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Funeral and Wake Catering for Lymington events
Planning fish and chips for the wake in Lymington? The van comes to your venue, home or workplace and fry everything fresh on the spot.
- Small family memorials
- Life celebrations
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
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Funeral and wake catering for your wake in Lymington
After a funeral, people want somewhere to gather and something comforting to eat. Fish and chips is familiar and comforting. Whether it’s wakes at venues and family gatherings after a burial or cremation, we will put together a menu of pie and chips, mushy peas and sausage and chips and more.
For a wake in Lymington, somewhere close to the church or crematorium helps, with parking for the van. We bring the van and everything we need to cook, and we leave the pitch tidy when we go.
Lymington: halls, homes and travel
Lymington is in Hampshire. For a wake in Lymington, we can park on a drive, a car park, a yard or firm, dry grass in and around Lymington. Lymington is one of 683 places in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 13 miles away.
Families holding a service at Church of St. Thomas the Apostle often gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the van can park. If relatives are coming by rail, Lymington Town station, about 0.6 miles north-east, is the nearest station. The New Forest National Park is within about 5 miles of Lymington; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural. Lymington is within about a mile of the sea.
This part of Hampshire takes in SO41, and we can serve your wake anywhere in it. We can serve a wake on streets such as High Street, The Square and Priestlands Place or the roads around them, wherever the van can park. You’ll find Lymington on the A337 and B3054, so it’s easy for us to reach with the van. Other places close to Lymington we cover include Pennington (1 mile south-west), Walhampton (1 mile east), Lower Pennington (1 mile south), Warborne (1 mile north) and Boldre (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Totton (11 miles north), Hedge End (15 miles north-east), Hythe (10 miles north-east), New Milton (5 miles west), Ringwood (12 miles north-west) and Locks Heath (14 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Lymington New Forest Hospital (0.9 miles north) and St Barbe Museum and Art Gallery (within half a mile north-east). Open spaces near Lymington include Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Lymington include Priestlands School (less than half a mile south-west) and Southlands School (1.3 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Thomas Tripp pub (less than half a mile north)
A chip van compared with other options
For warm food after a funeral, a chip van is a gentle choice in Lymington. Travel, tolls and charges such as ULEZ can affect the price, so tell us exactly where your wake is.
What you get with us
- Hot food handed straight over
- All the chip-shop extras
- We cover Lymington and the whole of Hampshire
- Everything cooked to order at your event
What affects the price in Lymington
Your quote will be clear. What affects it most:
- How many people are eating
- Parking and the way in
- Your choice of menu
- How long we serve
Compared with a sit-down meal, a fish and chip van is frequently good value, because it needs no kitchen and no crockery hire. We will send you a quote.
What we need to know
You don’t need everything decided to ask for a quote, but these help:
- Allergies and diets you know about
- The address or venue name
- Where the van would park
- Expected numbers
Every booking is quoted individually, based on your numbers, timings and travel. To ask for one, fill in our quote form.
Planning the van’s spot
If a spot is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- A spot near your guests
- The site’s agreement to a catering van
- A level, firm spot the van can drive onto
Not sure about the spot? Send us a picture and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
On the menu in Lymington
- Gravy
- Sausage and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
Organising for someone else?
If you’re booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll talk you through the process. We’re happy to liaise with facilities on parking and timings.
For big groups, the service window matters, so we can plan how to keep the queue short. Staggering groups helps a lot.
How the day works
It’s a relaxed, well-organised set-up. Arrival and serving times are agreed beforehand, park on the agreed spot, and cook and serve without fuss. In Lymington, it’s dark by about 7:10pm in late September and 4:05pm in December.
- First, the plan: what, where and what time.
- You hear back on the date and the price.
- We agree exactly where the van parks.
- On the day, everything is cooked to order, so nothing sits in a hot cabinet.
- The pitch is left tidy when we go.
Before we arrive
- Confirm the van is allowed on site
- Give us a contact for the day
- Have a level parking spot ready
How to get a price
Not sure of numbers yet? That’s fine: give us a rough idea and the date, and we’ll quote on that. To start, use our quote form.
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Perfect for your wake in Lymington
Families choose fish and chips because it is comforting and familiar.
Whatever brings people together, a chip van is a crowd-pleaser. We regularly serve:
- Pub wakes
- Village hall wakes
- Anniversary memorials
- Celebrations of life
Relatives driving in can use the A337 and B3054 to reach Lymington.
Before booking anyone
- What the price includes, item by item
- When final numbers are due
- How much space the van takes up
- Payment terms and deposit
Common questions in Lymington
Can you serve after a service at Church of St. Thomas the Apostle?
Yes, at a nearby hall, home or venue with somewhere for the van. Food is generally served at the reception venue rather than the church. Send us the address.
Which station is closest to Lymington?
Lymington Town station, about 0.6 miles north-east of the centre.
How quickly can you come?
We understand the timescales, so send us the date and we’ll answer right away.
What about guests who don’t eat fish?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Give us a rough idea of numbers.
Do you have allergen information?
We provide allergen information for everything we serve. Fish and gluten are the main ones in battered fish. Tell us about allergies in advance.
How much does fish and chips for the wake cost in Lymington?
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.
Do we need to provide anything?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there’s power or water nearby and we’ll confirm the rest.
Do you serve wakes at home?
Yes. Tell us about parking at the house.
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Planning for dietary needs
Good planning keeps every guest safe and happy. Try these:
- Build in time for delays
- Mention allergies you know about
- Check the hall has an urn
- Funeral directors can help with numbers
We park quietly.
Tea and coffee from the hall’s urn, or a friend’s tea table, goes well alongside.
The menu, dish by dish
Haddock and chips
Haddock is a little sweeter than cod, with a finer, firmer flake. In the north and in Scotland, haddock is the classic.
Curry sauce
Some people will not eat chips without curry sauce, so we bring it along.
- 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