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Funeral and Wake Catering in Little Bookham
From the smell of the fryers to the last chip in the paper, fish and chips for the wake makes the food a highlight of your wake in Little Bookham.
- Wakes at venues
- Celebrations of life
- Memorial events and anniversaries
Funeral and wake catering in Little Bookham
How our funeral and wake catering works in Little Bookham
We cook as people come up. On the menu are pie and chips, sausage and chips and mushy peas, and typical bookings are for small family memorials and gatherings at a village hall or club.
Around Little Bookham, wakes are frequently at the village hall, a pub or home. Tell us about parking for the van. Everything is fried fresh at your wake, not cooked earlier and kept warm.
The process
The smell of the fryers does the inviting. Each piece of fish is battered and fried to order, and chips are fried in batches through service. In summer, a wake in Little Bookham has light until about 9:20pm, but in December it is dark by about 3:55pm.
- Contact us with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- A picture of the parking spot helps us check the van will fit.
- A week or so before, we confirm timings and numbers.
- The van rolls up, the hatch opens and the fryers get going for family and friends.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Getting ready for the day
- Ensure the van can get in
- Let us know the serving time
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
Send us the date, the address or KT23 postcode and rough numbers, along with your serving time, and we’ll reply with a quote. To get started, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
Some venues offer wake menus. A van works where they do not, or at home. If you have a budget in mind, tell us, and we will suggest how to make it work. Keeping the menu short is usually the best value.
Why book with us
- A quote that spells everything out
- Hot food handed straight over
- Everything cooked to order at your event
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
Take a look at how we price or what a fish and chip van costs.
What comes out of the fryer
Cod and chips
Cod and chips is the meal most people picture when they think of a chip shop. Cooked fresh at the hatch, it goes out hot and crisp.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it goes perfectly with a pie.
Diets, allergies and planning
Allergies are taken seriously. Here’s how you can help:
- Cater for a few more than you expect
- Check the hall has an urn
- Ask your funeral director to help estimate numbers
- Name a contact for the day who isn’t close family
When everyone has eaten, we pack up quietly.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
Arranging a wake in Little Bookham
Little Bookham is about 3 miles south-west of Leatherhead, in Surrey. We take fish and chips for the wake to drives, car parks, yards and venues around Little Bookham. Little Bookham is one of 395 places in Surrey where we bring the van. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 8 miles away.
After a service at Church of St Lawrence, a wake at a hall or home close by means less travelling for everyone. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within about 4 miles of Little Bookham, and rural venues there may have narrow lanes, so tell us about access.
Wherever your wake is in KT23 and KT24, we can bring the van to you, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a wake at a home on Orchard Gardens, Guildford Road and Lindens Close, as long as there is somewhere for the van. Nearby, we also serve wakes in Great Bookham (1 mile north-east), Fetcham (2 miles north-east), Ranmore Common (2 miles south-east), Westhumble (3 miles south-east) and Mickleham (3 miles east). Further out, we also take the van to Guildford (8 miles west), Woking (9 miles west), Camberley (15 miles west), Epsom (7 miles north-east), Horley (11 miles south-east) and Redhill (10 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Betchworth Castle (4.6 miles south-east) and Headley Court (5.1 miles east). Within reach you will find Combe Bottom and Boldermere Lake.
- Schools near Little Bookham include Manor House School (less than half a mile north) and St Lawrence Primary School (0.5 miles north-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Queen Stage pub (0.5 miles north-west)
Organising for someone else?
For larger numbers, tell us how long you have for food, so we can plan service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, and we will talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
Doing the food yourself saves money, but the host ends up running around. With a fish and chip van, you get hot food without the work.
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.
How we price fish and chips for the wake
The same numbers can mean different prices, because of:
- Distance and any road charges
- The menu and how many choices
- The minimum booking
- Service time
Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: hours, menu, travel, minimum charge and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
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
- Where the event is
- A picture of where the van would go
- How to get in: gates, lanes and ground
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll firm it up nearer the time. To start, fill in our quote form.
Towns and villages near Little Bookham
What else we do in Little Bookham
Why choose funeral and wake catering in Little Bookham?
It takes one job off a very long list at a difficult time.
We can help if you are planning any of the following:
- Remembrance gatherings
- Wakes at church halls and clubs
- A tribute meal
- Scattering of ashes gatherings
If relatives are coming by rail, Bookham station is about 1.4 miles away.
Before you book anyone
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- When final numbers are due
- What happens if plans change
- How much space the van takes up
Questions from Little Bookham
We are gathering after a service at Church of St Lawrence: can you come?
Yes, at a home, hall or venue nearby where the van can park. Food is typically served at the reception venue rather than the church. Tell us where you will gather.
Is Little Bookham close to London?
Roughly 20 miles from the centre of London, and well within our area.
How much is fish and chip van hire?
We quote for each booking, so the price fits what you need. Give us your date, numbers and serving time and we’ll reply with a price.
Which areas do you serve?
We take the van across London and the South East, Surrey included. Find your area.
Can you go on a lawn or field?
Generally, if it’s firm and dry. Soft, wet ground can trap any vehicle, so have a hard-surface back-up.
Do we need to provide anything?
Let us know about power and water at the site when you enquire, and we will say what we need.
What can guests choose from?
Chip-shop favourites: cod or haddock and chips, sausages and pies, plus mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy. Our menu has the details.
Where can the van park?
Not much: a hard surface or firm, dry grass, that the van can reach easily. Send us a picture if you are not sure.
- 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