), Littlehampton (12 miles east), Emsworth (8 miles north-west) and Rustington (13 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Chichester Castle (4.5 miles north) and Selsey Lifeboat Museum (3.5 miles south). Within reach you will find Pilsey Island.
- 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