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Funeral and Wake Catering in North Cray
Funeral and wake catering in North Cray: cod, haddock and chips fried to order, and served hot from the hatch.
- Family meals after the service
- A favourite meal in someone’s memory
- Wakes at a pub or venue with outside space
Planning an event in North Cray?
Planners, venues and businesses
Booking for a company? Tell us what your finance team needs, 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 service to match. Sending people up in groups helps.
How our funeral and wake catering works in North Cray
Your funeral director or a family friend can deal with us directly, so you have one less thing to do. Typical bookings include memorial events and anniversaries and family meals after the service, with cod and chips, sausage and chips and haddock and chips.
For a wake in North Cray, a hall or club with a car park is often simplest, though home can work with a drive. Everything is fried fresh at your wake, never cooked in advance and left in a hot cabinet.
- Location
- North Cray (DA14)
- Region
- Greater London
- From the fryer
- Cod and haddock, chips, sausages and pies
- On the side
- Mushy peas, curry sauce, gravy
- Price
- Quoted for your event
- Updated
- 24 October 2026
Allergies and dietary needs
Nearly every event has some special diets. To look after them:
- Allow for the service running over
- Funeral directors can help with numbers
- Check the hall or venue allows a catering van
- Plan seating for older guests
Afterwards, we leave quietly.
A tea table run by a friend is a comfort.
Is a fish and chip van right for your wake?
Preparing food yourself adds to a hard day. A van takes that off your hands. Comparing vans? Look at what each quote includes: service time, menu, travel, any minimum and VAT. We set ours out clearly.
Why us?
- Mushy peas, curry sauce and gravy on the side
- Rain doesn’t stop the fryers
- A clear quote before booking
- Hot food handed straight over
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
What affects the price in North Cray
There are no hidden charges: the price is based on:
- Travel, tolls and road charges
- How long we serve
- Your choice of menu
- How easy the site is to reach
Many fish and chip vans set a minimum, because the van, fuel and travel cost the same for a small group. We will tell you up front.
What we need to know
You don’t need every detail fixed to get a quote, but these help:
- The spot you have in mind for the van
- The venue or postcode
- Any dietary needs and allergies
- The date and time of the event
Send us the date, the address or DA14 postcode and rough numbers, plus when you’d like to eat, and we’ll reply with a quote. Just fill in our quote form.
Before you choose a spot
If a spot is not suitable, we will tell you, and suggest an alternative. The main points are:
- Access wide and high enough for the van
- A spot near your guests
- Lighting nearby for evening events
North Cray is in London, within the Ultra Low Emission Zone, and parking can be tight: tell us about driveways, yards, car parks or a council parking suspension.
If in doubt, send us a picture of the spot and we will advise.
From the hatch
- Haddock and chips
- Gravy
- Cod and chips
- Sausage and chips
- Pie and chips
- Mushy peas
Events we cater in North Cray
It takes one job off a very long list.
These are some of the bookings we take around North Cray:
- Small family memorials
- A tribute meal
- Gatherings at home after a funeral
- Memorial gatherings
Relatives arriving by train should know that Albany Park station is about 0.6 miles away.
Before booking anyone
- A clear list of what’s included
- How many hours the van serves
- Payment terms and deposit
- The deadline for final numbers
Nearby places to North Cray
What else we do in North Cray
Food your guests will love
Sausage and chips
For anyone who doesn’t fancy fish, there’s sausage and chips, and it’s a favourite with children.
Gravy
In the north and the Midlands, gravy is the side of choice, and it’s lovely with a pie.
Common questions in North Cray
We are gathering after a service at Parish Church of St James: can you come?
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 generally elsewhere. Tell us where you will gather.
Could you trade in Foots Cray Meadows?
Only if the landowner, normally the council, allows it. Ask them first.
What does it cost to hire the van?
Every booking is quoted individually, so the price fits what you need. Tell us your date and rough numbers for a clear quote.
Do you need power or water?
Somewhere suitable to park, with permission. Tell us whether there’s power or water nearby and we’ll confirm the rest.
Can you cater for allergies?
Yes, we can tell you which allergens are in each item. Battered fish contains fish and, in standard batter, gluten. Send us any allergies in writing.
Can the van park on the street?
It depends on the road. A drive, car park or yard is normally easier; if it has to be the street, check with the council.
What do you bring?
The van comes fully equipped to cook. You provide a suitable spot and permission to park.
Do you do anything other than fish?
Sausage and chips and pie and chips are on the menu. Tell us about other diets and we will be honest about what’s possible.
Wake catering near North Cray
North Cray is about 2 miles east of Sidcup, in Greater London. We serve wakes at homes, halls, workplaces and venues in North Cray and nearby villages. North Cray is one of 764 places in Greater London where we bring the van. Our bookings stretch from North Cray to London (about 11 miles away).
Families holding a service at Parish Church of St James often gather afterwards at a nearby hall, where the van can park. North Cray is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape; tell us about access if the wake is somewhere rural.
Anywhere in DA14, we can bring the van to you. Your wake could be at a house on Water Lane, North Cray Road and Leafield Lane or the roads around them, as long as there’s somewhere for the van. Other places close to North Cray we cover include Bexley (1 mile north), Coldblow (1 mile north-east), Ruxley (1 mile south), Blendon (1 mile north-west) and Joyden's Wood (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Broadway Shopping Centre (1.7 miles north) and Bexley Hospital (1.8 miles north). The countryside around North Cray includes Wansunt Pit and Summer Hill.
- Schools near North Cray include Cleeve Park School (0.9 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The White Cross pub (less than half a mile south)
The process
Because we cook inside the van, rain does not stop us. Guests will still appreciate a bit of cover near the hatch. Late-December sunset in North Cray is about 3:55pm, so for an afternoon wake, light near the van and the door helps. In summer, there’s daylight until about 9:20pm.
- You share your date, numbers and address.
- We check access for the van and quote.
- We arrive early to park and heat the fryers.
- Everything is fried to order as the queue moves.
- We serve hot from the hatch and pack up when we’re done.
Before we arrive
- Pick a flat, firm place for the van to park
- Check the way in for low branches, cables and narrow gates
- Get permission for the van from the venue
Get a quote
It’s easy to get a price: tell us the date, place, numbers and serving time. We’ll send a clear quote that says what’s included.
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