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Funeral and Wake Catering in Lilyvale
Funeral and wake catering in Lilyvale: fish and chips cooked fresh in the van, and served hot from the hatch at the time you choose.
- Celebrations of life
- A tribute meal
- Remembrance gatherings
Planning an event in Lilyvale?
Lilyvale: your questions answered
What’s the nearest station to Lilyvale?
Westenhanger station, about 2.9 miles south-east of the centre.
Is Lilyvale close to London?
Roughly 53 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
Do you have allergen information?
Let us know about allergies in advance, and we’ll tell you what’s in each item and what we can offer.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we’ll tell you what we can offer.
Do you clear up afterwards?
We clear the van’s area after service. Tell us where bins can go for people’s paper and trays.
Do you cover Lilyvale?
We do. Lilyvale is one of the places we cover. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
What’s on the menu?
The classics: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. See the menu.
Can you serve children?
Yes, children are easy to cater for. Let us know numbers, and we’ll include them in the plan.
About our funeral and wake catering in Lilyvale
After a funeral, people want somewhere to gather and something comforting to eat. Fish and chips is familiar and comforting. We’re often asked to cater remembering a loved one’s favourite food and life celebrations, serving pie and chips, mushy peas and gravy.
For a wake near Lilyvale, a farmhouse or village hall often works well. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Planning the van’s spot
Every site is different, so we’ll ask about yours when you contact us. In general, we need:
- A route in without tight gates or low branches
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
If you are unsure, send a photo of the space and the way in, and we will say what we think before booking.
From the hatch
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
- Haddock and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Cod and chips
How the day works
Changes on the day are fine: we’ll adjust start times and pace. Late-December sunset in Lilyvale is about 3:50pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- You, or your funeral director, tell us the date, the place and rough numbers.
- You get an access check and a quote, without fuss.
- Timings allow for the service and travel from it.
- On the day we set up quietly and serve when guests are ready.
- When everyone has eaten, we clear up and go.
Before we arrive
- Name one person we can call on the day
- Keep space clear for guests at the hatch
- Make sure the van can get in
Ask for a quote
Getting a quote is simple: share your date, address, rough numbers and when you’d like to eat. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
Planning help
A chip van compared with other options
A pub or venue may cater a wake themselves. A van works where they don’t, or at home. Got a budget? Let us know, and we will suggest how to make it work. A short menu is often the best value.
Why us?
- We cook inside the van, whatever the weather
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Hot food handed straight over
- All the chip-shop extras
Take a look at our prices page and our guide to van hire costs.
Planners, venues and businesses
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan service to match. Staggering groups helps a lot.
Parks, greens and streets usually need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
Every booking is priced individually, based on a few main things:
- The minimum booking
- How far we travel
- The number of meals
- The menu and how many choices
Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so it helps to give us the postcode.
Getting an accurate quote
These details help us quote quickly:
- The address or venue name
- A picture of the space and the way in
- Where the van would park
- Dietary needs, with numbers
The quickest way to a quote is to fill in our quote form. Tell us about your wake in Lilyvale, and we will check the date and send a price.
Allergies and dietary needs
A little planning makes sure everyone is looked after. Here’s how:
- Have chairs for those who need them
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Choose a friend to be our contact
- Keep the serving time flexible
Give us a contact for the day who isn’t a close family member.
A favourite cake can be a lovely touch.
Lilyvale: halls, homes and travel
Lilyvale is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. For wakes in Lilyvale, we plan around your venue and timings: a clear quote, an agreed spot for the van and food fried fresh on the day. Lilyvale is one of 922 places in Kent where we bring the van. We serve events right across the region, from Lilyvale to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
For a service at a church like Church of St Mary, choosing a wake venue nearby helps older guests. Lilyvale is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural. Lilyvale is within about 6 miles of the sea.
We cover wakes in every part of the TN25 postcode area. If your venue is just outside Lilyvale, we also cover Brabourne Lees (1 mile north-west), Stone Hill (1 mile south-east), Smeeth (1 mile north-west), Ridgeway (1 mile west) and Bircholt Forstal (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also cover Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (12 miles north), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (8 miles east), Faversham (14 miles north) and Hythe (5 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Lympne Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and William Harvey Hospital (3.4 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Why choose funeral and wake catering in Lilyvale?
There’s little waste, because food is cooked to order.
If you are planning any of these, we can help:
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- Gatherings at a village hall or club
- Wakes at home
- Memorial gatherings
Relatives arriving by train should know that Westenhanger station, about 2.9 miles south-east, is the nearest station.
What your quote should include
- The service time, and the cost of running over
- When final numbers are due
- What the van needs: space, access, power
- What the price includes, item by item
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A closer look at the menu
Curry sauce
Chip-shop curry sauce is a mild, slightly sweet British classic, great with chips and sausages.
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who is not a fish fan, especially with curry sauce.
- 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