Oxfordshire · England
Funeral and wake catering in New Yatt, Oxfordshire
Fried to order and served hot: fish and chips for the wake in New Yatt and across Oxfordshire.
- Memorial events and anniversaries
- A wake at the family home
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
Fresh fish and chips in New Yatt
Funeral and wake catering in New Yatt, cooked to order
After a funeral, people want somewhere to gather and something comforting to eat. Fish and chips is familiar and comforting. For memorial gatherings and a tribute meal, we can cook cod and chips, mushy peas and haddock and chips and more.
In a small place like New Yatt, a wake might be at home, in a barn or at the village hall. Tell us about lanes and the ground. The menu is short on purpose: a few classics done properly keeps the food fresh and the queue moving.
- Where
- New Yatt (OX29)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Curry sauce, mushy peas and gravy
- Quote
- Ask us for a quote
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
FAQs for New Yatt
Is New Yatt close to London?
Roughly 62 miles from the centre of London.
Which station is closest to New Yatt?
The closest is Finstock station, roughly 2.7 miles away.
Can the van park on the street?
Only where it’s legal to park, or with a council parking suspension or road closure. Ask your council early.
What about guests who do not eat fish?
Yes: sausage and chips or pie and chips. Tell us roughly how many to expect.
How do we estimate numbers?
It is hard to know, so a rough number is fine. Your funeral director can help.
Can coeliacs eat the battered fish?
Our battered fish contains gluten, because standard batter uses wheat flour. Let us know about coeliac guests in advance, and we’ll tell you honestly what we can offer.
Where do you take the van?
We take the van across London and the South East, Oxfordshire included. See all areas.
Is grass a problem?
Normally, if it’s firm and dry. After heavy rain, soft grass can be a problem for any vehicle, so plan a back-up spot.
Working with your venue
If you are booking for a business, tell us how you’d like to handle the booking and payment, and we’ll explain how it works. We can work with your facilities team on access and timings.
Parks, greens and streets generally need permission for a catering van. The council or landowner will tell you what they need.
A chip van compared with other options
Compared with a buffet, a van gives everyone a hot meal, which helps when numbers are hard to predict. Most vans have a minimum charge, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
Why us?
- No kitchen needed
- A clear quote before you book
- Bookings across Oxfordshire, including New Yatt
- Rain does not stop the fryers
Read our pricing and the cost guide.
Planning the van’s spot
We’ll be honest if a spot won’t work, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Flat, firm ground for the van
- A lit spot if service runs after dark
- A short walk from the party
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
Popular choices
- Cod and chips
- Mushy peas
- Pie and chips
- Haddock and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Gravy
The menu, dish by dish
Sausage and chips
Sausage and chips is the go-to for anyone who isn’t a fish fan.
Curry sauce
Curry sauce divides opinion and it is on the menu.
DIY versus a fish and chip van
If you do order from a chip shop, ring well ahead and collect as close to eating time as you can. For a crowd, a van is typically simpler.
For a small group, making your own food can work. For bigger numbers, a van makes life easier, and nobody has to miss the wake.
What affects the price in New Yatt
Fish and chip van pricing is simple once we know the basics:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- Service time
- How easy the site is to reach
- The number of meals
Larger groups typically cost less per head, because the van, travel and set-up cost much the same either way. Give us your numbers and we will quote.
What we need to know
You do not need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- Your date and serving time
- Expected numbers
- A picture of the parking spot
- Allergies and diets you know about
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, along with your serving time, and you’ll get a clear price. Just use our quote form.
Nearby places to New Yatt
What else we do in New Yatt
Wakes in New Yatt: venues and practical details
New Yatt is about 2 miles north-east of Witney, in Oxfordshire. We cover New Yatt as standard, so all we need is your date, a parking spot and a time to serve. We take the van to 443 places across Oxfordshire. Our bookings stretch from New Yatt to Oxford (about 11 miles away).
Families holding a service at St Mary's Church frequently gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the van can park.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in OX29, so your wake can be anywhere in it. Whether your wake is on New Yatt Road and New Yatt Lane or anywhere nearby, we’ll bring the van to you. We also bring the van to wakes in North Leigh (1 mile east), Poffley End (1 mile west), Delly End (1 mile west), Hailey (2 miles west) and East End (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Oxford (11 miles south-east), Bicester (14 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (12 miles south-east), Carterton (7 miles south-west), Wantage (15 miles south) and Grove (14 miles south).
A little further out are Cogges Manor Farm Museum (2.3 miles south-west). Open spaces near New Yatt include Blenheim Farm.
- Nearby schools include The King's School (1.3 miles south-west) and Wood Green School (1.7 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Saddlers Arms (less than half a mile west)
Allergies and dietary needs
Most events have a few guests with dietary needs. To plan for them:
- Funeral directors can help with numbers
- Allow for the service running over
- Tell us about any close family with allergies
- Cater for a few more than you expect
We park quietly before guests return from the service.
Photos or a memory book give people something to share.
What happens on the day
Serving is straightforward: everything is handed over hot from the hatch, and people can eat where they like. When service is finished, we pack up and leave the pitch tidy. Late-December sunset in New Yatt is about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. Summer wakes have daylight well into the evening.
- Get in touch with the basics: when, where and roughly how many.
- Show us where the van would go, and we will confirm it works.
- Closer to the day, we confirm the arrival time and serving time.
- We park, open the hatch and start frying for family and friends.
- Last portion served, we tidy up and head off.
Before we arrive
- Give us a contact for the day
- Clear the route for the van
- Plan where the queue will stand
Getting a price
A detailed enquiry gets a more accurate quote: the parking spot, access, numbers and serving time. Photos of the spot and the way in help. To send your details, fill in our quote form.
Planning help
- 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